Field guide No. 1507
Tangled birch, rigid roots
Wild above, filed below.
A birch twists wildly above a cut bank of soil, while its white roots run underneath in straight lines and right angles. The tree does its messing about in public and keeps its paperwork underground.
Field noteRoots take the easiest path, and in this soil the easiest path apparently comes with a set square.
Also possible, also breaking nothing
Three fingerprint ridges in rose mudThree fingerprint ridges cross pale rose mud like winding landforms. The ground has been handled carefully.
Torn acoustic wall reveals white feathersDown muffles sound perfectly well, so stuffing a quiet room with a flock is wasteful rather than wrong.
Midnight laundromat of sleeping mothsMoths do like linen, and drums are dark. A full load is just unusually committed.
Color bleeding into the gutterBright pigment washes from a curb into rainwater. The street has taken up painting.