Field guide No. 202
The other side of Tuesday
Leaning on a cloud.
An orange ladder leans against a tall, flat wall of mist standing on a gravel shore. Climbing it is optional; coming back is not guaranteed.
Field noteLadders need something to lean on. Mist is not something, which is physics’ objection, not logic’s.
Also possible, also breaking physics
The unpicked noteSeeds get into pianos and some will sprout given light. Nobody has watered a Steinway yet.
Autumn leaves suspended in timeLeaves that refuse to land are gravity’s embarrassment. The tree is entirely ordinary.
Paper migrationPaper can be folded into whales; it cannot then go flying. The obstacle is aerodynamics.
Soft impactChrome splashing at a feather’s touch is a materials failure, not a contradiction.