Field guide No. 132
The ribbon quarry
Mined by the metre.
An open-pit quarry where the terraces are layers of pink and lilac satin, with a tiny digger at work.
Field noteQuarries cut rock into terraces. Cutting satin the same way is waste, but legal waste.
Also possible, also breaking material
Bowling alley’s solid wooden waveMaple bent into a curl is a joiner’s nightmare, not a contradiction. Steam does strange things to wood.
Hidden connectionStations are often under hills. A zip is just a fussier tunnel portal.
A different kind of grainWood grain takes many patterns. Peacock eyes are one it hasn’t been asked for.
A matter of tasteMoss and rock layered on sponge is a terrarium with a cake slice’s ambitions. Inedible, still possible.