Field guide No. 1230
The static filled deep end
Fully booked, nothing in it.
An empty tiled swimming hall has a deep end filled to the brim with black and white static, edged by a ladder and a diving board. The lifeguard has been told not to dive in.
Field noteA pool brimful of black and white static. The tiles, ladder and board all hold; the water is what is missing.
Also possible, also breaking material
Delayed departureSuitcases ride the carousel wrapped in cloud, one already half evaporated.
The ribbon quarryQuarries cut rock into terraces. Cutting satin the same way is waste, but legal waste.
Clouds pressed into a coral towelTowels pick up sand, not weather. This one has whole clouds raised in its terry.
Magenta within the leafA green leaf opens onto a magenta interior. The plant has developed a second colour scheme.