Field guide No. 1401
Upside down poppies beneath the gravel
Blooming in the basement
On a gravel slope poppy stems stand upright, but the red flowers bloom at the bottom of little hollows, petals facing down. The plant grew the right way and flowered the wrong way.
Field notePoppies bloom upside down at the bottoms of gravel pits, their green stems standing up empty above them.
Also possible, also breaking physics
Envelope shadow staircaseShadows can resemble steps when the light is low. The letter has a route with no stairs attached.
Floating growth rings beyond a fallen logLoose wooden rings hover past the cut end of a mossy log. The tree counts its years out loud.
Sheep with a spiral fleece hollowFleece can be twisted and matted. A spiral this deep implies a sheep with nothing in the middle.
Autumn leaves queue beneath ancient rootsLeaves land where the wind drops them. These have formed orderly queues, which wind never manages.