Field guide No. 1406
Waterwheel defying the drought
Still finding something to carry
An old wooden waterwheel stands beside a dry stone channel, each paddle holding a clear lump of water that keeps its shape. The river left, but the wheel kept its share.
Field notePaddles on the mill wheel each cradle a solid chunk of clear water though the stone race is bone dry.
Also possible, also breaking material
BackwashSandbreak curls like surf inside a drained swimming pool.
Waffle housewarmingGrid-faced apartment blocks are common enough. Batter is an unconventional render.
An open door in sandDunes move and doors don’t. A door cast in the dune’s own sand opens on a room the wind hasn’t filled yet.
Charcoal branches at pink duskMineral branches rise across a barren plain. The landscape has finished drawing itself.