Field guide No. 1253
Weaving ribbons in the current
Water with a pattern.
Clear ribbons of water pass over and under each other in a rocky stream, braided like cloth between mossy stones. The current has learned a new trade.
Field noteClear water braided over and under itself between mossy stones. Currents do not weave, though they can loop.
Also possible, also breaking material
Ash flames bend without fireGrey ash holds the curl of flames above charred logs. All the fire, minus the heat.
Hinged boulder across a quarry fissureQuarried block pleated like a paper fan to straddle the crack below it.
Hush moneyPurses hold coin; this one holds velvet. Odd currency, perfectly constructible.
Punching holes in steamPunch presses need something solid. This one stamps neat holes in a belt of steam that keeps them.
