Field guide No. 1407
Wheat roots through the airport tray
Declared at security
A clear plastic tray on an airport security belt holds a full stand of ripe wheat, its roots matted against the sides and trailing out of the bottom. Somebody packed a field as hand luggage.
Field noteRipe wheat grows from a security tray, its roots matting the clear plastic and trailing onto the rollers.
Also possible, also breaking category
Terracotta pots on the marchTortoises carry their shells; these carry flowerpots. Wrong shell, real tortoise.
A crocodile’s mouthful of beginningsEggs sit where the teeth go, one already hatching. Crocodiles do carry their young in the mouth, just not as dentures.
Crumpled shadows among fallen leavesDark leaf outlines litter a gravel path with no leaves in them. Only the outline fell.
A yawning porcelain platePorcelain can be cast into lips, but this glaze is stretched mid-yawn, which needs a jaw.