Field guide No. 829
Zebra stripes hanging from a fence
The pattern has stepped out.
A zebra stands beside a fence where its black-and-white stripes hang like loose strips of cloth. The animal is still wearing the original.
Field noteStripes can hang as fabric beside the zebra. The animal appears to have kept its own.
Also possible, also breaking material
Lion with a brass key maneManes are hair. Keys hung in their hundreds are a locksmith’s idea of grooming.
Pebble unraveling into a sand strandStone knitted in rows, with a loose end. Somebody pulled it and the beach is getting longer.
Slate wave on a silent shoreA wave of layered slate is frozen at its crest. It has been about to break for some time.
Zebra with a loose stripeZebra stripe peels free from the flank and hangs like a loose strap, the hide under it plain white.