Drowning could be construed as drowning in debt, drowning in sorrow, drowning in love, etc., or literally drowning in water.  I thought  I would reverse things a bit for this theme:

A fish drowning in open air. I am not too pleased with this, but I couldn’t think of anything better at the moment.

Credits:

Sky: My personal photo

Wood plank:  Far Far Hill

Fish & Sign: Google Image

Overlay:  Shadowhouse Creations