These are the lovely seed pods of the Mandar tree along with the dried leaves! Don't they make a beautiful picture?
Noticed these on one of my recent morning walks with Ginger. And now every morning, I make it a point to stop under this tree and watch this very interesting carpet of leaves and seed pods. There's so much to observe! The subtle manner in which the pods twist, the colours- ranging from olive green to ocher to sienna all the way to umber, the play of light and shadow, the texture, the symmetry in the distance between each twist ... Utterly inspiring!
Very simply put, your inspiration could be anything or anyone! You can't plan for a seizure of feeling, or for a fit of inspiration, and for this reason I try putting everything aside when I am inspired and simply grab the moment for all its beauty!
I've used these seed pods in my earlier sessions/camps and got students to exercise their creativity to come up with something innovative. And the results have been amazing!
I think Ginger too is picking up my style and now-a-days, I see him sniffing about more than usual and peering at stuff along with me !
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