take two

take two

my original inspiration for yesterday’s post was a half-pinecone i saw posted somewhere (which i am currently stealing like an artist). but yesterday’s cone was too evocative and full of wood grain to crop, so today i tried my original inspiration, which i like equally well. it’s a longleaf pine, probably 7 or 8 inches long, and what i like most about it is that usually the shape of the pinecone is so iconic and recognizable that you only see the overall shape, whereas here you get to meet the individual leaves, and notice how each of them has a shape, and almost a personality. hello, curious pinecone leaf, looking questioningly up at the sky. hello depressed pinecone leaf, staring at your shoes. hello thoughtful pinecone leaf, staring pensively into the middle distance…

pine cone (pinus palustris, longleaf pine)

 

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