Travel theme: Seeds

I have a fascination with seed heads, they are often the most exquisite concoction of gossamer-like fluff in architectural framing. Yesterday I was compelled to take a shot of this cluster of salsify seed before dismantling it into a pile of seeds for next year.

So I went looking for other seed-themed photos I’ve taken on my travels and found some dramatic shapes at Battery Park in New York.

Seed-bearers we can eat, at a farmer’s market in California…

…and more seed-bearing edibles, this time from a foraging expedition around Ireland‘s hedgerows…

More berries, inedible but spectacular, on the way to a bamboo forest in Westchester County.

These chestnuts will never grow into trees because I ate them hot and roasted on a drizzly day in Rome.

Sowing the seeds of creativity, a little boy explores the world of colour at a Holi festival.

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❤ Ailsa

Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders. – Henry David Thoreau

We know we cannot plant seeds with closed fists. To sow, we must open our hands. – Adolfo Perez Esquivel

About ailsapm

Hi there! I’m Ailsa Prideaux-Mooney. I’ve lived in many places, and travelled to many more. I had a lot of fun getting there and being there, wherever there happened to be at the time. I climbed a castle wall in Czesky Krumlov, abseiled down cliffs to go caving in the west of Ireland, slept on the beach in Paros, got chased by a swarm of bees in Vourvourou (ok that wasn’t fun, but it was exciting), learned flower arranging in Tokyo, found myself in the middle of a riot in Seoul, learned to snowboard in Salzburg, got lost in a labyrinth in Budapest and had my ice cream stolen by a gull in Cornwall. And I’m just getting started. If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read so far, I’d love you to follow my travelogue - wheresmybackpack.com - and remember, anyone who tries to tell you it’s a small world hasn’t tried to see it all.

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