Been in Australia for a decade gazing at plants, both large and small, grass and tree, rain forest and savanna, tropical and temperate. I love connecting with people with similar interests. You can read more about me on my About page and at my personal BLOG.
“Sempre-vivas” at the square in the city of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil. These flowerheads are collected for the savannas in the region, often dyed, and sold as decorations.
Beautiful and creative use of seedpods to make decorations. The large seedpods are white-tinted pods of Guazuma ulmifolia, locally called Mutamba, and the little brown “"pods” are cloves. At the Central Market (Mercado Central) of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Seedpods and seeds of the Sapucaia (Lecythis pisonis), a lesser known cousin of the famous Brazil nut. At the Central Market (Mercado Central) of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil