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Survival

Born Survivors © Yvonne Cornell 2013 Born Survivors © Yvonne Cornell 2013
Born Survivors © Yvonne Cornell 2013

Botanical Inspiration Day #2: Nothing says SURVIVAL like the Erodium or "filaree" flowering plant with its corkscrew tail. This tiny inch-long fruit seed falls to the ground from its parent plant -- the tail coils and uncoils like a corkscrew in moist weather, digging itself further into the ground with each twist. Survival is the balanced dance between a flexible attitude and a stubborn will.

Uncoiled Tails © Yvonne Cornell 2013 Uncoiled Tails © Yvonne Cornell 2013
Uncoiled Tails © Yvonne Cornell 2013