The Spice of Life
Star anise is the spice of life… well, I’m sure the saying goes a little something like that!
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 16th of June is "spices and condiments", and I have been hoping for a theme like this for a while. Why you ask? Well, a few months ago, a friend gave me some star anise and some cinnamon sticks, and whilst I do use both these spices in cooking, I was actually struck by the wonderful shape of the star anise and the warmth of the cinnamon sticks, so I decided to photograph them! One single star anise still had a long stalk on it, and it reminded me of a flower. I’ve been looking for an excuse to upload one photo in particular that I took of it. So here it is! We have a star anise flower blooming out of a miniature hand made and turned pottery two handled vessel, sitting on a shelf of cinnamon sticks. I know this is perhaps a more unusual take on this week’s theme, but I do hope you like it, and that it makes you smile.
The Spice of Life
Star anise is the spice of life… well, I’m sure the saying goes a little something like that!
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 16th of June is "spices and condiments", and I have been hoping for a theme like this for a while. Why you ask? Well, a few months ago, a friend gave me some star anise and some cinnamon sticks, and whilst I do use both these spices in cooking, I was actually struck by the wonderful shape of the star anise and the warmth of the cinnamon sticks, so I decided to photograph them! One single star anise still had a long stalk on it, and it reminded me of a flower. I’ve been looking for an excuse to upload one photo in particular that I took of it. So here it is! We have a star anise flower blooming out of a miniature hand made and turned pottery two handled vessel, sitting on a shelf of cinnamon sticks. I know this is perhaps a more unusual take on this week’s theme, but I do hope you like it, and that it makes you smile.