08/06/2026
What grounds you? Where do you feel at ease? How are you connected to nature?
Lately, I've been feeling erratic. Not sure what sparks joy, where to focus, how to calm down even. Walks in nature are usually what help my mind slow down and be more in the moment. But it's getting harder to shut up my mind.
So when I saw the topics of roots for this week's topic, that's what was looping in my mind. How would I interpret that? What could I even make?
As I walked in the muddy trails, hoping over fallen branches after a week of heavy rainfall, I saw the remnants of the fallen pedals from giant rhododendron trees I admired.
And that's where the idea hit me. The trees and it's roots where all over the floor, winding in wonky shapes, surrounded by these delicate, wilting pinks and purples.
A fleeting moment. And to admire it, is to return to the moment, knowing it will soon also be in the past. There's only now this view and me.
So I lay among the roots, matching the forest floor and yet standing out.
In my typically whimsy fashion, I layered multiple poses to visually represent being one with nature, even for a moment.
Also, I tried different edits to show the meeting but also highlight how alien I actually am in the scene. Try to spot my tiny hand coming out from the root.