Bet you have found some amazing seed pods over there in California

cute... glad to see there's no alien pods. HAHA. ;)

(coincidence, I just made lasagna last week for the first time in years, but as far as I know, no aliens were involved)

food for the soul and spirit, I tell ya...

Oh, how delightful! When I go for a walk I always come home with a little bit of nature that gets left in a pile on the chest in my loungeroom. It's fun checking out how the pile has grown every now and then. There's no greater inspiration than the natural world really is there?

It's good to see both a buckeye (I think that's buckeye) and one of those strange, pointy red space pods from my new home, California. Don't lose your eye for magic, whatever happens with the world.

There is nothing more delightful or exciting than pieces of nature...

when i did a collage of seedpods, feathers and rocks... i was amazed at the sublime divinity of each.and.every.piece.
http://www.leonielife.com/journal/2005/10/unveiling-miracle.html

blessings to you and your seedpod loving heart.

Love the seedpod sketch - are you keeping the collection in a specimen case or otherwise displaying them?

I've tried putting them in baskets to display my autumn collections, but my cats think the pods are nature toys I've brought in for their amusement; so I've given up collecting for now...

...and pesto, don't forget a few blobs of pesto in the lasagna!

The lasagne sounds so delicious, how do you make it? Is the ricotta and mozzarella in the layers, or just on top? Now I'm both hungry and curious :)

Gotta love those seed pods.

It cheers me to no end that your sketch of seed pods included a list of the fixings to prepare lasagne. don't forget some freshly shaved pecorino romano and basil slivers for the top!