Ginkgo — Fanleaf Study (Specimen No. 008) beads its spirit immortalised in a

its spirit immortalised in a delicate talisman

these are gentler things

A few moments he kept circling back to

From the salt-kissed shores

hold the secrets of the earth

Ginkgo — Fanleaf Study (Specimen No. 008) beads its spirit immortalised in aCollected during late season, once the leaf had begun to soften at the edges. Form remains intact; the characteristic fan shape is preserved, with a shallow division at the centre. Drying produces slight curling along the outer rim. The surface contracts unevenly, emphasising the fine radiating veins. Structure holds. No tearing observed. Copper adheres first at the stem attachment, then progresses outward across the leaf. The veins guide its spread