I see in this a number of blooms, flowering like thoughts and feelings do even when a person is alone. Sometimes, one must water them with optimism and care for them with hope. Wonderful photography here, John. As always.

This is beautiful John! They do look very lonely in all that black. Awesome capture with all those lovely blooms.

Cheer up, John!! The notion of feelings is just human. maybe you indentify yourself with the lovely flower...? Look inside you! Excellent photo!!

One alone though not alone, how to solve that in our individualised world? It seems we can have all material needs, we have all means to communicate and though there is something as lonelineness! And though, we're not alone! As wrestling with this myself I found out never to be alone, but always in God's presence as God once showed me and it made me go on, no longer beaten by lonelineness. Well, that's my story anyway. Beauty as this flower serves a purpose, to attract visitors and nature shows it works while you hear the buzzing sounds of bugs visiting those flowers. Wonderful work, John, thought-provoking! :)

Beautifully done and the same sentiment I was trying to convey with my recent posting "alone"

Lovely shot J, I find this on to evoke so many emotions! With the brilliant DOF and the clarity/murkyness of B&W (if you know what I mean). Excellent shot, def one of my fav B&W's!

just as the bunch is alone, there are many among the bunch to support it and give it beauty, so are we...