Inward (For sandra46) by Chipka
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For reasons I cannot explain, I’m nearly on time with recognizing various Renderosity birthdays, and for equally unexplainable reasons, birthdays and blossoms seem connected in this particular juncture of life. I’m going with it.
I noticed the pollen clumps within this particular blossom, after learning that Sandra (Sandra46) is celebrating her birthday. This is a post in honor of that occasion. I find it intriguing that I noticed the pollen in the decorative blossom before I noticed the blossom itself. I discovered the pollen in my search for insects. There were none. Well, there had to be something or someone nearby, but as I am not in the habit of poking through someone else’s flowers, I didn’t search very hard. It doesn’t matter: I scored a photo that I liked, and I’m posting it here—as a dedication to a fellow photographer/digital artist whose work I like quite a lot.
Though I’m not entirely certain, I think this is the intimate portion of a petunia; I’m more familiar with fauna than flora, and so my identification of this particular plant remains in question. As plant, such an organism isn’t actually in the habit of telling anyone anything about itself; the petunia (?) in question is no exception. It doesn’t speak English, or any other human language, for that matter, but—like all mysteries and near-mysteries—it possesses eye-appeal and a level of brilliance I find irresistible. It is, I hope, a sufficient birthday dedication.
Happy Birthday, Sandra!
As always, thank you for viewing, reading, and commenting, and I hope you’re all having a great week.
Comments (15)
wysiwig
This is a wonderful image with a very different POV. It looks as if I could slide down the petals into the dark mass. The feeling is one of an emerald accompanied by feta cheese. Happy birthday, Sandra.
helanker
WOW! A really lovely macro of a beautiful Petunia. I use to have a lot of petunias. I dont have even one this year. That is a great mistake, I will have to do something about that, because i really love petunias. A really wonderful dedi for Sandra. Happy Birthday Sandra :)
durleybeachbum
Bee's eye view! Great stuff!
Rainbowgirl
I do not know wether your identification of the flower as Petunia is correct. But all the things you say are and it's a beautiful macro! Happy birthday sandra46!
Faemike55
Fantastic macro of this flower and a great gift to Sandra Happy Birthday Sandra
ronmolina
Wow shot and of course your writing also always weaves eloquence.
kgb224
Superb capture and dedication my friend. God bless.
MrsRatbag
Beautiful closeup of this fascinating spread of pollen and naughty bits; petunia is correct, I have a whole slew of them right now on my back patio.
jendellas
Amazing close up & find!
johndoop
Wonderful close up my friend! Well done!!!!!!!
flavia49
wonderful
sandra46
AWESOME MACRO, THANK YOU, CHIP!
photosynthesis
Cool macro - like the sharp focus on the interesting innards a lot...
auntietk
I'm impressed that you identified this correctly! You see? One by one you'll remember these beauties. Of course there are far more than you can ever memorize, but fortunately people tend to plant the same sorts of things in planters in the city. :)
FredNunes
Amazing image.