Take A Long Hard Look Again

Uh, remember when I posted this in February? I mean this: http://365project.org/myautofocuslife/365/2012-02-07

Well, I don't know why these things happen to me but I think I found his girlfriend at the Botanic Gardens yesterday. I have no idea what this flower is. It's very small, barely 2cm long, and was in a cluster of 4 or 5 other ones.

Does it not look like a pair of naked female legs from the hips down? Or have I totally, inexplicably, irredeemably lost my mind? 8D

EDIT: This is the Euphorbia tithymaloides plant. Other names include Devil's Backbone, Slipper Flower, Red Slipper Spurge and Zig-Zag Plant. 8)

[Jo]

LMAO!!!!

[Dana Palermo]

LOL!!! That's too funny! :)

[jp allen]

Thanks for the laugh today, Livia! :D This is great!

[Chris]

Awesome find - made me laugh too :D

[W.MARK HATCH]

wow, yes it does once you informed me! great shot

[Allison]

lololol yes it does......sunburnt female legs! Great find :D

[Jeni]

Hahaaha! Yes, it does! So funny!

[Amber Szabo]

haha, it does look like the bottom half of a severely sunburned lady. xP

[Mags]

Oh my gosh! LOL! It really does look very female! Great shot, Livia!

[Sean O'Neill]

Ooh, that's rude. I laughed out loud Livia, partly at the shot, partly at your mind, and partly at your incredibly good eyesight!!

[Mike O]

So funny! Thanks for the uplift!!

[Sheri]

Haha..it really does!! great shot!

[Robyn]

What a good eye (and mischievous mind) you have! :) lol. Love it!

[Sally Ings]

Great picture, love the story behind it and it does look like a pair of legs, tightly crossed mind you!

[Simply Amanda]

This is hilarious! Great find for a dirty mind;-).

[Sara]

!! Had you not said anything I never would have seen it! haha!

[Pyrrhula]

At first, this is a beautiful pic of that flower.Great close up, very detailed and marvelous colors
I don`t know eigter what flower it is and I`m very curious. . Can you ask someone of the Garden of take some more pic of it. Flowers has been one of my professions and I`m still interested in it

[Debbie Orlando]

I probably wouldn't have noticed that until you mentioned it but, now that you did...I can see what you mean! I love the color of this little gem.

[Dana]

It absolutely does look like that !! Freaky !!

[Claire]

Definitely the girlfriend! Sorry I forgot to say yesterday congrats on Journey get to and staying on pp:0)

[william wooderson]

Well if you've lost your mind, I have too!

[Jennifer Ruge]

ha ha ha! So right you are. It is an interesting flower.

[CHARLES MALLIA]

beautiful its a wonder what nature can do

[Maggiemae]

Yes, legs with a bikini on! Great macro!

[marg]

OMG it certainly does. Love it - you have a great imagination.

[eva]

LOL! Fab find.

[Humphrey Hippo]

Excellent ;)

[Ade Akinyede]

LOL!! I don't think I should have had some food in my mouth whilst reading your comments cos I just created a little mess from the hard laughter this produced lol!! Hilarious, great shot...AND description :D

[Rob]

LOL. Well spotted

[Brian Baptie]

It does. Wonderful capture!!

[davide]

you're totally right:) great shot

[David H.]

Great focus, I think it looks a little like a mini squid. :)

[Michelle]

I just laughed out loud :D Way too funny :D

[Teri]

LOL...that is the first thing I thought...great find!

[Shirley Chetwynd]

Beautiful colour, i thought it looked more like a sqid lol

[Paula]

:D I also see what you see! :D

[Blessie]

Hilarious! Hubby still asleep and I am controlling myself not to laugh too hard while reading these funny exchanges. Great find!

[Ulpi]

This is great!

[Sheila]

What an odd, odd flower.

[Michelle]

Oh my!

[Sharon]

LOL!!! Her legs are a pretty color!

[Kalexa]

Now that you mention it, that's all I see! haha

[Cindy Rez]

crazy cool shot of her legs...lol

[Mary]

Yes, female!

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Mimi Ditchie]

That's exactly what I thought when I looked at it, naked lady legs. (calling Dr. Freud!!)

[Paula]

Hahahaha! Even better with the linkback:)

[Sreehari]

Wow.. amazing .. Love the description also :) Kewl

[Bobbyj]

gorgeous colours Livia!

[Livia]

@pyrrhula The next time I'm at the Botanic Gardens again, I'll see if I can find it and ask someone. Even now, I'm not sure if I can find the exact spot again. I didn't see these flowers the last few times when I was there. Here is another photograph of a few of these flowers together: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/shaggycat/ladylegs2.jpg You can go ahead and use that photograph to post on other forums or websites to see if anyone recognizes the flowers. I remember it was a low plant because I had to hunch over a little to take the shots. 8)

[Darlene]

It sure does look like a female, Livia. What an awesome shot.

[Jo Ann Bellone]

tack sharp with beautiful bokeh

[Howard Steele]

More than just naked legs ,well spotted lol

[Muse]

Lol, it looks like extended frog legs :-) I like the shot!

[Muse]

And, no, I haven't eaten frog legs recently, it's more a side effect of my daughter watching Disney's with frogs in them :-))

[Peter de Graaff]

Clearly it is a dancer in a Vegas style show

[Amanda Thepanda]

Bwahaha

[Dione Giorgio]

Yes it does, Livia - and very clearly too. Great find and capture.

[Danielle Greenwood]

You're absolutely right! Great shot!

[alia_801]

Hehe - fun shot!

[Lorraine]

Bizarre!! : O

[Denise]

Awesome details you captured Livia!

[Simon]

Lol very good Hehehehe

[MikiChelle]

Great shot. Love the composition

[Netkonnexion]

Lovely. Clever perspective.

[Marie]

Love the colour! It's definitely interesting. ;)

[Janet]

Great shot - and I saw it at once, so it's not just you!

[Gloria Wadzinski]

No... You've lost your mind :-) (Seriously, first I saw the legs, then I studied it to see that it was a flower) good shot

[Not So Random Pics]

LOL, you are funny! Great find, made me laugh :)

[Kd Wallis]

HAHAHA! you have quite the eye for this stuff!!! lol. Sure gave me a laugh!!!

[Catherine W.]

Yes...that's hilarious!!!!

[Livia]

A great, big, oddly bare, red-faced, perfectly leggy "THANK YOU!" to all!

Very happy to know that this strange little flower has made you laugh. I look at it now and it still makes me wonder. Nature is incredible. As for losing my mind, yeah, it happens often. 8D

Again, thank you very much for stopping by!

[summerfield]

it doesn't look like legs, it looks like the real thing, shaved and all. your mind and mine, okay, just mine, is in the gutters and is unretrievable! great shot, livia.

[Zoe Ferrie]

LOL I see legs too! Think we have been out in the heat too long!

[michelle mcintyre]

Haha yes it does...great find::))

[Aleksandra]

Hilarious! Great find and capture...you are not going out of your mind, it definitely looks like the bottom half of a woman!

[Jim]

Wasn't there just a nudity discussion on here? Very tastefully done, lol

[Beau]

Beautiful capture. Vivid color. And yes, looks like a woman....possibly wearing a thong or bikini.

[Stacey]

all of your flower shots are gorgeous

[Miley]

Hee hee