“Mineral, animal or vegetable?”

Vegetable, of course! According to our master gardener expert, this is “cleome.” This particular plant is in the at-the-street garden of our older daughter’s last piano teacher. This isn’t the view you’re going to find if you google images. I held the camera over the top of the plant, so this is a top-down look.

Genus page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Cleome&rank=genus

[Diana Nelson]

Very cool shot!

[Michelle]

Thom you have a good eye for flower photography. I am loving these photos :) Another brilliant one.

[Rick Schies]

A fabulous perspective. The detail of this flower is awesome, as well as the colors.

[Victoria Roberts]

Great perspective Thom. I've never seen or heard of this flower but from your shot it looks like a beautiful flower with fine detail. I agree with Michelle your flower shot are exceptional at the moment.

[Thom Mitchell]

@dinelson Thanks, Diana! As I wrote, this is a [blind] overhead shot since I couldn’t get my camera and face above the top.

@michelleyoung Awww, thank you, Michelle. I don’t have to coax + cajole flowers to smile or wait for people to vacate & since I can’t just pop over to ruined castles ;), I have to work with what’s here.

@digitalrn Thank you so much, Rick! It really is a cool plant in its detail from some perspectives.

@tori3012 Thanks, Victoria! I hadn’t heard of it either and it is lovely in its detail! Indeed, another shot (my posterous posting; link above) has an “abstract” look to it!

[Michelle]

Awwww Thom lol you just made me giggle :)

[Thom Mitchell]

@michelleyoung Happy to make a giggle. :)

[Joyce Wells]

Beautiful plant, Thom - should look really great when all the buds have blossomed!