First of many...

Asters are about ready to start blooming. This one got a head start. It looks a little out of place as the only flower with hundreds of buds around it.

[Kathryn Marshall]

Beautiful flower and shot! There always seems to be one blossom that wants to bloom before all of the other ones do. Great color to this aster.

[Tari]

someone's gotta be first! ;-) Looks like you are in for a real treat with the others start popping out!