These little buds weren't really much to look at and I almost passed them by in search of something better. Glad I stopped for some shots before moving on.
@webfoot ROFL! Ooooo, Ahhhhh. Prepare to be impressed. ;-) You can click on the camera link and see my dinky pocket camera. The cool thing is it does have quite a few settings...and it fits in my pocket. :-)
@reva Thank you. Now that you mention birds, I do see that. I zoomed in on it after I posted (beyond the large view on 365), and there is a LOT of fuzzy detail around the base of the bud. It's really quite hairy.
I've always thought dahlias were a larger flower, but after Google-ing, I see that they can be as small as 2 inches. This one seems a bit smaller, but at the time I was there, I wasn't exactly trying to estimate bloom size. ;-)
I'll give it a closer look next time I'm there. Thanks for clearing up the mystery. :-) @girlie
@pasadenarose Sorry, I meant white Zinnia bud (I'm always confusing the two). If you Google unopened zinnia buds and look up images, you'll see similar markings on the unopened buds.
@reva Thank you. Now that you mention birds, I do see that. I zoomed in on it after I posted (beyond the large view on 365), and there is a LOT of fuzzy detail around the base of the bud. It's really quite hairy.
@kbalychev @grammyn @roadshow @pitasmum
Thank you so much. I was pretty darned happy with the way this one came out. Not often I can say that. LOL
@kathyladley @girlie
Thanks so much for the Favs! :-) Glad you liked it.
I'll give it a closer look next time I'm there. Thanks for clearing up the mystery. :-)
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