It was this or another grandchild photo…

I think this is a Hydrangea inflorescence about to open. Possibly Hydrangea macrophylla.

Hydrangea genus page: [ PhytoImages ]
Hydrangea macrophylla species page: [ PhytoImages ]

Looking back
  1 year ago: “Underwent a name change”
 2 years ago: “A beach to ourselves” (We head back there tomorrow)
 3 years ago: “Butterfly among the thistle [Filler]”
 4 years ago: “How it all began…”
 5 years ago: “Spicebush swallowtail”
 6 years ago: “I have this grasshopper-y thingy. Your place or mine?”
 7 years ago: “Vancouver to Victoria, BC” (seaplane take-off video)
 8 years ago: “Widow skimmer [SOOC]”
 9 years ago: “NOT a Pipevine Swallowtail!”
10 years ago: “Au Revoir”

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[Mags]

This is beautiful!

[Kathy]

Interesting close up look at all those buds.

[GaryW]

Very cool! I've never seen these.