Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Cactus Flower

I found this minuscule cactus blossom in the
Desert Pavilion, one of several year-round
habitats at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

[It's Ruby Tuesday; to see more, go here. 
For more macros, visit the NF/Blo-Ma meme.]

Posted by Alexa at 00:01
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12 comments:

  1. Magical Mystical TeacherApril 29, 2014 at 7:23 AM

    Lovely! Such a deep, rich red blossom!

    Red Cemetery Flowers

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  2. AnnemorApril 29, 2014 at 7:30 AM

    a lovely flower and such a colour.
    All the best.
    Mormor

    http://www.starbear.no/mormor/2014/04/29/blabaerene-blomstrer-de-ogsa/

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  3. JudyApril 29, 2014 at 8:18 AM

    What a delight! I love the texture!!

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  4. ulla laihoApril 29, 2014 at 10:14 AM

    A beautiful picture!

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  5. AnonymousApril 29, 2014 at 10:43 AM

    great texture and sharpness in this photo. Lovely! Ritva

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  6. PatApril 29, 2014 at 11:06 AM

    Cool. As the page loaded, I thought it was some kind of candy, like pâte de coing.

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  7. Ruth KellyApril 29, 2014 at 11:56 AM

    A very unusual shot - quite astounding.

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  8. MitchyLRApril 29, 2014 at 12:51 PM

    Wonderful shot of the Cactus flower!!

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  9. AnonymousApril 29, 2014 at 2:41 PM

    I thought it was some kind of candy floss coming up.

    Beautiful!

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  10. VirginiaApril 29, 2014 at 10:30 PM

    Loved teaching about the southwestern desert and it's plants. Great macro!
    V

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  11. Ms MApril 30, 2014 at 12:21 AM

    Wonderful close-up!

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  12. AnonymousApril 30, 2014 at 10:30 AM

    Great close up ;)

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Thanks, merci, grazie, danke, hvala, gracias, spasibo, shukran, dhanyavaad, salamat, arigato, and muito obrigado for your much-appreciated comments.

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