The gentle, quiet Astilbe, growing almost unnoticed in the shade. Until with no fanfare, a burst of scarlet shouts in the morning sun.

You are so beautiful to me.

Look a little closer: Like a Mardi Gras garland.

And next my lovely macro-lens reveals tiny little beads still waiting to unfurl.

 

What’s in your lens this week?

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