Color photo. Closeup of a bud with many small flowerlets. They are on pale green stalks, with yellow and red tips. The base of the stalks is covered in fine white hair-like threads, dotted with yellow pollen.

Today’s my birthday, and Macro Monday, so showing some old growth from last year and some new growth from this year felt appropriate.

I hope that this year brings good things. Not just to me, but to all of us.

No foolin’. 😉

Gear: Nikon Z7 II, Nikon 105mm f2.8 VR Macro

Color photo. Closeup of a bud with many small flowerlets. They are on pale green stalks, with yellow and red tips. The base of the stalks is covered in fine white hair-like threads, dotted with yellow pollen.
Color photo. Closeup of a leaf, brown and decaying. The skin between the leaf veins is gone in places, and almost transparent in others.