Alone in the forest

An interesting white flower spreads its petals, somewhere in the forests of the Shenandoah National Park, in Virginia, USA.

Tiny guarded beauty, originally uploaded by raoulpop.

A tiny little cactus flower at the National Botanical Garden in Washington, DC.

Complete and total agreement, originally uploaded by raoulpop.

Lovely bunch of orchids, aren’t they? At the National Botanical Garden, in Washington, DC.

Wrapped around her little finger, originally uploaded by raoulpop.

What flower is this? I’ve forgotten since I took the photo. Looks like a magnolia, but it only blooms in spring.

She still, originally uploaded by raoulpop.

It’s interesting how you discover new layers to a relationship, over time, much like a rose’s bloom opens up, petal by petal.

Against odds, originally uploaded by raoulpop.

The purple flower of an onion species at the US Botanical Garden.