Alas, the flower was a fraud

[asakiyume]

I should be less credulous.

I noticed in the photo I'd taken the other day that the stalk in the background looked spattered, as if by paint. This morning I went back and looked at the flower again. It's closed up now, and you can clearly see where the paint hit and where it didn't.

Ah well!





ETA: To see what genuine pigmented Queen Anne's Lace looks like, check out this photo by clarentine on Flickr:

Comments

[pdlloyd.livejournal.com]

What heliopausa said.

I am imagining some twist upon the card gardeners who tended the rose bushes for the Queen of Hearts in Wonderland.

Or, someone who knew that such a portent was needed and would be seen and noted. Sometimes prophesy needs a bit of help, after all.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Yes, maybe the Queen of Hearts was nearby!

And yes, prophecies sometimes do need help :-)

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

~~~and sometimes get it from attempted thwartings~~~