What lies inside of a Rose?

The sweet nectar the bumble bees seek lies behind a veil of pink petals, covering the treasure that the bee covets. As one consumes the other, both in total consummation, dance to the tunes of nature. As the bee leaves the flower satisfied of its hunger the flower droops in fulfillment. The glorious opera of life played out by nature with the actors performing their roles to perfection.

Marigold Beauty.

Xenophobia - The fear or aversion to things that are not native.

Not everything that's not native is to be despised, not everything that's feral is ugly. This lovely marigold, a feral to the landscape it was found in - semi arid shrub land. A phirangi. Yet the fact does not seem diminish its beauty in any way.

More of these shots can be seen on my flickr page.

White and Lonely Flower.