textured...

...cactus bud

have you ever noticed - just how much texture there - is in a christmas cactus bud - when you get all up close - and personal to one - you can see these very lovely - translucent lines in the beginning - stages of its petals

as well as streaks of color - so you're teased with what - the final outcome will be in terms - of appearance until that very last unfolding - it's a continual mystery of the bloom - which in turn leads it to be...

a

happy day.....