excellent close-up, James

Many thanks Jean-Paul

Da zeigst du wieder sehr schön diese Vergänglichkeit der Pflanzen lieber James und trotzdem schaut man sie immer wieder gerne an,tolle Nahaufnahme :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))

Many thanks Güni, I never tire of seeing your little bugs and the fascinating information you provide.

Best wishes to you for a good weekend

Superb close-up.

Thank you very much Jaap

I'm sure it's not deceased.........it could be pining for the fjords ;-))

Deceased or not James...........it still makes a beautiful image. I love the golden colour and the detail is fantastic, especially when viewed large. I like the darker background too!

Top notch work sir..!!

Nice reference to the dead parrot sketch :-))
The dark background is a roofing slate I recently found in a skip, it will be making further appearances!
Many thanks for the comment and best wishes for the weekend ahead

Ha, ha.....I thought you'd recognise that one James!

I was going to put, "its an ex plant," but Keith got there first. Nicely done!

lol, the dead parrot sketch was the first thing I thought of when I was trying to think of a title,
thanks for the comment Richard