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Wounded Blossom

This photograph shows blossom in different stages of emerging from a Prunus x Cistena cherry tree growing in my garden in South Wales.

 

It was taken a few hours after I received my first dose of the covid-19 vaccine in April 2021, just as my shoulder was beginning to ache, making it a little uncomfortable to capture the image while holding the camera without a tripod.

 

The most prominent flower in the photograph had a petal that had been damaged by the wind. The red spot on that petal resembled a tiny pinprick of blood, reminding me again of my aching shoulder, but also giving me the title of the image - "Wounded Blossom".

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Uploaded on January 3, 2022
Taken on April 8, 2021