Honestly - I wasn't sure whether to put this under "Flowers/Plants" or "Humor" (or perhaps "Transportation?") This shot is from one of my trips to Ann's wonderful garden. There were a few more buds above these on the stalk, but it wasn't a very well-composed image. The flower was growing up out of the top of the frame, and the background was pretty horrid. Scuffy dirt and grass, with the water hose snaking through the photo. (Ann has a purple garden hose, which is pretty interesting and unusual, but it just didn't make for good photography.) So I blissfully went around the flower with the lasso, taking out everything I didn't want. Got all done, painted the background black, and just started to laugh! This didn't turn out anything like what I had imagined, but it was so funny I just had to share it with you. ............. Oops! It just occurred to me - the expression "three on the tree" might be a bit coloquial, and may lose something in the translation. For those of you who don't get the reference, I'll explain. I'm not trying to be mysterious! This refers to the type of transmission and gear shift one has in one's vehicle. If you have a standard transmission, rather than an automatic, you have a shifting lever somewhere in your car. If it's a four-speed, with the gear shift on the floor next to you, it would be known as "four on the floor." If the shifting lever is up on the steering wheel column, it's usually only a three-speed, and is known as "three on the tree." (The "tree" being the steering column.) If you have an automatic transmission, nobody cares, and they don't call it anything. I think it's a guy thing.