The “high” today is going to be -3F, so I decided it was time for a shot from a warmer climate.
This flower fell from a cotton tree in St. Petersburg or Clearwater, FL. (I don’t remember which city I was in at that point because this trip was almost three years ago.) Anyway, it was a bit bigger than my hand. I had no idea flowers on trees could get so big!

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Comments
Great details on this pretty flower!
Thank you =)
– ThePhotoMaestro
Amazing! A beautiful flower and photograph
Thanks!
– ThePhotoMaestro
What a beautiful flower and photo!
Thank you! I kid you not, it was about the size of my hand
– ThePhotoMaestro
Just beautiful and we are so lucky that you share such wonderful photos with us
Aw, thank you! =) That’s such a nice comment!
– ThePhotoMaestro
Warm viewing well done friend!!…Tony
Thank you very much!
– ThePhotoMaestro
How fabulous……always good to have a summer shot to cheer you up!
Thanks! I’ll be getting some more in a couple of weeks :D
– ThePhotoMaestro
Were you in my backyard? ;-D

This looks very much like the flower of a “Cotton Tree” ( Bombax ceiba ) like the one in my neighbors’ yard that I can see out my window as I sit at my computer… =)
Nice capture! And yes, they are huge! I was under the tree the other day, and they are big and heavy enough to make an audible “plop” that can be heard from 30 feet away when they hit the ground.
Really? They plop? That’s funny! Thanks for the info =)
– ThePhotoMaestro