Colin Purrington<p>My neighbor's dogwood after some rain. The red structures are bracts, leaves modified to function as petals for the drab inflorescence within. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/dogwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogwood</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/petals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petals</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bracts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bracts</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/rain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rain</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cornus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cornus</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollination</span></a></p>