Floral flames

Desperation kicks in once again, LOL! A rose that I bought from Safeway recently lasted only one day. Before I threw it out, I decided to pull off all the petals to see what had been hidden deep within the flower. I liked the pattern that I found close to the centre and it reminded me of lovely warm flames. Much needed on yet another frigid day. Had to do some local food shopping this afternoon and pay a couple of bills - the roads were terrible!! Most people seemed to be driving sensibly, but I couldn't believe my eyes when I passed a driver reading his newspaper as he drove!!! No wonder accidents happen!