I really need to water my plants a little more regularly. Now I guess I'll have to use this pot of posies as a metaphor for oncoming winter rather than smiles and sunshine. I think I need to find someone who does this better than I do.

PS - Crop to isolate one blossom. Minor color and contrast adjustment. Use Posterize (3 colors) to create second version. Apply a radial gradient with transparency to create two addional versions, one with each of the initial two versions. Frame.

Four versions:
http://www.pbase.com/dsteinauer/image/37380540
http://www.pbase.com/dsteinauer/image/37380541
http://www.pbase.com/dsteinauer/image/37380542
http://www.pbase.com/dsteinauer/image/37380543