These are wonderful pictures of death.You might like to see my interpretation of from birth to death of an Amaryllis at pbase.com/tedparkins and made in the days of film.
What a gentle portrait of death. I was quite moved by these images, and I not only because I love macros (As you could tell if you look at my galleries) but because of the context you created for them. Your gallery touched my heart as well as my eye.