Beauty is found in contrast.

I found this Spring-Beauty flower on the Black Canyon Trail in the Lumpy Ridge area of Rocky Mountain National Park (CO) on April 5th. Like the Pasqueflower, the blossom closes up tightly in the evening, and when rainy or snowy weather arrives. It reopens in the morning, and when a storm is past. I'm always amazed at the contrast that the bright color of these flowers makes with the surrounding brown of the dried grasses.