Lime and emerald green, bright red, and silver with lots of bling—even the miniature pink silk flowers and blue-green ribbon have a metallic sheen. What more could one ask?

Photographed 13may12, at 1/500 sec, f5 (olympus e-620, zuiko 50mm macro prime), cloudy WB.

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