I love the purple tone in the shell- a lot of times when I'm photographing the vintage jewelry that I sell- I crop out the flowers and other 'props' in the product photos. I remember thinking that I might do ok on #steem because I have a backlog of #flower pics. This glorious purple flower - called Seabreeze grows, as it name implies, not far from the sea- it is a staple in landscaping of yards- throughout my coastal #neighborhood. I call it a straw flower- it last cut for a very long time- #momadmondays