Probably to the annoyance of my neighbors across the street (I never use anything to kill the weeds in my grass), there's no lack of dandelion subject matter by my house!
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... and yes... they look just like Gary's Nebraska version.
By far, my favorite subject of this type will show up later in the year. These are the huge seed heads on Western Salsify:
Tragopogon dubius (sometimes commonly called "Goat's-beard"). These are great fun to photograph in this sort of abstract/close-up manner. An introduced species, but if you ever find one that has a full seed head be sure to get your camera and play around with it.
Craig... Antonio's beautiful yellow rose post inspired me to dig out this old lens, and I literally had to dust it off! I picked it up very cheaply years ago when I dabbled in this type of shot quite a bit. This is the first time I've used it on a digital camera, so it's been a long time since it's taken a picture. Designed for a .9X magnification, and with a 75mm focal length and a max aperture of f1.9, it makes some interesting images. It's somewhat "soft and dreamy" wide open (which can be used to advantage at times).