Two views of the same scene -- from the nearsighted perspective of my camera's macro lens:

A closeup of rosebuds in the rain:

And a closeup of the same rosebuds, but with my helper in the background:

Puff's fading fast, and out of focus, but he's still in the picture. Still alert enough to watch what I'm doing and supply a little perspective!

UPDATE (06/05/05): Same rose, next day: