Inspiration at LOW ebb.

Jerra - If all else fails, shoot a squirrel/bird.
Clicky - If all else fails, Gopher a Flower, like a Cowboy Bandit:-  
"Dead OR alive."
Kanyl - If all else fails, shoot an orchid - OR - climb the learning curve - OR both. 
In this case  - both.
Firstly, how far the 2nd flower spike has progressed in about a month.
Second; a difficult idea to start on.  Gaussian blur on the background of an exceedingly complex pick out using "Selection brush tool".

For my info - and having a few extras spare - what I started with.