You too Mike, great images and a very interesting topic for the month. A long time ago, I used a slide projector (in a dark room) to back illuminate a leaf so I am very impressed that you got such a superb result using a flash gun, with somewhat less controllable light.
My wife loved it when I woke up one morning and asked her if she wanted to go for a walk in the local forest - she adores walking whereas I need to be dragged out, often screaming and kicking! A case of IIS providing relationship enhancement therapy eh
Cheers
Dennis