The context

As you can see, it was a gray, crappy day--the essence of November. A perfect time to visit the Botanic Garden

The Target

The entrance to the DC Botanic Garden. A very cool sight if you haven't been.

Nothing to do with the task, I just found this informational placard to be inexplicably hilarious. Hee hee, "Heroes of Horticulture"

Rain forest

I wandered around the Tropical Rain Forest section; this photo was taken from a catwalk that they placed a few stories above the ground. Very cool.

The plant

This is the Sensitive Plant. When it's touched, its leaves curl up in response. Due to this interesting property, it's spread all over the world.

Closeup

A close-up of the Sensitive Plant, before it's been touched--notice that the leaves are completely flat. Sorry for the poor focus, but hopefully you'll be able to get the gist between this and the background.

Manipulation

I prod at the Sensitive Plant. Results to follow!

Preliminary leaf

I have prodded the end of this leaf (the narrow bit), but the rest remains untouched. See the next photo to watch it curl up as well.

Same leaf

This is the same leaf as in the last photo, shot from the same angle. As you can see, the one leaf is now completely curled up. That's plant motion!