I like your crop James!
Asa really doesn't like vertical photos on the screen, something about impossible to view, scrolling, whatever, he should explain, not me--but anyway, point is I have repeated aversion therapy against vertical photos so I don't do many. However, there are a lot of long and narrow wall spaces in the world so I have been experimenting more with vertical shots.
The out of focus crocus in the background doesn't bother me being as prominent as it is--it's got good shape and color and adds to the giraffie-bit
helps explain the future of the bud and all. I have some others where the background crocies are much less recognizable and really just color, perhaps that would be better...