The water lilies at one of my local gardens seem to be blooming a little late this year, but two of them finally were in bloom yesterday. Here’s a shot one of them and if you look closely you’ll notice a damselfly perched on the water lily. The image is not in his style, but water lilies always remind me of Monet, one of my favorite painters.
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I love water lilies, and used to grow them for a customer who had a small, natural pond on her property. This one, if you could get close enough to find out, would probably be extremely fragrant.
I may have to take your word on the fragrance (otherwise I’d need to go wading). I love water lilies too and hope that soon there will be a lot more blooming. Soon too the lotus flowers should appear.
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Very artistic shot Mike.
Thanks, Sue. One of the coolest things about photography for me is the way that it combines art and science. I can get really geeky about the technical side of photography sometimes, but occasionally throw all that aside and go “artsy.”