The lotuses were a bit faded and past their prime last weekend at Lilypons Water Gardens, but the beauty and elegance of the lotus flowers was undiminished in my eyes.
I love the look of the lotus throughout its life cycle—from the elegant simplicity of the bud to the showy outburst of petals to the alien-looking seedpods.
The beauty of the lotus never fades, though it is transformed and changes as the flower grows and matures.
© Michael Q. Powell. All rights reserved.
Advertisements
The seed pods are interesting. I’ve never seen one in person.
Wow… Stunning photos, Mike. You have not only captured their beauty wonderfully, you have really enhanced it by your excellent images of these plants.
Gorgeous photos. My daughter has a strange aversion/phobia to groups of small circles/holes called Trypophobia and one of the difficult things for her to look at is a lotus seed head. I won’t be showing her the picture but I find them fascinating! 🙂
Thanks, Jane. In researching lotuses a few years ago, I learned of that particular phobia and definitely can understand why the seed head would be a problem.
What a nice collection Mike. I find the lotus pod particularly interesting… Shapes, textures…