First pond-lily bud of the year

The camera with the long lens would have
shot this at the wrong angle altogether, so I had
to get this closeup shot with my phone
—and almost fell into the pond in the process! 


[Linking back to Monday Mellow Yellows
and to Macro Monday.]

Weekend Reflections

Another beautiful lotus flower
blooming in the pond—but
this one a mirror image.

[To see more Weekend Reflections,
visit James's meme.]

pink lotus

Look what's in (very full) bloom
in the garden right now—
so beautiful!

[It's Pink Saturday. To see more, visit Beverly's meme.
Also linking back to Today's Flowers.]

The jewel in the lotus

The first lotus blossom of the season.

[Linking back to Monday Mellow Yellows, Mandarin Orange Monday,  and Macro Monday.]

The Jewel in the Lotus

I think this beautiful bloom speaks for itself.


[To see more Sunday shadows, go here.
And to see more of Today's Flowers, go here.]

The Jewel in the Lotus

Om—one beautiful lotus flower in full 
bloom.  And who needs more than one?


[To see more shadows, go to Shadow Shot Sunday. 
And to see more flowers, go to Today's Flowers.