I am back… 😉 Exhausted, but had a wonderful time. It is one of the best trips I have ever had!
The day after I arrived at Maryland, my brother-in-law Huey and my sister Yvonne took us to Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens for its Lotus & Water Lily Cultural Festival (Thank you, Huey and Yvonne!!!) Oh My God! I have never seen so many lotus blossoms in such a close distance. Huge flowers! And every one of them is beautiful!
Cee has posted many great photos of lotus blossoms. At first, I worried if my photos would end up as imitations of Cee’s – not as good as originals, but carry the same flavor. Now I look at my photos again, it amazes me how two people can photograph the same flower but come out with different yet both beautiful results (Yes, I think mine are beautiful too. Ha.)
Here are some of mine. It is very difficult to pick, so first I make a decision on the number of photos that I want to post and then it is more like “whichever I saw first got posted”.
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Kids had fun touching snakes… etc.
I could spend the whole day there, but we had to move on. When I left the garden, I felt content, and joyful. I wonder if everyone spends 30 minutes in a garden like this every day, would we have a more peaceful world.
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Great pictures, Helen. The flowers are so perfect, they don’t look real.
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I agree with you. Many times I looked at Cee’s photo and thought “This can not be real!”. When I was in the garden staring at these flowers, I said to my husband, “They don’t look real, do they?” 😉 Maybe something wrong with you and me. ha.
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Too beautiful! Love these images. I see a few serious photographers there. 🙂
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Thanks, Amy. It’s nice to be back 😉 There were many more photographers there. One works for a public TV stations, and one for local news paper. I wish I could tag along. Ha.
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Lovely flowers!
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Thanks. I read that this is African type. They are huge.
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Oh Yes indeed Helen your lotus are absolutely spectacular and oh so beautiful. I’m thrilled you had an awesome trip. I just got back from my qigong retreat. And it was a treat to say the least. 🙂 🙂 Once again your photos are superb! You did yourself proud!
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Thanks, Cee. So nice hearing from you. I was going to email you to check if everything is ok. Now I know you were in qigong retreat. Ha. I was thinking of you when I saw those flowers. Every one of them seemed having your name on it. 😉
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Let’s get caught up with each other tomorrow. I’m tired. The retreat was very special …. Master Liu even asked me to exhibit my photography and it was an absolute hit.
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I am sure they appreciated your photos like we do. Good night!
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I got a new computer and I don’t have your email address anymore, could you send me a quick note. 🙂
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Welcome back! Lovely photos!
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Thanks, Roberta. Have a wonderful day!!! (Always nice to hear from you.)
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I love your water lily photos, and since I have been avidly following Cee’s water lilies, I agree that it is wonderful that different photographers of the same flower only complement (compliment) each other. I like water lilies so much I even have a “board” of them on Pinterest. Do you mind if I post yours?
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Hello, thanks for your nice comments. I need to know more about Pinterest before making any decision. Clearly, you know more about these internet community things than I do. 😉 I need to catch up.
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