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  1. July 22nd, 2008, 04:07 PM #1
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    Default Lotus bloom

    It was a perfect morning to capture this beauty...along with a few insect "hams" ! The second picture is the "shower" head seed pod. Enjoy !
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  2. July 22nd, 2008, 04:18 PM #2
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    A pic of the lotus plant..it is in a plastic whiskey barrel.
    A white water lily open.
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  3. July 22nd, 2008, 05:17 PM #3
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    How Beautiful !!!
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    Very nice, the lotus seed also has a nice taste you can try it. Get one and peel the skin very delicious before it getting hard.
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    Gilda, your water gardens are so wonderful and peaceful. The lotus bloom is huge! Thanks for sharing it!

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    Thankyou for sharing Gilda, beautiful lotus & water lilly.
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    Gorgeous, Gilda! I start thinking of a water garden....
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    Absolutely beautiful both the Lotus and the water Lily are beautiful, it brightens up a rainy very windy day here in the UK, I love seeing everyones photos of their orchids and other plants.
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    look your pics so nature and poetic. All of them are beauty.
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    Wow those are awesome, that shower head seed pod is super cool!! It looks like something out of a cartoon
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