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Lotus Leaf

Flowers of Summer

July 25, 2015 by A. Cemal Ekin
Lotus Leaf

Flowers are perennial photographic subjects, I started the season a couple of weeks ago when Jim and I decided to visit the fields of lotus. While waiting for him to pick me up I started with our front yard. Stalks of Liatris had turned purple already with the rest creating a sea of texture. The most prominent flower in the yard is the huge spread of Coreopsis Moonbeam. It has created a mass of yellow flowers that almost emit light. Here are some views from the front yard in July.

Coreopsis Moonbeam
Liatris with coreopsis peeking from behind
Liatris with coreopsis peeking from behind
Liatris
Road lilly
Liatris in the main flower bed
Liatris in ths roadside bed

Later, Jim arrived and we took off to see the fields of lotus. Due to an accident ahead, the travel took a little longer than we expected but we arrived at the lotus fields as the afternoon was winding down. The lotus flower buds with their head high above the water were bobbing over the large lotus leaves. We photographed there for about an hour then made a pit stop for delicious ice cream. The return trip was uneventful, no traffic jams except for a gorgeous sunset. Here are the photographs of and around the field of lotus.

On Route 95 North
Water lillies in a small pond
Field of lotus
Field of lotus
Field of lotus
The large leaves create patterns
Lotus leaf and bud
Lotus leaves and bud
Lotus leaves and bud
Lotus leaves and buds
Lotus leaf and bud
Lotus leaf, bud, and duckweed
Lotus leaves, bud, and duckweed
Lotus leaves and duckweed
Lotus leaves, bud, and water drop
Lotus bud with Elizabethan collar leaf!
This bud's for you Jan
Lotus leaf detail
Lotus flower bud
Lotus leaf, bud, and water drop
Queen Ann's Lace
Queen Ann's Lace
Wild flowers
Even weeds can be interesting
Even weeds can be interesting
Even weeds can be interesting
Even weeds can be interesting
A small waterfall with water hyacinths
Water lilly pads
Sunset on the way home

Category: Neighborhood, Photography, TravelTag: Flowers, Photography

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  1. Binnaz Melin

    July 25, 2015 at 9:47 pm

    Bu sabah Ayvalık yoluna koyulmadan önce Coreopsis, Liatris ve Lotus fotoğraflarının ardından giderek, yaza çok iyi bir başlangıç yaptım. Su sümbüllerini , hatta bir de day lily fotoğrafı gördüm, Jim’le çiçek turlarıızı sürdürmenizi dileğiyle, siz ,fotoğrafçılarımıza teşekkür ediyorum.
    .

    • A. Cemal Ekin

      July 26, 2015 at 11:18 am

      Ayvalik’a vardiniz herhalde, sizin bahceye bir giris yapmis oldun bu fotoraflarla. Ayvalik’a selam.

      Cemal

  2. Haluk Atamal

    July 26, 2015 at 3:34 am

    Obviously the accident has helped with the beatiful late afternoon light falling on the lotuses (loti?).
    Very nice photos; indeed with a lot of teaching embedded in most of them.

    Sıcak ve çok nemli bir Antalya’da sevgiler, selamlar!

    • A. Cemal Ekin

      July 26, 2015 at 11:17 am

      Ah, that is Pierre Loti!! It was an enjoyable outing, I had my light weight Canon G1 X Mark II with me, small cameras have come along way. Our front yard does not take the back seat to the fields of lotus!

      Cemal

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