I was thinking of my disappointment when I left the tanks containing the water lily competition entries that weren’t blooming (A Steamy Visit – But Where are the Lilies?). I was also feeling the oppressive heat and humidity even though it was only 8:30 in the morning – but all that was quickly forgotten when I reached the pavilion overlooking the ponds in the Asian Garden. Here a beautiful lily was beginning to open, one of many, many that have the Naples Botanical Garden as their address, but one I hadn’t seen before.
I became engrossed with capturing the beauty of the above lily, another lily blooming there and some seed pods.
After a stop at the cafe for a ginger limeade, I was revitalized and the humidity had dropped so I went in search of more water lilies. I know there is a finite number of lilies that have made this garden their home, but I never tire of finding a new camera angle or slant of light to take a few more photos of old friends.
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Pat, these are wonderful!
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Thanks, Michael. While you in the north are having cold temps, we have had only one day when we weren’t under air in the last month. Not normal fall weather.
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Beautiful. The seed pods always look so unlikely to come from the flowers.
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Yes, but I find them so fascinating.
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Such lovely blooms…no humidity here…warmer than usual and dry. 😦
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Maybe we can get something in the middle???
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What a welcome post on a smoky day in Northern California. Your photographs and narratives always make me smile, Pat.
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Thanks, Jamie. I bet you do get some nasty smoke when the wind is right. I hope the fires don’t come close to you.
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The probably won’t. Heavy duty cement where I am, but for the second year the smoke is sending us to ER, but it’s nothing compared to what those poor folks at the heart of it have to deal with.
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I love these and the one with the reflection is stunning!!
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There was no breeze and I could get the right angle so I got a better reflection than normal.
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💕💕
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Love right back. Miss you.
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oh your attention to the blooms led to some nice photos – these are so vibrant
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