Lotus...

Last years temperatures were as crazy as this year and the lotus in our pond never bloomed...this year we had ONE and its what you see here..this rich buttery delicate petaled blossom bigger than the combination a large mans hands ...open in the morning and slowly closing just after the heat of the day sets in around one or so....to be gone on day two with these extreme temperatures...wishing shelter and the spaces with cool walls or the heart of a shaded outdoor landscape...stay blessed one and all

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