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Back lighted lily flower taken at the Melbourne Botanical Gardens.
Hello my Flickr friends ! I am back ! Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe start to the New Year 2022.
Many thanks for all the season greetings while I am away. It is much appreciated.
I had a very busy but lovely time catching up with my grandkids the last 2 months. Besides that we did a road trip to the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia enjoying the coastal sceneries and visiting all the interesting spots.
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Lilies in the urban gardens - ready to take off into the Warp Tunnel : )
handheld swirl / circular ICM
(taken without a ND filter, thus the high aperture; I had accidentally only taken the ND 1000 filter (10 stops) with me and it was definitely too much as I couldn't see what I was doing)
Crazy Tuesday - theme of June 14, 2022: ICM
😄 HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday 😄 , everyone !
I had a lot of fun with swirl ICMs : ))
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This is perhaps the palest yellow daylily that I've ever seen. I found this flower at a local park last summer.
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I couldn't help but notice this vibrant lily while on a recent neighbourhood walk. I really liked its vibrant colours in contrast to the greens.
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This photo was taken at the rose garden in Point Defiance Park, located in Tacoma, Washington. The garden is mostly roses, but surrounding the center pavilion are these beautiful lilies. I always have to take a few pics anytime they're in bloom! Hope you enjoy!
Point Defiance Park
Tacoma, Washington
081519
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These lilies have survived in my garden for more than 40 years. They are not planted in an ideal location and have overcome every effort to dig them out. I've decided to leave them alone and enjoy them when they bloom. I hope you enjoy them too!
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© Melissa Post 2020
Lily - a royal flower with a rich history.
Historical references to this flower are found from 1700 BC. Images of lilies on frescoes and vases were popular in ancient Greece, in Egypt and Rome. In Persia, these flowers were decorated with lawns and royal courts. And the capital of ancient Persia was called Suzu city of lilies.
The history of this flower is surprisingly rich, interesting and sometimes contradictory.
Lilies - a very common symbol in Christianity. Many saints are depicted on icons with a branch of this flower. For example, the Archangel Gabriel on the Day of the Holy Annunciation, and of course, the Virgin Mary (the icon "Fadeless Color")
Orange-red lilies symbolized the blood of Christ. According to the ancient legend, the white lily changed color on the night before the Savior’s execution. Proud and beautiful, she could not stand Christ’s humble gaze when he leaned over her. She was ashamed, and she blushed. Since the legend has it, with the onset of night the red lilies lower their heads and close the petals.
And yes! It is not by chance that this photo was taken on the territory of the Orthodox Epiphany Monastery. City Uglich. Russia.*