Lotus Curves

Kenilworth Gardens is full of blooming lotus ponds in July. We enjoyed our second trip of the year to the place last week. I realized that the curves of the flowers…the leaves…the flower parts (everything about the plant seems to be graceful curves) are what makes them so attractive and maybe why they became ‘sacred.’  There is something calming about curves. As I was taking pictures for the slideshow below I realized that the insects act as a punctuation for the curves because they interrupt the flow. I think my favorite images are of petals freshly fallen into the bowls of the very green leaves. There is something very appealing about the creamy white – often with a hint of pink – on the green background veined from the center of the bowl. Enjoy the slide show!