Giant bowls of sunshine

Water lilies grab all the attention —

So I thought I’d show you the beauty of the giant water lily pads.

They are a good background for flowers,

Flower

And if you flip them over,

You can see how complicated they are

Under their smooth, green exteriors.

Underside lily pad

They seem to catch the light

And act as big bowls of sunshine.

Bowls of sunshine

Up close, when reflected,

The rims of the giant lily pads

Are two lips gently kissing the water.

Reflections

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81 thoughts on “Giant bowls of sunshine

  1. Ah, I love your kissing leaves!! Beautiful!! And these pads are SO huge!! Awesome!! Thanks as always for sharing the beauty of your world!! I hope you have a great new week!!

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  2. How marvelous! I saw these once in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. I actually saw a diagram of the underside of this type of lily pad but to actually see it is enlightening. Nature is incredible!

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  3. Wow. THanks for flipping it over, that is a pretty cool and complex structure. Neat symmetry in it though.

    Their flowers are def lovely.

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  4. Somehow, when I just saw the title of your post I know that it was going to be a great one and it was. You have redefined and deconstructed lilly pads for me.

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