One of my favorite places to visit in St. Louis is the Missouri Botanical Gardens. This year they are celebrating their 150th anniversary. It is the oldest botanical garden in continuous operation in the nation. It was established by Henry Shaw as a public botanical garden from the very beginning.
The reflecting pools hold a collection of signature water lilies. The tropical water lilies and giant Victoria water lilies have been a major garden attraction since the first head gardener, James Gurney, introduced them to St. Louis in 1890. If you interested in learning more you can go to www.mobot.org.
Dragonflies love them....
These next two pictures are of the same flower, however, taken at different ISO settings. The differences in color are really interesting.
ISO 200
ISO 80
Can't you just picture a big, fat frog sitting on that lillypad?
Bees are always flying in and out of them....
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And here is my family waiting "patiently" for me, so we can move on.
7 comments:
Love all the photos Mom. Can't wait to get our disk in the mail:)
Oh My---what a sweet family.... And to think: You were taking pictures of lily pads---and those precious babies were waiting for you... Think I'd forget about the lily pads!!!! ha
Great pictures though...
Hugs,
Betsy
That first photo really hooked me! Looks like that beautiful lily was on glass! Wonderful shots! Nice family photo too!! :-)
You should make those first three into large framed prints. Stunning, truly!
Outstanding Images,love the reflection shots.
John.
Stunning lily shots! Love them. The 'family'photo was a keeper too. What sweet babies..
....ohhhh....those lilies are gorgeous. I love water and flowers, and when you put them together--woohoo! You're lucky to have the gardens to visit.
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