233 - Scared Lotus

From 365 Project
Last month I posted a photo of an American Lotus with its butter cream yellow color. This time it's the Asian Scared Lotus in wonderful pale pink. Buddhist symbolism suggests, because they emerge from slime and corruption, then grow up through the purifying water to emerge into the sunlight, they are seen as metaphors for the development of the individual being towards enlightenment.* This one is at Pagoda & Oriental Garden in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Canon 40D, 1/320 sec @ f/8.0, ISO 200, 100mm focal length.

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Janet, The Queen of Seaford said…
...they emerge from slime and corruption...??? yuck. Lovely pale pink.
August 22, 2009 at 9:14 AM
Anonymous said…
beautiful colors
August 22, 2009 at 8:30 PM
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