Up Close and Very Personal - Water Lily - Cairns Botanical Gardens - Queensland - Australia

One in the million really… I guess so many get plucked so easily… Glad this one was happily still there :)

Thanks for that Duncan :)

Thanks Andrea – you would have loved our day out – was awesome :) you’ll have to make a special trip one day aye :)

Thanks for that mate – loving your shots too – all great!

Why thank you Lindsay Oram :)

WOOOOOWHO! That rocks! Thank you :)

Thank you so much for that :) I think all of the lily family put out amazing colours – only nature can do it this well!

wow, that’s an awesome thing to say – thank you so much for your kind comments :)

Thank you Angie for your kind words :) I appreciate that.

Why thank you Roka – that’s awesome of you to say so :) I’m surprised at these features – and very much rapped!

Thanks mate :)

Thank you – especially when I look at your work, amazing flowers!

Thanks mate :) The colours just don’t look real (but they are) which is what really drew me to this flower.

Wow, thank you Brendan :)

Thank you Mika – a much appreciated feature :)

Ahhhh, something I can take no credit for at all :) Lily flowers are certainly the most striking of them all :) Thank you for the lovely comment :)

Thanks Barbara – I agree with you there – it is sort of real/abstract – it can be quite amazing how abstract nature can be :)