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Nature Paradise: D.C.’s Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

We went back to the 700-acre Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington, D.C., to see the lotuses and water lilies in advance of their annual festival next weekend, mainly to avoid the horrendous parking problems during the event.

I’m always amazed to find places of such incredible natural beauty like this in the District – only 12 minutes by car from our house. We had three cameras with us, two of whose lenses were on an incorrect setting, unfortunately, but we still managed to get some pictures of the flowers, pools, tidal marsh, dragonflies, butterflies, deer and birds.
Lit up
Lit up		 Golden dragonfly
Golden dragonfly		 The heart of a lotus
The heart of a lotus		 The elusive heron
The elusive heron
Busy bee
Busy bee		 The secret life of a lotus
The secret life of a lotus		 Golden dragonfly revisted
Golden dragonfly revisted		 Water lily reflected
Water lily reflected
Posing for a portrait
Posing for a portrait		 Unexpected resident
Unexpected resident		 Lotus pink
Lotus pink		 Overshadowed
Overshadowed
Water lily and visitor
Water lily and visitor		 Lotus trio
Lotus trio		 Bee enjoying a blossom
Bee enjoying a blossom		 Budding lotus
Budding lotus
The elusive heron yet again
The elusive heron yet again		 Out in the tidal marsh
Out in the tidal marsh		 Marsh residents
Marsh residents		 Surprise at the aquatic gardens
Surprise at the aquatic gardens
A bit ragged at the edges
A bit ragged at the edges		 Water lily glow
Water lily glow		 No such thing as too many water lilies
No such thing as too many water lilies		 Delicately tinged
Delicately tinged
Hot pink lily
Hot pink lily		 Monarch at work
Monarch at work		 A peek inside
A peek inside		 At the tip of the bud
At the tip of the bud
Almost there
Almost there		 The many-shadowed water lilies
The many-shadowed water lilies		 The whimsical lotus
The whimsical lotus		 An abundance of lotuses
An abundance of lotuses
Fishing egrets
Fishing egrets		 My first ever butterfly!
My first ever butterfly!		 Before and after
Before and after		 Showy dragonfly
Showy dragonfly
The Great Egret encounter: Eek!
The Great Egret encounter: Eek!		 Lily and reflection
Lily and reflection		 The Great Egret encounter: Showing off
The Great Egret encounter: Showing off		 Lounging
Lounging
The Great Egret encounter: Fluffed
The Great Egret encounter: Fluffed		 Here's looking at you!
Here's looking at you!		 The Great Egret encounter: Was it something I said?
The Great Egret encounter: Was it something I said?		 A different take
A different take
The Great Egret encounter: Classic pose
The Great Egret encounter: Classic pose		 Surrounded
Surrounded		 The Great Egret encounter: Disheveled
The Great Egret encounter: Disheveled		 Water lily and visitors
Water lily and visitors
The poser
The poser		 Keeping a distance
Keeping a distance		 Too busy to pose
Too busy to pose		 Lotus lines
Lotus lines
Rich in nature and admirers
Rich in nature and admirers		 That face
That face		 Reflected water lily
Reflected water lily		 A different kind of lotus
A different kind of lotus
Gervan24-Sep-2018 15:53
A splendid series of nature shots.V.
Dan Greenberg07-Aug-2018 21:01
Thanks Helen for the wonderful photographic tour of this enchanting place. ~BV~
danad03-Aug-2018 15:35
You have done a great work with the colors in this gallery ! V.
Hennie & Lies Lammers03-Aug-2018 14:57
Very nice gallery with many species!
Buz Kiefer01-Aug-2018 18:33
Beautiful gallery, Helen. The water flowers are gorgeous and the close up of small creatures are crisp and sharp. Beautiful work. BV
Don31-Jul-2018 19:34
Paradise on your doorstep, beautifully depicted.
Stephanie30-Jul-2018 21:29
What a beautiful, beautiful gallery! I'd love to visit these gardens someday! VVV
Zoltán Balogh29-Jul-2018 07:28
Excellent gallery Helen: each one of your photographs is beautiful and really inviting. V
exzim24-Jul-2018 16:14
Great image Helen
Patricia Kay21-Jul-2018 00:02
Nature at its best..love all these beautiful images Helen....BV
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