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13-Jun-2020

Memory of a happier time

It was nice to see a few water lilies at the monastery because the aquatic gardens, which hosts a water lily and lotus festival every July that we always attend, is closed until further notice due to the pandemic.

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We went back to the Franciscan Monastery in NE Washington because last year there had been lots of butterflies in their garden, and quite frankly, because we couldn’t go anywhere else due to street closures everywhere for protests and other major gardens still being closed on account of the pandemic.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Passageway, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/500s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Julie Oldfield17-Jun-2020 01:02
Lovely capture of the lily. V
janescottcumming15-Jun-2020 21:45
So pretty! V
larose forest photos15-Jun-2020 20:41
Love water lilies, they are so exotic and beautiful. Your shot shows that beauty well. V
Nick Paoni15-Jun-2020 20:10
So sad, but we will get through this eventually.
hayl15-Jun-2020 19:10
Lovely photo of the lily. Everything is "next year", sadly.
Nestor Derkach15-Jun-2020 18:02
A very nice Water Lily shot nice composition and very nice detail and bokeh.
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Liz Bickel15-Jun-2020 17:25
I have a fondness for water lilies. Although "things" are now different with COVID, you are so lucky that you were still able to safely visit this very interesting attraction in 2020. I envy you!!! Lovely image & gallery.
David Buzzeo15-Jun-2020 17:21
Lovely image. V
Industrial Heritage15-Jun-2020 15:41
Beautiful capture Helen. So many things are closed are cancelled. As from today we can visit other European countries again.
Blandine Mangin15-Jun-2020 14:58
beautiful close-up ! v
danad15-Jun-2020 14:35
Superb close-up ! Hope better days will come soon over U.S.A. V.