The lotus blossoms are out! Let's look at a few photos of them.
世の中よ針だらけでも蓮の花
yo no naka yo hari darake demo hasu no hana
this world
full of needles and thorns...
yet lotus blossoms
—Issa
This is exactly when the microseasons, the traditional Japanese almanac (２４節気) predicts they will start blooming, and it remains usually pretty accurate.
The lotus is loved all over Asia and plays a central role in both the two biggest eastern religions: Hinduism and Buddhism.
It is admired for it's ability to grow out of gunk yet remain perfectly clean and beautiful.
蓮の香や水をはなるる茎二寸
hasu no ka ya mizu o hanaruru kuki ni sun
lotus fragance
over the water
on two sun stems
—Buson
Two sun (pronounced sue-n not sun like our star) is about 6 centimeters, considered the perfect lotus stem length.
This place is a shrine, it has a giant lotus pond full of at least a hundred of them. I come here every year.
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These are some gorgeous shots!
Thanks 😃
maybe you were also very good at photographing it, but the beauty of this flower is amazing Thanks for sharing this beauty with us
Glad you enjoyed it. The flower is amazing!
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You got all angles. I miss the pond I used to work near to, it had tuns of lotus.
Hope you can find another to enjoy them at
Very Calming. I like to see lotus flowers on a pond at a shrine because I feel extra calm. Gorgeous photos and nice haiku selections. I often read the English version to understand the haiku meanings. Haiku in Japanese is very simple but sometimes I don't get the deep meanings easily. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the photos and the haiku. Yeah, some haiku can be really tricky to understand. I have to do a lot of research sometimes!
Wow!! In some shots it looks almost luminescent...amazing! I think it is a very delicate flower, beautiful indeed
Very delicate! They only last a few days—even less than the cherry blossoms.
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Wow! So beautiful!
Thanks for the visit 😃
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They are beautiful.
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