Time to admire...

Just imagine something... You wake up in the morning and go for a walk... just around the block, or perhaps to see what flowers are blooming in the Denver Botanic Garden. Now you move slowly along the trail, looking for flowers and thinking...

 

Walking in circles...

I had this strange dream the other night...
I was wandering around the Denver Botanic Garden looking for the perfect flower.
The problem was...
I had absolutely no idea what the perfect flower was.
I mean, what flower should I call "perfect" and finally end my search?
I had no idea.
So I kept walking in circles, with this strange feeling that I would simply know when I found it. I would see it... and somehow understand.

Well, this one wasn't it. And don't ask me why.

 

Once upon a time...

Once upon a time... 

...the queen bee woke up one morning and decided that today was the day. The day she had been dreaming about for a long, long time. The day she would finally leave the hive and see this beautiful world beyond it.

 

In the air... on the ground... in the water...

Whoosh... This cormorant flew way too low over my head and made my jump! On the other hand - it was quite an encounter, and I decided to stay a little longer and watch the birds maneuvering through the sky...

 

Water blooms...

The Monet Pond in the Denver Botanic Garden has never looked more beautiful than it does this summer. Water lilies and lotuses are in full bloom, and they look absolutely stunning. So... let's take a slow walk around the pond and simply admire the blooms, shall we?

 

Misty flowers...

Last Sunday I entered the Denver Botanic Garden and headed straight for the Monet Pond, ignoring all the flowers along the way. I wanted to check on lotus... I was hoping it would be in bloom. And I wasn't disappointed. Not at all! Because the lotus was wide open, basking in the bright morning sunshine...

 

One gem. Many facets.

You know, I've done it many times before - dedicating an entire post to just one flower... For some reason (and I honestly have no idea why), it usually ended up being about yellow flowers. You can check them out here - One flower show..., or here - Sunny day... Sunflower day..., or here - One flower show. Code yellow.. So, if I'm going to do it again, maybe it's time to choose a flower that comes in a whole palette of colors. What do you think? And..well... I know I've already showcased water lilies quite a bit over the past few weeks, but they have been absolutely spectacular in the Denver Botanic Garden this year. They're simply impossible to walk past without stopping. So let's begin early in the morning, when the flowers are just beginning to open...

Blooming Pond

The Monet Pond in the Denver Botanic Garden has definitely become one of my favorite places this year. There are so many water lilies! Just look at these leaves... they're almost as colorful as the flowers themselves.

 

Water Lilies' Kingdom

I'm not sure I've ever seen so many water lilies in the ponds of the Denver Botanic Garden. There are always plenty of them, but this year feels truly special. And I know, I know... this yellow columbine isn't exactly a water lily :) But let's be honest, there are plenty of other flowers around, and it's hard to walk past them without stopping to snap a photo or two...

 

All the different colors...

Sometimes I am not even sure why I do it again - getting up early and going to Denver Botanic Garden to take another dozen photographs of flowers. The same flowers. Again. But then I remember how beautiful they are in the morning light and... well... I know exactly why I want to do it again :)

 

Late summer beauties...

I think I'll make it simple... Late summer flowers are simply beautiful and do not need any story. I mean they tell you stories better than I can do, so... just LOOK at these beauties ;)

 

Between flowers and ducks ;)

The week before that Saturday, I was walking through the Denver Botanic Garden and admiring the water lilies (Water and flowers)... A week later, I was still planning to look for more of those... but I also wanted to find something different, and I wasn't disappointed, as I was greeted by a beautiful rose and several wild flowers, bright and beautiful...

 

Water and flowers

Flowers bloom all summer long. Different flowers... But there's a moment in midsummer when the water lilies open up and create a colorful tapestry on the surface of ponds and lakes... And that's the perfect time to take a stroll and admire these flowers.