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June 19, 2013

What Sexy Is

When you think about it, a flower's sole purpose is procreation, or to use another word, sex. But some flowers are sexier than others.

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17 comments:

  1. Lovely. I just visited the water lilies at Longwood, one of my favorite parts of that garden.

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  2. That's one sexy lotus! Gorgeous!

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  3. Wow...that is one sexy Lotus blossom.

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  4. Beautiful pictures (as usual) and I agree that nothing is more spectacular than lotus flowers in all of their stages.

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  5. WOW!! Superb! I had no idea this is looked like this up close. Amazing!

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  6. Lovely photographs. It is funny that flowers are sexy to people, even though we are not pollinators.

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  7. Love this series!

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  8. These are lotus flowers not waterlilies aren't they? I don't know much about Lotus flowers, but I find the structure at the centre of the flower intriguing. The stamens seem to embrace the central portion of the flower. Definitely sexy!

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  9. Naughty, naughty flowers ! lol

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  10. It's a sexy dance with a water lilly.
    Dare I say you make love with your camera?

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  11. Thanks for sharing your beautiful close-ups!

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  12. Thank you everyone for taking to the time to leave such nice comments. These were blooming in the Japanese Garden pond at work this past week, and I hope they will keep going a bit longer. They are Nelumbo nucifera 'Hindu', and not only are they visually beautiful, they have a nice mild anise fragrance as well.

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  13. Spectacular...I can't quit looking at them.

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  14. Sexy indeed. Love lotus flowers. I had some seeds from someone, wonder where I put them?

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