{"id":127024,"date":"2024-04-02T04:13:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T10:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=127024"},"modified":"2024-04-02T05:04:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T11:04:34","slug":"glowing-american-lotus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/04\/02\/glowing-american-lotus\/","title":{"rendered":"Glowing American Lotus"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had considered sharing this photo of this American Lotus on Easter Sunday, but I was feeling a little raw and sad. It was my first Easter without my mother.<\/p>\n

\"GlowingGlowing American Lotus in morning light \u2013 Canon R7, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 2000, Canon RF 100-500 mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m still adjusting to life without my mom, but I can hear her telling me to share as much of the beauty I find in nature that I possibly can. Those words inside of me, in her voice, go something like this: “Honey, you have a wonderful gift; share it with the world.”<\/p>\n

So, here I am, doing just that.<\/p>\n

I took this American Lotus photo last June at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge<\/span><\/a> in Oklahoma while visiting my great friend Steve Creek<\/span><\/a>. Steve had loaned me the use of his Canon R7 while I was there recovering and recuperating.<\/p>\n

We were on the auto tour loop at the refuge near a tree where the Bald Eagles like to perch next to the river when I took this photo. I liked how the lotus glowed in the morning light while the water below it was still in the shade.<\/p>\n

I didn’t get to share this photo, or any of the photos I took while in Arkansas and Oklahoma with my mom. By then she had stopped using any form of communication except talking to me on the phone. So when I did talk to her, I made certain that I was outside where she could hear the birds in the background.<\/p>\n

Just a few days after I left to head back to Utah, mom passed away. She sure loved the flowers, birds, scenery, and wildlife I shared with her through my photos and conversations.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my wildflower, shrub and tree photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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