Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus flower, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hindus and Buddhists...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus flower, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hindus and Buddhists...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus flower bud, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hindus and Buddh...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus flower bud and seed pod, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hin...

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Silk Cotton or Kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra, in the Botanical Gardens. In the foreground are lotus plants.

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Silk Cotton or Kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra, in the Botanical Gardens. A large agave plant is flowering at left.

Pasque flower, Pulsatilla vulgaris, Slightly overhead view of 3 open deep burgundy flowers showing bright yellow stamens, surrounded by hairy foliage, In sunlight.

Beech, Fagus sylvatica, View looking up underneath twigs with bright green spring leaves in dappled sunlight.

Pasque flower, Pulsatilla vulgaris, Close cropped front view of one fully open purple flower with masses of yellow stamens against bright sunlight, Another flower behind.

Linden or Lime tree, Tilia x europaea which has just finished flowering. Bright green leaves in sunlight against blue sky.

Pasqueflower, Pulsatilla vulgaris, single flower not quite open, backlit in early morning sunlight.

Pasqueflower, Pulsatilla vulgaris, single flower in the bottom left of the frame backlit in early morning sunlight.