Lotus Flower in Duke Garden

On 25th May 2008, we visited the Sarah P. Duke Garden in Durham, North Carolina right by the Duke University with the Mar family. We like that garden a lot since it is well-organized, well-maintained, and beautiful. It was a hot day but it would not avoid us from running around to take some good pictures.

The lotus flowers were blooming there as shown in this picture. However, the best of this photo is that a dragon fly is sitting on top of the flower. It stayed there for a long time for some reasons. So, we had more than enough time to get some good shots. Unfortunately, it was a little far away from us. Even though we were using the 70-300mm zoom lens, it was still a little too far. Because of that, we had to crop the original picture some.