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Glowing American Lotus

By Mia McPherson|April 2nd, 2024|Categories: American Lotus, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Wildflowers|Tags: American Lotus, aquatic wildflower, bloom, blooming, blossoms, Canon R7, flowering, lotus, lotuses, morning light, Nelumbo lutea, slough, spring, water, wetlands, willdflower, yellow wildflowers|

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.

Blooming American Lotus At Sequoyah NWR

By Mia McPherson|July 9th, 2023|Categories: American Lotus, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Lotus, aquatic wildflower, bloom, blooming, blossoms, flowering, lotus, lotuses, morning light, native, Nelumbo lutea, Oklahoma, Reeves Slough, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, sky, slough, spring, water, wetlands, willdflower, yellow wildflowers|

I'm sharing more American Lotus photos that were taken at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge last month when I visited my friend and photographer, Steve Creek.

American Lotus In Bloom – Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|June 16th, 2023|Categories: American Lotus, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Lotus, aquatic wildflower, bloom, blooming, blossoms, flowering, lotus, lotuses, morning light, native, Nelumbo lutea, Reeves Slough, slough, spring, water, wetlands, willdflower, yellow wildflowers|

This morning I am highlighting an American Lotus in bloom that I photographed yesterday in a slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.