A sad goodbye to the Los Angeles lotuses... by kimariehere
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Hello All
Back in the late 80's I went to college ( lived in the girls dormitory ) right across the street from Echo park and one of the most beautiful lotus ponds in the United States . These beauty's were planted almost 90 years ago they are now gone ,a memory . Sadly, there was an insecticide was sprayed in the park a few months ago~!
That might also explain the dead red-eared slider turtle spotted floating in the water who depended on the lotuses- an ecosystem now gone do to mans idea of control ! A real tragedy that they killed off these huge and amazing Lotuses! Even if planted again it would take another 90 years or so to reach their size and beauty . Some of them were as large as melons!
One of the most popular legends about the lotus flowers of Echo park is that they were planted by Angeles Temple missionaries who brought back seeds from China. What is certain is that by the late 1920's water gardens were fashionable in Los Angeles.
Some have claimed Echo Park's lotus bed to be the largest outside of Asia, Echo Park's lotus stand, however, was undoubtedly the largest and most beautiful in the western United States.
I captured this here on a beautiful morning a few years ago when the rising sun made them light up like glowing lanterns on the water and the silhouettes of the palms reflected . Taken with my Nikon 7900 pocket cam (post work =slight sat curves, re sized and sharpened -no photo manip here). I did a painted version ( cropped ) of this back in '06 on here but never put this full version of this up . I suppose this is my way of saying goodbye to a beautiful treasured part of LA's history . I have many more pictures from that day . They mean so much to me now that they are gone. You never really fully appreciate things until they are gone do you? ...
Thanks for your time and comments!
Love to all!!!
((( BIG HUGS )))
~ Kimmers ! ♥ :O)
Comments (126)
What a gorgeous image! Rich and so beautiful colors! I too love lotuses and its very upsetting to me to hear of this! Seems that man will never learn till all is gone as we know it...thank you for sharing this and your thoughts and a very Happy birthday to your daughter!
BEAUTIFUL>
very, very serene and beautiful!!! excellent!
J'adore !
Gorgeous image!!!
so beautiful a shot...and so sad they were destroyed
Beautiful image, Kimmie! And what a shame that they have destroyed both these beautiful and uniquely colored lotuses and the ecosystem as well! Mankind and its ignorance! I have always loved the images you have posted of these in the past! Thank you for posting them, only a memory now, but you have these wonderful images.
Beautifult erland
Delightful capture...!!!
THEY ARE WONDERFUL AND YOUR PHOTOS ARE STUNNING DEAR !!
your photo is so beautiful i would love to have them growing at my place only wish is that they were still growing at yours.
SUPERB !!!
Beautiful, and great reflection too!
Excellent shot, keep them coming.
A beautiful photograph. Yes, these are lovely flowers.
Beautiful image
Beautiful capture kimmers!!! :o)
Oh how sad...This is such a beautiful place...And your capture of it stunning!
Sad story indeed.
This is a beautiful picture.It is a shame to lose these plants
Wonderful photo! :) It's a pity that they were destroyed! Happy Birthday to your daughter!!! :)
Beautiful scene
Really unhappy about this story.....! But the Photo you take is a memory that never dies!great shot!
Gorgeous photo. Very sad story. Unfortunately these things happen more often than we realize. I wish humans would learn to live in harmony with nature.
It is SUPERB! I admire. 5++++
a great way to warn us about the environment ! Fantastic picture
Very beautiful photo. Love its composition!
Beautiful capture...Jen
Wonderful Work!!!
Beautiful image! How's everything going?