This was an unplanned-had-to-stop kinda shot. Actually, I noticed the profusion of American Lotus blooms while driving south on river road and turned around to go back to get the shot.
The Mississippi River inlet just out of Nauvoo was
completely filled from edge to edge, something I had not seen in years past. Since each flower only lasts two days, catching so many open blossoms at one time was a rare treat.
And that is an awesome Nauvoo late summer scene.
