Lilies of the Lake

Today I'm sharing some pictures I captured of the water lilies on Hamilton Lake, in Claiborne County, Mississippi, which is a stone's throw away from the Grand Gulf Nuclear Plant.

The nuclear plant itself is an awesome sight to behold, and I always have an uneasy, eerie feeling when we pass by it to get to the lake.

But seeing the lilies in bloom is well worth the uneasiness.

And speaking of "awesome!"

The centers remind me of little suns ...

The egrets seemed to be enjoying the flowers, too (or, more likely, the fishes underneath them).

And this bird looked as if he was walking on water ...

I'll probably never return to Hamilton Lake, but I will always fondly recall the day I captured these elegant lilies and forever preserved them (and the memory of that day) in my pictures.