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This is a series of the famous "Victoria Reggia" the biggest Nymphaea in the world (apart from the Botanical Gardens in Rio de Janeiro (which entrance was in my previous picture - you can only find it in the Amazones) ... its most " peculiar" for it is white ... however if you get during the day somehow it turns into this pink colour - alias I did not know that ... I ran a lot and got this just before it was "closing" for the day; I cannot describe to you its beauty for its a huge lake with leaves heart-shapped and the water lilies popping up .. all is as it should be in Nature;

Legend has it that, a long time ago, the Tupis-Guaranis, indigenous people from Northern Brazil, told that every night, when the moon hid behind the hills far off on the horizon, it was going to live together with its favorite young ladies. They used to say that, if the moon could like one single girl, it would transform her into a star of the sky.

One night, the princess saw, in the clear waters of a lake, the image of the moon. The innocent girl wondered if the moon had come down to take her away, so she jumped in the deep waters to join the moon and its lovely young ladies. She was never seen again.

The moon, in return for the beautiful princess's sacrifice, transformed her into a different star, different from the all the others whose light lit up the night sky. So, the moon transformed the princess into a "Star of the Waters", whose flower is the "Vitória Régia".

At that moment, a new plant was born, whose scented white flowers blossom and unfurl only at night. And, when the sun appears in the early morning, the flowers change their color to soft pink:

This photo is dedicated to; my dear friend Irene for her belated birthday and wishing the best recuperation (and the water lilies are her favourites)

To another dear friend Beckie Child of God for her birthday(late) .

To dear Anna Maria also hopping all will be well soon, who loves History and Nature.

This is for dear Ellen for I "took her along" she loves flowers so much ...

and to dear friend ITALA whose hospitality I thank again

Of course to all of you my dear Friends and Contacts .. if you can go and see it its amazing. Of course also an homage to my Brazilian friends.

Pls if you have time do read all the info and Listen to the Music ..it's most relaxing... ENJOY!

Listen to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjutQ97DRhw&feature=related

Info see : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_amazonica

pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vit%c3%b3ria-r%c3%a9gia

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Taken on: March 9, 2010

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