Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is a great little spot where, each July, lotus flowers and water lilies blossom in abundance amid what are natural wetlands-turned-water-garden, right in the middle of the East Side of DC.  We visited on one hot morning and found the walk to the boardwalk and around the gardens to be surprisingly beautiful!  Not only were the flowers amazing, the wildlife (butterflies, birds, dragonflies, etc) was abundant.  Here are some of the shots I got with my new camera: