Our Lotus first opened up for one day -- the next day the wind knocked all the petals off and it was done! These were taken July 22, 2004
This one was taken July 21, 2004. It looks like it may be one or 2 days before it opened up.
These 3 were taken July 3, 2005, the day before opening up all the way.
Here are some shots of our Lotus on the Fourth of July, 2005

















