"The bee emerging from deep within the peony departs reluctantly" (Basho, Matsuo) *** The peony is named after Paeon (also spelled Paean), a student of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine and healing. Asclepius became jealous of his pupil; Zeus saved Paeon from the wrath of Asclepius by turning him into the peony flower (Wikipedia) *** The photo was taken in Riga, Latvia, on July 2009.
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Ai Shan 26 May 2010
Beautiful shot!cathy sharpe 25 May 2010
Fabulous capture!ruth sears 24 May 2010
very pretty.Nancy Dadisman 24 May 2010
nice one.joost 24 May 2010
Wonderful...LilI