One of my most favorite flowers is the water lily and I am fortunate enough to have a small pond in the garden with one plant that produces several blooms each summer.  The first water lily opened yesterday and I was anxious to go out and photograph the flower as they only last a few days.  So bright and early this morning I went outside, hoping to grab a few shots before the sun became too harsh.  I lasted about 3 minutes in the garden before the pesky cicadas began to fly at me.  See, the cicadas have very good eyesight – they have 5 eyes! – but they seem to think that everything that they land on is a tree.  Dear cicadas …. I am NOT a tree!!  So, after only a few photographs, I headed back inside as even though they are harmless, I would not be a happy camper if a cicada landed on me!  I was pleased with this image and thought it deserved a spot on the blog!  Hopefully the next time a flower opens the cicadas will be gone and I’ll have ample opportunity to photograph!