A dragonfly sits on a Lotus flower during the Lotus and Water Lily Festival at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC, on July 17, 2023. The festival, put on by the National Parks Service, occurs every year when the flowers are at peak bloom. Though the Lilies and Lotuses are currently in peak bloom, the flowers tend to close as the sun grows more intense and the temperature rises. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/AFP Photo)
