Thank you all for the kind words. I found another bud in the pond. The first 2 are in my lily tub (40 gallon tub) but the one I found this morning is in my pond!!
I am so excited. I keep going out there checking on the buds just to make sure they have or have not opened. I am officially hooked to waterlilies and lotus. I have told DH to go ahead and put a bid in on the 5 acres and I have several plans to put a lotus pond and a lily pond plus my big 'ol fish pond on the land.
You should have seen his face after I went on and on about my pond plans.
Kuan