Have you visited my lotus album:
http://togofcoralgables.com/lotus.aspx
Or my waterlilies:
http://togofcoralgables.com/waterliliesandlotus.aspx
The pictures might take your mind off the Ae Ae.
I have grown waterlilies for about 40 years and Lotus for 6. And there some Ae Ae pictures but you probably spotted those.