German eagle

Simple but with meaning

 His father that had passed when he was only 9 had the same tattoo on his leg.

Guardian Angles

The guardian angles of life fly so high to be beyond our sight.

But they are always looking down on us.



Japanese Lotus

Here is one of the popular Japanese flowers out side of the cherry blossoms. Meaning of lotus tattoos

In modern times the meaning of a lotus flower tattoo ties into it's religious symbolism and meaning. Most tattoo enthusiast feel that the a lotus tattoo represent life in general. As the lotus flower grows up from the mud into a object of great beauty people also grow and change into something more beautiful (hopefully!). So the symbol represent the struggle of life at its most basic form.
Lotus flower tattoos are also popular for people who have gone through a hard time and are now coming out of it. Like the flower they have been at the bottom in the muddy, yucky dirty bottom of the pond but have risen above this to display an object of beauty or al ife of beauty as the case might be. Thus a lotus flower tattoo or blossom can also represent a hard time in life that has been overcome.

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