As seen in the Lily Pools at NYBG

Duke Gardens, Durham NC

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Bushy Park

Unfortunately, this is already a very rare dragonfly in Austria. Flight time: beginning of May to end of June - lucky - seen

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in Österreich leider schon eine ganz seltene Libelle. Flugzeit: Anfang Mai bis Ende Juni - Glück gehabt - gesehen

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Zierliche Moosjungfer - Lilypad Whiteface -Leucorrhinia caudalis

While I waited for my eagle to fly back from the treetop he had landed in, I noticed that the lilies are reaching for the top of the water. This is one of the first to have made it up.

France; Brenne 1/6/21

These lovely flowers bloom among the lily pads but the pads are so thick together there is usually no space for a reflection.

Seen in an unnamed pond in Acadia National Park. Mount Desert Island, Maine.

Fledgling green heron floating on a lilypad in the lake. Each time he climbed onto a lilypad it began to sink, and he moved to another one, which also began to sink. Eventually he gave up and swam to the nearby nest tree. Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

This is a photo of the reflection of autumn trees on a pond with floating lily pads. I love the painterly Monet impressionism quality of this image.

Kayaking Whitehall State Park

Chicago Botanic Garden

A Lily Pad In An Urban Enviroment

Maybe it's just me, but I thought these lily pads looked like a mom and baby fish having fun together.

Hello All!

From my early Summer 2019 Archives:

This is a young Wood Duck that was scampering around on the lily pads. The only reason I spotted the fledgling was that I noticed a woman looking at the lily pads and smiling, so I scoured the scene to see what she was smiling about.

Eventually mom called from across the pond, presumably to give the poor duckling some directions. The young one made it safely to the other side then swam away with mom and the other ducklings. A happy ending, thank goodness!

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Ringwood, NJ

single image with added textures.

Partially submerged lily pads and the dreamy reverie of sky reflections on the river.

La nature a beaucoup à nous apprendre. L'architecte Vincent Callebaut s'inspire de notre environnement pour concevoir ses structures avant-gardistes. Sa création conceptuelle Lilypad en est un parfait exemple. Lilypad est une île flottante inspirée du gigantesque nénuphar Victoria, une espèce de nénuphar connue pour ses feuilles les plus grandes de toutes les plantes aquatiques. Leurs limbes (feuilles) peuvent atteindre près de 3 mètres de diamètre. De même, Lilypad de Callebaut est une immense structure autonome entourée d'eau.

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We can learn a lot from nature. Architect Vincent Callebaut looks to our environment as a guide for designing his forward-thinking structures. His conceptual creation Lilypad is a prime example. Lilypad is a floating island that draws inspiration from the gigantic Victoria amazonic, a species of water lily known for having the largest leaves of any water plant. Their lamina (leaves) can grow up to nearly 10 feet in diameter. Similarly, Callebaut’s Lilypad is a massive self-sustaining structure surrounded by water.

credit : Vincent Callebaut Architectures

“I think that is what film and art and music do; they can work as a map of sorts for your feelings.” – Bruce Springsteen

France; Brenne 1/6/21

i found some old sunprint cyanotype paper when i was organizing some things & decided to try it out with one of my new digital negatives...

Lilypads at Easedale Tarn.