25 Wednesday Mar 2020
It’s easy to see why water lilies inspired Monet to depict these sublime blooms over and over again, in a series of around 250 compositions in oils – such delicate hues, such symmetrical structures.
My photos are no match for Monet’s impressionistic masterpieces but, really, the flowers themselves are the masterpieces. These were flourishing in a huge public garden in the tropical climate of Singapore.
29 Friday Sep 2017
Posted in flowers, nature, wildflowers
This pretty plant may look like a water-lily, it even has the words water lily in its name but it’s not actually a member of the water-lily family.
This is the Fringed Water-lily (Nymphoides peltata) and its closest plant relation is the Bogbean (the fringed edges to its petals are a bit of a giveaway). It can be found in ponds (the one in my photo is in the dipping pond at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park), lakes and other watery places where the water is still or slow moving. Apparently, it is well established in the Leeds and Liverpool canal, and in much of south-east England, as well as in the East Anglian fens. It is also widely planted in ornamental ponds in parks and gardens, and snippets of those plants may account for its spread in the wild. The gardeners amongst you may know it as Yellow floating heart, which is such a charming name, I think.
01 Friday Jul 2016
What a week of doom and gloom this has been! From the disastrous political events in Britain, which have in turn triggered economic and financial difficulties around the globe, to the tragedy of the bombings in Istanbul, it seems there has been little to celebrate. So, to finish the working week, I think we need a celebration of flowers. May their beauty bring a little joy, peace and tranquility to your world today.
earthstar 
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