Whenever I see water lilies I immediately think of Monet’s garden in Giverny; a place that is on my bucket list of places to visit. There is just something about them that is so calming and peaceful.
These lovelies are around an office campus where swans and herons stay. I get two photo opportunities in one when I go visit.
(It’s been a highly stressful few weeks and I don’t see it getting a lot more calmer for maybe a month or so; life can get that way sometimes. I thought I had posted this before but perhaps I didn’t. I hope I’m not repeating a post. Anyway, these images are far nicer than the gloomy, rainy and cold day we are having today.)
Teri 📷
Images by T.Dashfield Photography 
Agree! For me too…Monet’s impressionist rendition of wTer lilies!!
Sorry typo “water”
I understand typo 🙂 Thanks
Good photos to wish for nicer weather with.
Thanks, Tim. Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do.
Very nice! I like the top one. Snow, ice, and rain here! Horrid weather we are having. Stay warm.
Thank you. It’s chilly and very rainy here today.
Sun is out and all the ice is starting to melt away! Might go “out there” and do some shooting!
Beautiful water lilies and hope things get better for you.
Thank you and you should see all of the days with things that must be done on my calendar! Phew!!!
When I see lilies, I cannot help but think of humility and devotion. Also, a story in Greek mythology – Zeus wanted baby Hercules to drink the milk of Hera, his wife. Because Hercules was born of another woman, Hera disagreed. Zeus brought Hercules to Hera to drink her milk while she was sleeping, but she awoke and pushed him away. The drops of milk that were spilled on the ground grew into lilies.
Thank you for sharing that myth; never heard that one before.
Beautiful.
Thank you, Mark 🙂