Perfect Reflection in Meyer Lake

A serene lakeside scene features bare trees mirrored beautifully in the still water, with a soft sky enhancing the tranquil atmosphere. The reflection creates a symmetrical and peaceful composition.

Benton Missouri

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Back in June 2021 I made a small garden pond out of an old kitchen sink. After taking this photograph I planted “pendulous sedge” (Carex pendula), blue flag iris (Iris versicolour), and rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale).

Within a year the pond was attracting wildlife such as hover flies and this lovely damselfly.

I was particularly pleased when I spotted a newt larva in June 2022.

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Jordan Pond and Penobscot Mountain from the Bubbles, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine. April 1981.

'Pond life' is sometimes used as an insult applied to particularly contemptible people but I feel that this is unfair to actual pond-dwelling creatures which, by contrast, are mostly harmless and frequently fascinating lifeforms.
Frogspawn is a case in point. You can see that our tiny garden pond is full of the stuff. Zoom in and you can tell that the embryos are starting to elongate towards the shape of a tadpole.
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We have toads! As soon as the highs reach 80ºF and the nights cool, the good ole American toad goes on the hunt for lady toads. To get the lady toad’s attention the males make a loud high pitched shrill that will split your skull clean in two. Ok, I exaggerate but it's LOUD! They are most active at night but daylight doesn't temper their passion.

Photo: Top toad is “singing” and the bottom two are…”swimming” together. Does this need a content warning?

Pink Water Lily FLowers In A Pond, Japan, Ohara Koson⁣
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Great Crested Newt in #Bath #Somerset #UK. A protected species here in the UK (I have a licence to catch and handle them).
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Water Lilies 1906 Claude Monet⁣
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