Art Nouveau was an art movement that emerged at the turn of the last century. It was an effort to make buildings, furniture, graphics, and other objects reflect the lines and curves that are seen in Nature. This of course meant a lot of images of flowers. The photo above shows a lamp that came out during the Art Nouveau period. Its design reflects the lines and pads of a water lily.
It is probably easy to see why I have always loved Art Nouveau objects. The beauty of plants and flowers have always given me inspiration and joy. As you might surmise from the lamp, water lilies were often an inspiration for Art Nouveau works.
Water lilies also have a special place in my life, since I had my pond dug. The purpose of the pond was to create habitat for Nature. Shortly after its construction, I went searching for plants local to this area to put in the pond. After the ice melted on Horseshoe Lake in McBride, I gathered some of the large tuberous roots of water lilies that were floating on the surface, brought them home, and stuck them into the mud of my young pond. They prospered and established themselves in my pond.
This time of year I enjoy watching the water lily plants slowly develop under the water and begin to stretch out their stems to push their leaves (and later their yellow flowers) to the surface. Below is a photo showing the plant reaching toward the water’s surface, with one lily pad just breaking the surface.
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