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Steve And Muffin’s Wildflowers #34.
Hello everyone and welcome back to our wildflower series this week! Today’s wildflower is the “yellow pond lily”, also sometimes called the “bullhead lily”. They are a common water lily and can be found in ponds, small sheltered bays of lakes and marshy areas. Mostly they grow in sunny locations but can also be found in areas that are partially shaded. In the picture above is one that is blooming and other buds that are coming to the surface. They usually stick out of the water, sometimes up to 12 inches (30cm), on stiff stems and the plants can grow up to 7 feet tall in the water. They like a mucky type soil in the bottom of the pond. This is a native wildflower that blooms from June to August. In the picture below is a leaf from one of these yellow pond lilies and it was about 12 inches (30cm) long by about 8 inches (20cm) wide.
I hope you have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2021 Steve McLeod.
So nice! Have a lovely week you two! 😻
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Thanks Ribana! You as well!😃😸😻
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That’s so pretty
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They are very nice and bright.
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Do you have images of butterflies?
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Yes I do, but right now I’m mostly trying to photograph what I can and I will be using them more later. But I have shown a couple recently.
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I’m so glad to see this because I have never seen one before!
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That’s great Caroline! Glad you enjoyed it!😀😺🌞📷🌼
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Pretty!😁😁
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Yep, they are nice, very bright.😀😺
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Almost as bright as you!!🤭🤭😉🙃😁
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Strange, I thought they were very bright. Must be your eyes.
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On second thought…. they are very bright but still… not as bright as you!🙄🙄
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Are you being sarcastic?🤨
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No… I was trying to be humorous… I didn’t quite hit the mark. Sorry.. lots of drama going on here with the ex and the family..
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Oh good, I like humor. Oh, oh, drama isn’t so much fun. Hope it’s not too serious.
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Only if I let it get to me. I just need to find a new job down south so I can get away from the turmoil here. Time for that new start now.
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That would be really good.
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Yes! I agree!😁😊
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Good for you!
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Are you still sitting on the deck feeding 🐿
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Nope, inside eating at the moment. Late today.🙄
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Oh..😬 So sorry 😬
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Why? That smoke is getting heavier again.😳
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I don’t want to interupt your dinner.😔
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I’m finished now and I don’t mind anyway.😁
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Okay.. So shopping day today huh??
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Yep, I shopped today, I did, really, I did.😁🛒🛍
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Groceries or animal treats or clothes??
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Yes to all 3.😄
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All 3!! What!!😲😲🤯 that’s crazy!!
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Well, there is 3 of us.
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Really? Did I miss a spuder??🤔🤔
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Spider!!! 😖😖😖😖
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Stomp on it quick!😳😳
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No way!! He didn’t do anything to me!!😛😁
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Never stopped me.
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Sew!!😛😛
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Too hot for sewing.
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Even buttons on your underwear??😳😲😲
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What’s a spuder? There’s Muffin and me, then the furry critters outside, and the feathered critters outside. That’s 3.😂😹
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A spuder is similar to a spider only it’s spelled with U instead of an I… see!!??
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I see just fine, but what’s a spuder?
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It’s a spider with a u!
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Why would a spider want a u? I know, horseshoes!
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Who knows… maybe spiders have u shaped feet??😳🤯😲
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Get it I see??
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Get what? Did I forget something?🤔😬
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I see!!
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Good thing one of us does.
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Are you saying I am blind??🤨🤨😎🤓
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How close is the fire?
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Which one? 20 new fires started up today due to dry thunderstorms, bringing the total up to 48 active fires. 10 are under control, 12 are being held, the rest are out of control. The largest is about 20,000 acres now. That’s one of 3 fires giving us the smoke. But they are not close and they are not fighting them.
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Oh wow!! I didn’t realize there were so many. 😳
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Me neither.😬🔥
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I haven’t heard anything about them in the news either
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Too far away from people so it’s not big news.
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I guess if it doesn’t affect anyone no one cares! Just like if a tree falls in the forest does it make a sound??
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That’s true. That’s why they don’t fight them too. It does make a sound! I saw it on a movie once, so there’s the proof!
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Uh uh!!! Not if no one was there to hear it!! Video doesn’t count!! Sound can be dubbed in!!😛😛
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There was no dubbing, rubbing or clubbing! A camera was set up and just had to wait.😛😛😛😛
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Nope!! Does not count!! Nope nope nope!!😛😛😛
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Yep!! Does count!! Yep yep yep!!😛😛😛😛
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Grrrrr……. does not!😛
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That reminds me, I saw Waverly today. Anyway, I have to sleep, time for bed. Good night Dusty! Talk tomorrow. Another chapter is out! And we find out what happened, or do we?😳🤔😾😾👩🕵️♂️😴😴
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Oh good!! Thanks for the reminder!! Good Night!! TTYT😁😊
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Who is Waverly??
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A very beautiful young lady I meet sometimes on my walk to the river.
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Ahhhh… I see🤓 very nice😁
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Yep, she loves attention, always wants a hug. She had just been in for a swim yesterday so she was bit wet.😂
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So what particular bird of a feather is she?😂😂
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She don’t wear feathers.
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Another chipmunk?😲
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Nope. I never see chipmunks down there for some reason. Guess they’re all over here. And no, she isn’t a squirrel either. But she does walk along the path sometimes and will go for a swim in the sheltered bay. Cold water though. Didn’t seem to bother her, but she felt cold.
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Tell Muffin to hide!! I hear Thunder outside!!😬😬😳😳
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I think she heard you, she just left.😳🙀
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Yep!! And now its raining heavily!!😳
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Cool! No clouds here, I don’t think, hard to tell with all the smoke.
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That would be a good indication it’s not raining 😁😂😂
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How’s the new internet been working?
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Great, no problems at all.
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Excellant!! Glad to hear that!!😁😊
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Yep, me too!
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What a pretty flower, especially on the inside of the petals. Very sturdy as well. Thanks Steve! 😀
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They are very nice and bright. Thanks for taking a look!😀😺📷
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Great, you’re welcome! 😁📷
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this one is so beautiful 😍 small but definitely cute ❤️ especially to see between waters ☺️
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Yep, it is nice and bright on the water, flowers are about 5cm across.😁📷🌞
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There is a smaller species too, only 1inch (2.5cm), but I have never been able to find it.😒🙄🙄
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Uh oh 😮 my joke was really bad 🙄 can u just delete it, I tried something, not looking good 😭. 2.5cm 🤔 i should go to school again, I’m getting really bad at maths.
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Done as requested Simon. You mean you don’t know these measurements??😲😲😲
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I know, you know, but you know measuring 🙈 it’s pretty hard, I don’t remember measurement numbers and always mess up during tailoring 🤣. so I easily take the size of my fingers to remember easily 😅 or I have to write down, and don’t forget where I wrote it down 😮😅
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I agree with Simon…it is lovely to see the buds coming up to the surface…I have never seen such a flower like that Lily…thanks for sharing it ! 🙂😻😯
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My pleasure, glad you liked it! They are quite interesting. Have a good night!😁😺🌞😴
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So nice photo the flower blooming , beautiful view 👌🌷
The explanation also so inspiring 👍🏻🙏Have a nice Day 😊
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Thank you so very much!! I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!😀😺🌞
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You are welcome 🙏🌹 have a nice wednesday you too 👍🏼🌹❤️
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Thank you so much!😀😺🌞🌼🌺
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OMG I love this flower
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They are very bright and beautiful!
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