Sometimes simple is the best path. The Caldwell Lily Pond is such a name for this little piece of paradise discreetly tucked into Lincoln Park in Chicago. Last year it was reopened after some much needed maintanence. It has lost none of it’s native magic. Yellow Water Lily (Nuphar lutea), a native of the northern U.S. is quite content in the Lily Pond! Copyright 2026 Pamela BreitbergQuiet, calming retreat. An interesting fact is that the Yellow Water Lily help ventilate the pond. It excretes some of the methane collected from rotting debris on the pond’s floor. Copyright 2026 Pamela BreitbergRead all about Yellow Water Lilies here. Copyright 2026 Pamela BreitbergThe Yellow Water Lily is a little different from the Bonnet Lilies in South Florida. These northern natives have rounder leaves and its flowers open up wider. Both beautiful. Copyright 2026 Pamela BreitbergUnending beauty. Copyright 2026 Pamela BreitbergA pretty pair. The white fuzz on top the water are Cottonwood seeds that were profusing on the move the morning I visited. Copyright 2026 Pamela BeitbergAccomapanying the Yellow Water Lilies was an errant bouquet floating on the still waters. Was it a rebuked gift from a suitor? My imagination is stirred. Copyright 2026 Pamela BreitbergCopyright 2026 Pamela Breitberg
