{"id":1857,"date":"2009-07-15T02:31:09","date_gmt":"2009-07-15T09:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefreequark.com\/?p=1857"},"modified":"2009-07-15T02:31:09","modified_gmt":"2009-07-15T09:31:09","slug":"life-beneath-a-water-lily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ingridtaylar.com\/?p=1857","title":{"rendered":"Life Beneath a Water Lily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A water lily leaf in its imperfection . . . its asymmetry . . . its blemishes . . . the leaf detritus and pebbles collected at its core.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/taylar\/3727700605\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2642\/3727700605_bb1bf24bbd.jpg\" alt=\"Water Lily\" title=\"Water Lily\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water Lily Closeup - \u00a9ingridtaylar<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the family <i>Nymphaeaceae<\/i>, this &#8212; one of many species of water lilies &#8212; lives in the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden. Its underwater stems provide cover for resident garter snakes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefreequark.com\/2009\/01\/newts-at-uc-berkeley-botanical-garden\/\">seasonal newt parties<\/a>, and tadpoles doing their best to grow to adulthood in the shadow of a lily canopy.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/taylar\/3727705167\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3499\/3727705167_5b7a73944d.jpg\" alt=\"Aquatic Garter Snake\" title=\"Barely There Garter Snake\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barely There Garter Snake - \u00a9ingridtaylar<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/taylar\/3728501372\/in\/set-72157620819179505\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2670\/3728501372_23b77505d6.jpg\" alt=\"Tadpole and Lily Leaf\" title=\"Tadpole and Lily Leaf\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tadpole & Lily Leaf - \u00a9ingridtaylar<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1858\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefreequark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/water-lilies.jpg\" alt=\"Water Lily Trio\" title=\"water lilies\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ingridtaylar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/water-lilies-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ingridtaylar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/water-lilies-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ingridtaylar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/water-lilies-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ingridtaylar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/water-lilies.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water Lily Trio - \u00a9ingridtaylar<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A water lily leaf in its imperfection . . . its asymmetry . . . its blemishes . . . the leaf detritus and pebbles collected at its core. 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