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linked to soil and water
There’s something mysterious about waterlilies, about how they grow by pulling the nutrients they need from…water.
I enjoy visiting the waterlilies whenever I go to San Angelo. The flowers are beautiful, the place is secluded, the sound of water running through the tanks is soothing. It’s the kind of place where I can take a deep breath.
I have some family connections to this exact part of town, too. The church where my aunt Helen’s funeral was held is just across the street. And around the corner is a little rock house where my great aunt Gladys lived.
International Waterlily Collection
San Angelo, Texas
photographed 4.10.2026
muddy unformed waters
The flowers at the waterlily garden are pretty. But what I like the best is the dark and reflective water in the ponds. It’s moving all the time, creating ever-changing abstracts on the surface.
And don’t tell ANYONE because I am not a member of Team Tripod, but I sort of wish I’d had a one with me, along with some ND filters, to get some longer exposures. But you do not hear that from me.
International Waterlily Collection
San Angelo, Texas
photographed 4.10.2026
the child reveals the presence
The first time someone told me that there was an international waterlily garden in San Angelo, Texas, I didn’t believe them. And you probably don’t believe it, either.
But sure enough, there is a waterlily garden right there in town. It’s located in what previously was a reflecting pool in the city park. (What, exactly, the pool reflected was not noted in the article I read.) A San Angelo man, Kenneth Landon, spent over 20 years collecting rare and endangered waterlilies and this passion was the start of the garden.
It’s on my regular rotation of things I like to look at when I go to San Angelo.
International Waterlily Collection
San Angelo, Texas
photographed 4.10.2026
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