Water is beautiful. It appears in a seemingly infinite variety of shapes. I love to see a fountain like this where the water gathers under the lip of a bowl then steadily flows in a single stream down to a pond. In this particular case a metal plate resembling a leaf catches the flow temporarily before it continues outwards into the rest of the pond. The pattern of ripples on the surface can be utterly mesmerising.
What you don’t get from looking at this photo, is the sound the water makes as it spills over and splashes down into the pond, but that sound, a uniquely “watery” sound really adds to the magic.
Through its different stages this water appears as one body – shape shifting as it goes.
On the other hand, rainwater or dew collected on these leaves forms discrete little jewels, each one sparkling in the light and, on closer inspection, acting as a tiny lens in which you can see the world around it.
Both of these images show water in its pure liquid form, but we know that under different conditions it can form sheets of ice, infinitely diverse crystal snowflakes, or endlessly changing clouds and mists.
Isn’t it wonderful?
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