Each summer, our lilies come alive with beautiful white leaves and sunny yellow centers. Lilies open around 9am and close in the mid-afternoon. The large lily pads provide shade for our fish below. The lilies bring a sense of meditative calm to the Eminence Organic Skin Care lily pond – which just happens to be one of the busiest creature features on the organic farm.
There is something so profoundly simple and peaceful about sitting by the edge of a pond. One quietly observes a world of harmonious activity, and yet one’s heart can’t help but slow down and be filled with wonder.
For those of you not able to sit by a pond today, Eminence Organic Skin Care has brought our little farm’s pond to you. Imagine yourself having taken your shoes off, sitting here listening to the frogs and mysterious splashes of fish dancing just underneath the surface.
Can you feel the warm sun upon your shoulders as the sun begins to settle in along the far edge of the lavender fields behind you?
You’ll hear ribbits from our frogs all day long at the farm. Generations of frog families that have grown up here – from egg, to tadpole, this bright green frog we found keeping watch over his lily pond home. Be sure and walk softly and silently. These frogs hop back underwater at the slightest sight of you! Our photographer sat still for over fifteen minutes to capture this shot of our camera-shy host.
True to its organic roots, our lily pond is its own self-sustaining habitat. All sorts of flying insects, garden spiders, frogs and even fish live year-round in harmony.
Ever wonder how lily flowers begin? Here’s a gorgeous lily seed pod floating above the water. Nature’s amazing design keeps the lily seeds safe, then releases the seeds when ready. The seeds then fall into the water and sink deep into the hearty mud of the pond below. Then, the seeds grow up into a new colony of water lilies.