Water Lilies

During our recent visit to Iowa/Nebraska, our son Chuck and I stopped at the Willow Slough Wildlife Management Area near Hastings, Iowa, to check out the fishing conditions. What we found were water lilies. Lots of water lilies!



The water level in the impoundment had dropped leaving the water lilies at least 2 feet above the water.



There were acres of just water lilies in bloom.



For a sense of scale, here's an aerial view of the water lilies with Chuck and I standing on the boat ramp (bottom center of photo). There may be fish in the water but it would be hard to get a boat or hook in the water.