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Life a River of Change: Change is the only constant

In Hermann Hesse’s famous book Siddhartha, there is a character named Vasudeva. Vasudeva says to Siddhartha, the main character, “I have learned from the river; you too should learn from the river. The river teaches everything.” What does Vasudeva mean by learning from the river? Please... (edited) read more

Patriarch's Pond, Moscow

This green place to relax is located in the center of Moscow. The pond in the park also serves as an ice rink in winter and a habitat for swans in summer. The Patriarch's Ponds are also the starting point of Mikhail Bulgakov's novel «The Master and Margarita».

Random turtle

Found the beast while on the trail today. There wasn’t any ponds nearby so I was a little confused

Favorite Dr.who Doctor, and compenion. Mine is 9th(and I love 11th and 4th) and I loved rose, and of course the ponds

How to force into blooming an illegal flower

Water hyacinth (pondeteria crassipes) is an illegal plant in many regions of the world. It's a water floating plant known to easily taking over slow running rivers and ponds due to extremely fast multiplication. It's leaves increase dramatically the evaporation surface of water bodies often causing... read more

The Nil Manel (scientific name: Nymphaea nouchali) is the national flower of Sri Lanka. It’s a beautiful blue water lily that grows in shallow freshwater ponds and lakes.