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Good Morning Gloucester 
WOW these are FABULOUS photo’s EJ. Are you going to sell them framed and/or paint from them? Truly gorgeous!
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Hi Mary. I might do something with them when I get to the place of being creative again. I wonder what will come pouring out when I am no longer caring for my mother, but I hope to not know that for some time to come.
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The Niles Pond lilies were the first water lilies I ever saw. I might have been 2 or 3 years old when I first saw them. I instantly fell in love and it has been one of my favorite blooms ever since. Anywhere in the world where I have seen a water lily I have immediately been transported home to Gloucester. I live near a pond covered in lilies. The lilies, and the train whistle from the nearby tracks– so like the train that could be heard all over the island as a child back home–are comforting reminders of home.
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I think the Niles Pond water lilies are the prettiest I’ve ever seen, and so profuse; but Niles Pond is one of the prettiest ponds I know, so no surprise. I also love the sound of the train in the distance when I walk out there. One morning the train whistle was blowing and a pack of coyotes was howling to it – very cool accompaniment.
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When we were children, Tony and Henry Moore and I had a wooden raft on Niles pond. We would gather lilies and sell them to people in summer houses along Atlantic Road.
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What a wonderful memory. Every time I walk by there in the morning, I wish I could paddle board around the pond, but I figured someone might take offense, and I couldn’t figure out where I could put in. Waterlilies are hard to pull, so good for you doing it as kids.
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I love these photos ~ I do have a favorite. As a child, mother gathered Niles pond lilies as well and sold them at the stone gate house on Eastern Point. They were her favorite flower. When my mother died a few years ago we brought her ashes back to Gloucester. As we entered her ashes to the ocean in front of the family home on Bass Rocks, we floated pond lilies. Remembering the stories she told of her life on Eastern Point, Mt Pleasant Avenue, and Bass Rocks. Tomorrow night is the last night of our Gloucester Vacation ~ we have once again relived the story of Niles Pond ~ the lilies ~ and my mother. Your first photo is my favorite ~
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That is so beautiful Mary. I’m glad that the photos tied in so nicely with your mother’s memories and stories of her youth. The first one is my favorite too. I’m sorry we didn’t have a chance to meet while you were here.
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Like what you and Mary said here and they sure are pretty too! So many insects and frogs use as a stepping stone or dry off and soak up the sun a bit… Dave & Kim
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great series EJ!
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