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| The last yellow waterlily (Nuphar polysepala) of the season, and floating-leaved pondweed, Potamogeton natans. |
This pondweed has two types of leaves; long, thin ones that grow underwater, and the floaters that lie flat on the surface of the water, green fading to coppery brown. The stems grow up to 2 metres long, although the pond here seems to be about a foot deep; soft mud at the bottom could possibly add another foot or more. I slipped and fell into one of these ponds years ago; we were catching frogs in what looked like shallow water, but standing in the pond, the water came up to my waist.
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