You can find these beauties in swampy areas teeming with lovely lake life.

Look fast! Or you’ll miss it. The water lilies, of course, but also summer itself. The lilies bloom from about June through September. Each flower thrives for about three days, and then goes upside-down to release the seeds for the future. But in the summer, the future is NOW. So get out and float, gloat, and lounge with the lilies. Or wherever you find your favorite flower…