The lily pads symbolize tranquility and peace. In some cultures, they represent the cycle of life and death, as they grow from the mud at the bottom of a body of water, rise to the surface and bloom.

What could be a better memorial to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, than a pod of faintly psychedelic ...

LONDON (AP) — What could be a better memorial to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, than a pod of faintly psychedelic giant lily pads? Perhaps a big bronze tree or a ...