Hi Pauline, your pond looks great, and so does the view. I think a water lily pond, big or small,looks right in hot countries. It somehow makes the heat feel less intense. Maybe it is the daily flowering water lilies that attract our attention. Our little pond is a source of interest for our 4 year old grand daughter who likes to clean it out and inform the cats that the fish is there to eat the mosquitoes and therefor they must not eat them.