JapanLive - Little Stories from Japan

The three stages of a Lotus flower. Last year's seeds have fallen into the water. A new plant is reaching towards the light. Finally, the flower opens to show its beauty: Ogawa Lotus, 大賀蓮 from the Kawamura Memorial Museum in Sakura, Japan. Another beauty from the pond nearby, a waterlily (Seerose, 睡蓮).

  Going shopping means I am taking backroads with my bicycle. At the roadside, I saw many of these flowers.   The discovery of today (April 18, 2020).