Life in China 2016: A Picture A Day, June 23 – The lotus ponds are in full bloom and look beautiful! We have four main areas that I can walk to within 15 minutes and see them, but these pictures are the closest one which is right within our housing complex. The boardwalk along the lake goes along one end of it, and the road from one of the main entrances winds around the other end. I wrote much more about the lotus a while back, which is under the “Nature” sub menu if anyone is interested. http://www.myownchinesebrocade.com/nature-1/ At that time, the best pictures I had taken were from Macau. Lotus are not only loved for their beauty, but many parts of the plant are eaten/drank in many forms. I have become quite a fan of lotus root as well as the flowers :-)