The Lily Pond

A Chinese Poet once described Lilies as the Flower of Purity . . .

Encounter in my Morning Hike – Lilies in a Pond

The Golden Pond in Autumn

The Footbridge and Lilies at Ashikaga Park, Japan

WPC: Serene ( at Lake Barrine, Australia ) (2)

Flowers Market near Lunar New Year

This is how the HK Tourism Board introduces the Flowers Market in Hong Kong:

Hong Kong’s Flower Market is a jungle of exotic blooms and scents that’s worth immersing yourself in.

The dozens of shops and wholesalers here sell auspicious blossoms and luck-bringing houseplants to an enthusiastic crowd all year round. But the lead up to Chinese New Year is when things really heat up, as families flock towards the market to carefully select flowers and greenery that attract good luck and fortune as a new lunar cycle begins.
We don’t go there once a year; we go there almost every month.

That’s where my wife buys most of the flowers.

As we are nearing the Chinese New Year, the place becomes hotted up. There are many local as well as overseas tourists visiting the place.

The most popular flower there is the Orchid, they are mainly from China, some are also imported from Korea as well.

At this time of the year, they have peach blossoms as well as water lilies and other flowers.

A good time to be around there at the most busy time of the year!

Here are some photos taken in the flowers market with a smart phone.

Please enjoy!

 

 

Weekly Photo Challenge: Afloat (West Lake)

The West lake in China has always given me a tranquil feeling.

This picture showing the water lilies in red and green floating on the water with a pagoda in the distant background is one of my favorite pictures.

The rain that fell on the lake created some ripples too.