-- LOTUS FLOWER BLOOMS, that's what they are. the other day i drove past echo park lake and all these people were taking professional photos of this little small area with flowers and i guess huge Lilly pads? not quite sure if you call them that. well today I went back with my little 1969 Polaroid that L. gifted me and took some incredible photos. met some Japanese photographers and we got to talking. it was rather funny. here they are with their $$$$ cameras and equipment and there i was with my little old classic camera. they seemed to think it was a great little retro camera as a few came over and spoke with me wanting to touch and play with it while others kind of looked on. i need a filter, the colors aren't as vibrant as they could be but, they came out nice.

--- AH the Lotus Flower Festival. That place is apparently one of the largest lotus flower field in the United States. It was pretty amazing. Well at least I thought so.