Flower power

Driving through the flood plain of the Mekong River from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh the countryside is flat and it’s been a rice growing area for millenia. Interspersed between the rice fields are the lotus ponds; the waving leaves of the lotus plants provide a  contrasting dark green to the vivid green of the young rice plants – it looks like a wonderful mosaic carpet. Continue reading “Flower power”