This image was captured at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Phx. Arizona. The original is a digital photograph and I have "painted" it in Photoshop. Water lilies have always been a thing of beauty to me and I seem to stop every time I see one, to grab a picture. This particular image was intriguing to me because the lily pads were covered in these little milky white balls. I have no idea what they are. My first thought was that they were some type of fertilizer or fish food for the Koi in the pond, my husband thinks they are some sort of egg sack. They almost look like little pebbles. If anyone has the answer to what they may be (I know they are harder to identify now that I have painted them) please, let me know! Thank you for stopping by!