Friday, June 12, 2015

Roses in our Garden

 Peace
 Oranges and Lemons (my name: Carnival)
Charlotte
Lida Rose
Dove
May be another Peace, the colors vary on this one.

Belle Story
 Poet
 In front of our house, though not all the roses in the garden.
Renee de Violette
Jude the Obscure, a favorite of mine.

At last count there are 29 different roses in the garden.
Yes, we are a bit addicted, my live-in gardener and I.
The heat last week didn't help them much, so they
are looking a bit worn out now; but they will come back with vigor.
The photos were taken before the heat wave.

..........."If songs, like crimson roses,
Are plucked from thin blue air,
Why should mortals wonder
If God hears prayer?"
from Kitchen Sonnets, by Ethel Romig Fuller

Happy weekend, dear friends!
Enjoy the sunshine and stop to smell the roses along the way.