All roses report for duty!
New Dawn rose: Thank you for finally blooming. You are a climber and I was tired of your long limbs falling into the garden instead of growing upward. I think we’ve finally come to an agreement. With the addition of some fabric strips, I have tied your lovely branches to the downspout and to the porch railings.
I must mention here, New Dawn, that I did not appreciate your thorns and their intrusion into my skin.
But, once again, your beauty has saved you. I would be tougher on a wild rose. But your pale pink perfection gives me pause. Just try to be less painful in the future.
You’re looking good. I like the way your tendrils are oh-so-gracefully trailing downward. You might want to clean that railing, however.
I’m impressed with the way you are peeking through the railing just behind the rusty glider. I can catch your scent on the breeze. Well done.
And now for Lady Elsie May.
Lady Elsie May: After several years of growth and expansion, you have managed to do what I wanted you to do. But you’ve done it naturally. Big points for artfully poking your way through the porch railing. I like the contrast between your green leaves and rosebuds with the porch railing and rusty glider. Excellent work.
Yes, well done, indeed. You’ve earned a commendation.
And now for you, little bumblebee that I spent long periods of time trying to capture with my camera. You could have stayed still a bit longer than you did. The constant flitting between flowers is enough to drive a girl crazy. But then again, who stands in one place for half an hour, camera in hand, trying to capture your elusive beauty? (I suspect there are a lot of us.)
You are invaluable, bumble bee. You pollinate. Your presence in the spirea, catmint and anything else that is blooming is appreciated. And you don’t get angry with me and attack me, though you could – unlike your friend the New Dawn rose.
Happy Father’s Day to my dad, who is just 3 months short of his 90th birthday. And Happy Father’s Day to the father of Winston, Scout and Riley, my sweet husband.
Happy Sunday.
Happy Father’s Day indeed. My father loved roses and yours are beautiful!
Thank you, Donna.
Your roses are lovely. No New Dawn blooms here yet, but there are loads of buds, so arbour shots are in my future. The roses will have to battle it out with the clematis for supremacy; perhaps they’ll negotiate some kind of happy alliance.
The photo of the bee in flight is very impressive, so clear, Claudia!
Sighing over your front porch,
Karen
I’d so love to have an arbor…some day!
Beautiful roses Claudia…even if they are a bit thorny. My roses all got eaten by our herd of roaming deer…so haven’t had them in years! Enjoy your day of sunshine! ;)
How can they bear to eat something with thorns?
Don’t know…they only ate the buds…so I gave up! We have persistent deer in these parts! ;)
It took them a while to figure out your plan, but now they are on track.
Thank goodness!
My New Dawn grows on the Garden Cottage wall, we had wind this spring and snapped its trellis. Mr cut her back so much I was worried but she is blooming now. Yours looks a little more pink than mine..enjoy!
I’m glad she’s blooming, Ann!
Lovely to see your roses! I have too much shade for roses. My new dawn struggled for years and finally gave up:) What made me laugh, though, is reading about you tying up new dawn with strips of fabric. I remember doing just that with mine. Then, I came inside to wash my wounds at the kitchen sink – where I could watch a little red squirrel biting through my cloth strips, gathering them, and running up to my neighbor’s attic where I assume he was building a comfy nest!
On no! So far, the squirrels have left the fabric alone.
I’m sure you could forgive New Dawn a bit more if you imagine her beauty in a few years from now..She will make up for all of the “ouches” she gives you while you are trying to train her..And Lady Elsie May..even her buds are a thing of beauty..I can’t wait to see her fully bloomed..And Little Bumble Bee..what indeed would we do without you?..no flowers..no apples on trees..no honey..You are responsible for so many wonderful things in this world..Wishing You Dear Claudia..and “Daddy” Don..and pretty Little Scout and a beautiful day together..
Thank you, Nancy!
Your lovely roses were well worth the wait, Claudia. Xo Laura
They sure are, Laura.
Your roses are looking fabulous!! Love your bee photo.
Happy Father’s Day to Don!
Judy
Thanks, Judy.
Beautiful roses, Claudia! I haven’t tried to grow roses yet. Not sure we have the right climate. Maybe one day when we’re out on the coast, beside the sea, where everything grows so well.
Well, we’re in New York state, far from the sea, and they grow here!
Season Japan and I are similar.
Japan is also in full bloom hydrangea and rose.
Temple of hydrangea there are a number of in Japan.
XOXO
Than Ryoma.
Can I say ‘drop dead gorgeous” for that first picture, or is that a local colloquialism? I love your pink roses, absolutely beautiful!
Mary
Dear Claudia, I so look forward to your daily blog! Thank you kindly for sharing your gardens and your every day thoughts, and lovely photographs. You are so gifted. Have you considered writing a novel? I would be first in line! Blessings, Marcy