Thursday, August 9, 2012

Not A Single Rose

The rose bush that survived from two years ago is growing like a weed in the backyard. But other than a first bloom in the spring, there has not been a single rose bloom all summer. While I have the love of the bloom part down, I am still figuring out the ins and outs, temperaments and whims of the rose bush. There is one thing known for sure however, ... it's just not right to not have roses blooming in the summer.

These will do just fine.

From OpenMintNet
John William Waterhouse

How cunningly nature hides every
wrinkle of
her inconceivable antiquity
under
roses and violets and morning dew!

-Ralph Waldo Emerson