I am thankful for a rose.
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| (I didn't have a camera with me, so this picture is from earlier in the summer.) |
I was visiting a friend yesterday morning and we were in and out of her house and around her yard several times. But it wasn't until I was leaving that I noticed a pink rose blooming near her front door. The rose bushes were big, full of thorns with only a few leaves. But right there on the top of one of them was a lone, beautiful, pink rose in bloom-- complete with the delicate rose scent.
And for the surprise of that rose, I am thankful.
What a pretty picture! The scent has been bred out of a lot of roses--I bet it was fun to find one that still had a nice scent.
ReplyDeleteI didn't expect to find much of a scent, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that this one had one. Just like they all used to be.
DeleteVery beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAll flowers are beautiful, but roses are exceptionally so.
DeleteA lone bloom slightly out of season is a gift! Glad you enjoyed it. I had what my grandmother called an old fashioned rose at my first home as a newlywed. The flowers were nothing to brag about, but the aroma was heavenly. It perfumed the entire yard during its short blooming season. I rooted some when we moved but I guess the first house had the perfect conditions, because I never did much and after a few years of babying it, it died. I miss that smell.
ReplyDeleteWe had a large rose bush in our first yard with both beautiful flowers and scent. It must have been in just the right spot because it was always healthy. We planted some other rose bushes on another side of the house and they required a lot of attention to stay alive. From what I hear, that is the more typical experience with roses.
DeleteA rose in bloom right now would make me thankful too.
ReplyDeleteA rose is always a beautiful thing to see, but for this time of year it was a very pleasant surprise.
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