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"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breath, to think, to enjoy, to love."
~ Marcus Aurelius

Great Maiden's Blush Alba rose.
My first bloom of this type! Supposedly the rose was introduced around 1550! I have two of them in a shady part of my front yard right next to the house. They don't look like normal roses... the leaves and thorns and buds are different. The buds look like someone ate the top part off and it took a very long time for the bud to open... But then it blooms and it's gorgeous and you realize it's normal for that plant. It's charming! I'm so glad I got it.

Current Mood: busy

"I have woven a parachute out of everything broken."
~ William Stafford

Unrelated rose photos. A progression of Belle Story (each photo is about a day apart)
The color change from bud to flower isn't a trick of the light... the buds start out almost hot pink and then open to a lovely peachy pink with yellow at the base.

lastly, a couple of my David Austin bareroot roses have started growing (some have leaves, even!) (hopefully that's ok that they aren't all sprouting?) I really need to check in with my local nursery about whether I should be fertilizing again and whether I need some iron-stuff, etc... have been too busy. This one below is Cl. Eden. Happy Nubs!