Old Fashioned Garden Rose by odie
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This image is for Mark and Harry who have both been feeling under the weather. Even if they are better by now I hope this cheers them!
This is a single blossom from the only rose I own. It is a bush that was passed down from my husband's grandmother. If memory serves - the original bush was in Gramma's flowerbed in the 1970's. Everyone loves the smell of these roses. The fragrance is VERY intense. I've not found another rose to match the aroma. However, on the flip side, the thorns aren't just a few long barbs here and there, but rather the entire branch is literally coated with hundreds of small, sharp and spiny thorns. I suppose that is why the bush is still around and indestructible after all these years!
Wouldn't it be great if we could acquire some of the resilient qualities of this rose - beauty, longevity and natural armor!
Thanks so much for stopping by. AND - thanks to GBCalls who gave me the correct name of the flowers in my previous upload. They weren't Daisies, but Asters. :-)
Jodie
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Comments (33)
Another beautiful picture. Thanks for sharing this -- and its precious history.
sweet..!
Very lovely!
Oh Jodie, this is gorgeous ... I love how you gave it such a painterly look. (the postwork freak that I am!) I see how this rose is very special to you; coming from Grandma's garden. :)
Beautiful! Even at 200% this macro is stunning.
Beautiful!!
Very beautiful flower...Excellent macro!!
Lovely flower and composition.
¡Muy hermosa flor! Gino B.
Gorgeous rose..............
I'm glad GBcalls said aster. see http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/archives/herb_library/feverfew.asp I am a big fan of feverfew as it is a very natural and easy to grow home remedy. :-) Now this rose is absolutely befitting of a grandmother. Soft, gentle and nurturing. Stunning macro capture and presentation.
Beautiful rose...
oh thank you, Jodie, a wonderful spirit & body lifter! It's not just the painterly feel that tizjezzme points out (you really did capture a paint-stroke feel), it's the luminous pink shadows. They show up in the zoom version: They're just luminous! It's as if its hidden regions are deeply alive. (This is an inward rose!) Also you caught little dabs of amber that make it look like there's another world hidden inside. Maybe they're from your grandmother, a kind of silent signature...Another gorgeous capture, and everyone should see the zoom version because the pinks & whites are so much more intense. They're beautiful. Great thanks, dear friend. You made my day...
What a delightful and dreamy image Jodie... Great dedi to Mark and Harry - hope they are both better... If not, this image will certainly do it!! :)
A beautiful and delicate image!
Excellent and beautiful image. I had to get rid of a rose such as this with all the thorns, my skin is paper thin after years of exposure to the sun, smoking and steroids for my lungs (Poor old bat, ah!!) The new ones don't seem so vicious!
Beautiful capture Jodie! What a special treasure this rose is with all that history/heritage. Most roses nowadays are bred for beauty and not smell. So glad these sweet smelling beauties are still around.
Stunning Rose and even more so with its history.. Those old roses have a scent not found on many modern ones.
What a beautiful and special rose. Full of love and memories.
Splendiferous macro of this lovely pink rose, Jodie, just emanating elegance and softness from its very core! I like the wayward petals. And thank you for the heartfelt dedication to both Mark and myself. I'm still hanging in there, despite feeling like something the cat dragged in.
sooo beautiful Jodie loved hearing of its history too!!! how sentimental from Grandmas garden hope Mark and Harry feel better soon!!
Superb! I like the POV...
Lovely colored rose and one I'd treasure as well having such a history. The back lighting is superb.
A beautiful capture! Are you going to save it somehow?
Perfect composition ..... so lovely!!! What a wonderful narrative, I know it must be very special to you!
This is the essence of pink! Wonderful flower shot, and great to read it's history.
Hi Jodie, What a marvelous rose shot, so neat and "present"! Perfect as ever!!
Wish you a nice noon
Georges.
so beautiful and delicate, love it !, bravo !
Stunning image..i just love roses and you captured this and its color so well...Jen
A lovely shade of pink, a superb rose shot and presentation. Bravo!