Rose

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postaday2011, roses

I think this rose was most beautiful

just before I clipped it,

just before it died.

Sorry, that was a little morbid for a Monday morning!

Dear Laura,

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death of a loved one, friendship, peace rose, postaday2011, roses

You always know the right thing to say and the right thing to give.

A couple months after Grandma died you brought me a rose bush in her honor, to help me remember her. It was so sweet and so thoughtful, and so Laura Atkins.

This week my Peace Rose bloomed!

One full bloom and two more buds so far, and each day I go on the deck and check it’s progress.

And I thrill to see the new growth,

The velvety softness of the butter yellow, the pale pink of the outer petals,

and knowing there are more to come…

this year and next, and the year after, and the year after that…

to remind me of my Grandmother….

It reminds me of you. And your friendship.

Thank you.

Change in Plans

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flowers, roses

All last week I planned on taking lots of pictures this weekend.  I’d been out of commission most of the week before when my back tweaked out, so I was itching to get out and about with my camera.  We had plenty of plans this weekend that would have given me ample opportunities for photos, however, yesterday morning my back went out again, and this time it was worse than last week.  I spent all of yesterday and today on my back, with ice, taking pain medication, and repeating self-affirmations to my low back explaining how important it is to heal up and stop with these silly antics.  I’m making that sound so mild and fun-loving, this relationship with pain, but believe me, I was really having tantrums all of yesterday.   As timing would have it, Marty and Bridged spent the last two nights here, and they were a great distraction. Bridged lounged on the couch with me all morning and early afternoon, blogging, facebook, chatting, drinking coffee. I so appreciated the company!

One morning last week, I think Wednesday, I took a nice long walk before work with my camera.  Today I’ve had time and enough ambition to plug my camera into my computer and look at the photos, so although I didn’t get that weekend full of photo-ops that I was looking forward to, I did manage to do some photo editing on Josh’s laptop.

I’ve never converted a photo of a flower to black and white, just never understood taking away from the beauty of the color, but this one, really grabbed me.

Here it is in color:

I’m trying really hard to not feel sorry for myself, but if I’m being honest, I’m really having a pity party tonight. Anyone care to join me?

Perspective

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ladybugs, roses

It’s all in how you look at it.

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”  Winston Churchill

balance

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ladybugs, roses

“A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.”

William Arthur Ward quotes (American dedicated scholar, author, editor, pastor and teacher)