OLD ROSES and DONKEYS
There is a saying which goes 'The older the moon, the brighter it shines'. I thought of that yesterday when I was looking at the Marks and Spencers cut roses which I bought a week ago (see earlier post). As the roses have aged they have not dropped their petals but changed shape and still, in their old way, look rather beautiful as they gracefully age.
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Meanwhile, out in the garden, my roses continue to bloom. Some are doing better than they have, even, in summer and I have no idea why. For example, the Iceberg bush rose has more blooms on it now than all summer and so has David Austin's Princess Alexandra of Kent. Of course, this terrible weather that we are having is doing all it can to destroy them. The wind is trying to knock the heads off the roses, and the fencing panels from their posts. In the south of England they have serious flooding. I cannot help but wonder what the follow few months are going to bring. Maybe it is time to think of battening down the hatches!
We have had a couple of decent days recently though and yesterday, although it was quite cold, it didn't rain and the wind had dropped. I visited a nearby town with a friend and there was a street market with stalls selling all kinds of goods for Christmas, plenty of food on sale, and even a couple of donkeys for rides. I asked the owner if I could take a photo of his four-legged friends and, while they have nothing to do with my garden, I thought I would share. Aren't they beautiful? Such lovely faces and rather camera shy.
Taking a bow? Or, just ignoring me and my camera.
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Meanwhile, out in the garden, my roses continue to bloom. Some are doing better than they have, even, in summer and I have no idea why. For example, the Iceberg bush rose has more blooms on it now than all summer and so has David Austin's Princess Alexandra of Kent. Of course, this terrible weather that we are having is doing all it can to destroy them. The wind is trying to knock the heads off the roses, and the fencing panels from their posts. In the south of England they have serious flooding. I cannot help but wonder what the follow few months are going to bring. Maybe it is time to think of battening down the hatches!
We have had a couple of decent days recently though and yesterday, although it was quite cold, it didn't rain and the wind had dropped. I visited a nearby town with a friend and there was a street market with stalls selling all kinds of goods for Christmas, plenty of food on sale, and even a couple of donkeys for rides. I asked the owner if I could take a photo of his four-legged friends and, while they have nothing to do with my garden, I thought I would share. Aren't they beautiful? Such lovely faces and rather camera shy.
Taking a bow? Or, just ignoring me and my camera.
