the roses had spots…

the roses were not doing well so early in the season. They needed rain. The colors were faded with brown at their edges, so I removed the color to show their beautiful structure…

the rose garden

the rose garden at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens yesterday, May 28th, looked as it does in late September. Everything was struggling, nothing was being deadheaded & I could hear the calls for rain. However, i was lucky enough to be there while the sun was low in the afternoon sky, casting its most precious golden…

black & white rose

contrasts abound…the soft looking petals vs the sharp thorns, bring the fluffy looking bumble bees with their sharp thorn-ed backside. This rose has hard light on one side with soft light fading into black on its other. A rose is a lot like a human. The woman reveals her soft side more often, because showing…

battered backyard beauty

others may say it is flawed. i planted it myself & when i cut the roses to bring inside, they outshine any other. because it is mine.