Roses and Green Girls
Haiku 195
Outside trips curtailed?
Bring a little Nature in
Mini peace garden
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I treated myself to a bunch of delicate pink roses on my last weekly foray outside to replenish food supplies.
These two had broken near the top of the stem. No problem; they fit perfectly in this tiny vase, on top of the piano, between my two Green Girls.
post script: As some of you may ask, the ceramic Green Girls came from Denmark; a gift from my mother-in-law.
Roses
Haiku 171
Unlucky for some?
Must say I’ve always enjoyed
Friday the Thirteenth
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Footnote – Answer to the quiz in my last post, The Dark Ages.
“In vain have I struggled. It will not do.”*
*Can you guess who said this and which book it is from?
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It is, of course, said by Mr Darcy to Elizabeth Bennet, in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, during his first hapless marriage proposal.
“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”
Congratulations to the following:
Pam at Butterflysand had the correct answer. Well Done!
Special mention to PG and SWMBO, who guessed Jane Austen and deserve sunbeams anyway.
And A Curious Introvert, who resourcefully found the answer.
Thanks also to Mistermuse for his offer of a very long extension cord so I could plug into power in the next city!
Along with sunbeams I give you all these lovely roses.
Pink Roses
Haiku 166
Roses Pink Roses
Bursting all over the bush
Multitudinous
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Floribunda – Many-flowering.
Does exactly what it says on the packet!
Rose Garden 1
Haiku 155
A burst of colour
Nestled before the mountains
Sweet scented roses
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Rose Garden 2
It is a lovely time of year here in Cape Town. The roses in this rose garden are bursting into new life. Every other plant in the Cape is blooming away too, helped by some recent good rainfalls. Hooray!
Pink Rose
Haiku 151
Springing into life
First few blooms of the season
Delicately pink
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Red Rose
Haiku 145
Sweet scented red rose
How welcome is your return
Also I am back!
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Hello my friends!
Just as this lovely red rose returns each spring, wafting its heavenly scent into the air, so I am returning to Blogland.
I hope you have been keeping well in my absence and I look forward to reading all your Blogs again.
Rose Comfort
Haiku 138
For those gone too soon
Departed not forgotten
May you find your peace
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For K
Ladybird 1
Haiku 126
Before you fly home
Stop by my roses a while
Welcome visitor!
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Ladybird 2
Just the other day I was lamenting that it is yonks since I last saw a Ladybird in my garden. The next day my husband found this little lass, who the wind had blown into our lounge!
Ladybird 3
We gently transferred her onto the rose bush.
I hope she settles down for a lengthy stay and can keep the aphids from eating my roses!
Ladybird 4
I’m sure you all know the nursery rhyme, which dates back to 1744:
Ladybird Ladybird
Fly away home
Your house is on fire
And your children have flown.
Rose 1
Haiku 88
Softly falls the rain
Capture every single drop
Mother Nature weeps
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Rose 2
Here in Cape Town we are in our dry season, which lasts about five months. So any rain is especially welcome at this time of year, even if it is only one millimetre!
Rose 3
My roses are grateful. As am I!
Red Red Rose
Haiku 85
Heavenly perfume
One of Nature’s miracles
The scent of a rose
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This rose is from my garden. I only have three rose bushes; one large plant that produces an abundance of pink roses, with little scent, and two small ones that produce only a few red blooms, but with a magnificent scent.
I wish I could somehow transmit this beautiful aroma across the ether!
This red rose is for all my Northern friends; especially Pam at Butterflysand, who loves roses.
May it brighten your day as you approach winter.
