love thursday: petals

So much in the garden had come and gone during the ten days I was away. And though she was neck deep in difficult school projects, roomie managed to take down the waves of dried up blooms. Seventy-plus roses just reaching the prime of their rose-lives make a lot of petals. The ground was carpeted in wrinkled tans and pale pinks. Just a few of the roses were still blooming when I got home. I was out in the garden giving them some extra water with the impending heat wave when I accidently sprayed a stream of water at Parade, my climbing rose. This is the shower of pink petals that came down.

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~ by nikkipolani on May 21, 2008.

18 Responses to “love thursday: petals”

  1. Reminds me of the cherry blossom rain! How purty!

    fiwa said this on May 21, 2008 at 7:41 pm

  2. 70 plus roses???? Gasp ~ how wonderful! A lot of petals is right! Roses are just coming into bud up here. I’ll take some photos for you as they develop…

    Glo said this on May 22, 2008 at 1:08 am

  3. Very pretty. Happy Love Thursday.

    Melissa B said this on May 22, 2008 at 4:25 am

  4. Lovely, happy LT!

    bipolarlawyercook said this on May 22, 2008 at 6:50 am

  5. I think that picture is very poignant and touching. There is beauty and worth for things, or people, that are past their prime.

    Thanks for the gentle reminder.

    Marilyn said this on May 22, 2008 at 7:14 am

  6. Love the photo. So glad you wanted lots of roses Nikki.

    beginninghere said this on May 22, 2008 at 7:30 am

  7. so happy, pretty, bright and beautiful!

    Val said this on May 22, 2008 at 7:31 am

  8. Wow you accidently made a beautiful scene for a photograph. So lovely.

    Ellen said this on May 22, 2008 at 7:35 am

  9. very pretty! nice to see you sharing the love! happy thursday!

    Dawn said this on May 22, 2008 at 8:26 am

  10. How lovely! You must have such a beautiful garden, even now that the blooms are gone. Happy Love Thursday.

    bonggamom said this on May 22, 2008 at 9:34 am

  11. It looks like confetti! xx

    Flighty said this on May 22, 2008 at 10:16 am

  12. What a lovely photo and must be a lovely garden! Thanks for dropping by Dolce Pics! See you around and happy love thursday!

    laura said this on May 22, 2008 at 11:29 am

  13. What an amazing photo!

    Tracy said this on May 22, 2008 at 12:12 pm

  14. so pretty!

    Arlene said this on May 22, 2008 at 12:32 pm

  15. You had a ticker tape Parade in your garden then? In honour of your arrival home? :P

    Liv said this on May 22, 2008 at 12:57 pm

  16. what a beautiful image!
    happy LT

    angie said this on May 22, 2008 at 1:12 pm

  17. I would love to have cascades of petals fall in my garden … and then press them or collect them into baskets.

    I read the posts of your French trip - what a wonderful time that must have been. You are an incredible food photographer. (well, not just food, but roses, cats and landmarks too!

    kate said this on May 22, 2008 at 1:55 pm

  18. What a lot of petals. I imagine is smelled lovely as well.

    Dawn said this on May 25, 2008 at 6:33 pm

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