Going, Going......

This is the month for gratitude in the states (although I try to remember to say it every day), and I don't have enough "Thank You's" for this wonderful community. Here I am showing you dead rose buds, because it is cold and because I need to learn to take shots inside, and I find that you all have taken my balloons to the top ten for the week. I never, not in my wildest dreams, thought I would ever see something of mine there. I sort of feel like Sally Field when she won the Oscar and stood there saying over and over again "You like me!" I am so honored by your comments and fav's. Thank you 365er's. You ROCK.

[Sharon Lee]

Lovely textures on these roses

[Yvonne]

Cathy, that photo of yours was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING and I am so glad it was there because it so deserved to be!!! I am so glad you are someone I began following when I first started--it has been a delight to see your shots.

[Henri Russell]

This is a very good inside shot of your dying roses....too bad they are at the end of their life. That's always sad. Good photo.

[katy]

Girl you are so talented you make dying roses look good!

[Colleen]

Nice droopy ones!

[Lindy]

Still wonderful colours in there.

[Karen Mitchell]

These are really appealing. I love the colours.

[👑 AnaZad]

I was extremely happy to see you on the T10!!! You really deserved to be there with that amazing shot of the balloons.

[Caren]

Those are beautiful even in that state. Wonderful colors!

[Sheila]

Love the inverted flowers. Pretty!

[Menarose]

I would say - even in state of getting old - there is grace -even in flowers.

[Kerri]

Great composition

[Phil]

WOW Top five!! Oh Cathy that's marvellous, well done! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but there's no arguing with statistics!!
These are really beautiful too, I can almost feel the crispiness :)

[MaryBeth Dailey]

You deserved to be taken there with that awesome bit of photography ! You go, girl! We like you....we really like you!!! Hahaha... Sally Fields will never live down that speech ....haha

[Danny G.]

Your balloon shot is awesome - I loved it the second I saw it and It comes as no surprise to me that it made top 10! Very well deserved!

[Kareen]

Funnily enough dead roses look beautiful. I had to take a look at your balloon shot. Brilliant.

[Ann Stenson]

You have still managed to capture their beauty though Cathy! : ]

[Ann Jones]

Odd how they've wilted and are WAY past their best but the colours are still beautiful at this point of decay!

[carol white]

Lovely textures and colours,still beautiful !!

[Humphrey Hippo]

Love the texture in dried petals. Nice shot.

[eva]

Beautiful colours!

[Lisa Pouncy]

Beautiful clear shot. Lovely colours and it doesn't matter that they're dying roses xx

[8yearson]

Beautiful and poignant photo Cathy. I'm not at all surprised that your photo of balloons reached the Top 10.... You must be so proud and pleased... How wonderful for you, I would love to have a photo reach the top 20, I've got 31/2months left to strive for that!