I've got a lovely bunch of roses!

Not coconuts but these beautiful flowers which were given by a guest from her own garden. They are almost perfect and would be heaps of dollars if bought from a flower shop!

Three (or four) good things;
1. My dinner party went off very well with nothing crashing to the floor (included a guest or me!)
2. About to take off on another journey but internet included in most places.
3. The cat is hiding!
4. My son turns 42 today - but lives so far away.

[Jan K]

Oh so very beautiful - and home grown always much more lovely and fragrant than the store ones.

Happy Birthday to your son.

[Anne Mary]

What a wonderful gift!

[Judith]

Lovely

[tony gig]

Beautiful colours and capture Maggie.

[Mary Downing Hahn]

Beautiful -- I love the colors.

[Sharon Lee]

beautiful

[8yearson]

Beautiful flowers Maggie, and I like the rectangular crop. I did chuckle at your good things..... dinner parties always seem to weaken my resolve to not drink too much white wine too!

[Pat Knowles]

What a beautiful gift maggiemae...roses give such pleasure for the look & the perfume...a true part of summer!!
Cats & dogs always know when the packing starts! Glad we can still follow your travels!! Happy Birthday to your son...he will think of his mum today for sure!!!

[Sheila G]

Love the colours and the soft focus

[❀ Lynn]

Beautiful...how lovely of her to share them with you.

[judith deacon]

What beautiful roses and you have captured them so well. Look forward to seeing your travels!

[Stephanie Swift]

You capture of these lovely roses is gorgeous. I love the assortment of colours and your crop, and the softness of your processing. Definitely a fav for me! Happy Birthday to your son, too bad he's so far away.

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Kathryn Marshall]

The way you captured these beautiful roses made them look even more lovely. A fav. Happy birthday to your son.

[Carole Imes]

Oh, I remember that song! The roses are lovely!

[Barbara Sue]

How beautiful! Lovely arrangement.

[Maggiemae]

@happypat We have got to keep the packing secret, Pat! She takes one look at the suitcase and dives underneath the couch!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Always nice to receive flowers, and this is such a beautiful array of colours, beautifully captured.

[Sheila]

That makes me smile! What a genuinely sweet gesture!

[Yvonne]

They are so beautiful. What a nice gesture by your guest!

Hope your next trip is wonderful. Safe travels. And happy birthday to your son.

[Maggiemae]

@yonnie Thank you Yvonne - he is a very private person and doesn't like fuss so we don't send presents but we might ring him up on Skype!

[bkb in the city]

they are beautiful

[Rick Schies]

These are quite lovely

[Terry]

so pretty, nice colors

[Yao RL]

what a lovely bunch of Roses, I can see the fasioned one.

[kali]

I always think birthdays should equally celebrate the mother, so happy birthday mum.

[Maggiemae]

@kali66 Thank you Kali! After all if it wasn't for us, they wouldn't be there!

[Andrea]

The roses are beautiful at the moment aren't they. Lovely bunch you have here and extra special coming from another garden ☺️

[Maggiemae]

I think so too, Andrea! A shop is a different kettle of fish!

[👑 AnaZad]

Beautiful bunch of roses; they are gorgeous and better than from a floral store... FAV. Glad your event went so well and happy birthday to your son.

[Leana Niemand]

Beautiful flowers and a wonderful shot.

[Corrie]

A lovely shot and a Fav for my collection!

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Beautiful capture. Home-grown - with all the time and effort that entails, what a thoughtful gift!

[☠northy]

gorgeous colour tone and lovely soft light... very nicely done!

[Mickey Anderson]

I always love the soft tones of Roses! These are beautiful and captured perfectly!

[Linda]

What a beautiful mix of colours. Such a lovely soft image. I can almost smell their sweet scent.

[Claire]

Beautiful

[Taffy]

Beautifully captured.

[Phil Howcroft]

super colours and framing maggie

[Sandy]

Beautiful bouquet. I bet they must smell wonderful too.

[Dawn Reilly]

gorgeous! /love the lighting! i do love your 3/4 thing. Happy Gave Birth To You Day and a Happy Birthday to your son.

[Maggiemae]

I do like your words, Dawn - they actually mean a lot

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Four things to say:
1) Happy birthday to your son. I understand about the far away part!
2) These flowers are beautiful!
3) You have great friends.
4) Fav!

[Maggiemae]

@olivetreeann thank you, Ann for all your four things!

[Jo]

Is so beautiful and I love the processing very soft:)). Why is the cat hiding?

[Glendq]

such lovely lovely flowers and colours.
what a good friend you have.
sounds like a nice dinner party.
i always enjoy reading your 3 or 4 good things.
happy birthday to your son.

[summerfield]

the flowers are wonderful; the tones remind me of those old Victorian calendars from the last century. your friend must have such lush rose bushes! lovely lovely shot, maggiemae.

[Lisa Pouncy]

A perfect bunch xx

[Darlene]

What a beautiful bouquet of flowers, Maggiemae. Love your photo. Sorry that your son lives too far to celebrate his birthday with him. At least there is online and you can Skype. So different than years ago. Belated happy birthday to your son. FAV

[Gerry]

fav very beautiful spray

[Angela Tavan]

You are so blessed to receive such a beautiful gift! lovely colours and I can almost smell them from here!