The Gift

With it raining all day today a poke out the back door to get this shot was the best I could do. Entirely different rose than this one. http://365project.org/grammyn/365/2012-12-02 but as @jayberg said "If it worth doing it is worth overdoing."


Even sooc is a skill.

[Cathy Donohoue]

A gift is right.
What a gorgeous rose in mid December - and a gorgeous shot of it. FAV.

[katy]

@cdonohoue Wow, Cathy ! thank you so much! I am glad you noticed this is December and they are STILL blooming!

[m9f9l]

I keep thinking of the song : Lo how a rose e'er blooming from tender stem hath sprung!

[DaVette]

Nice shot. Looks clean and crisp!

[katy]

@m9f9l Is that a Christmas song? i think I have heard it before. Please don't think I am stupid for asking.

[katy]

@prn Wow! thanks so much!

[m9f9l]

Yes it is :-)

[katy]

@m9f9l good to know! I think I used to think it was foolish to sing about a rose at christmas time. I may have to re-think that! ;~}

[PasadenaRose]

Your rain drenched rose is so beautiful. LOVE the color. :-)

[Rick Schies]

The moisture makes it so fresh looking

[m9f9l]

It's actually talking about Mary:-)

[Marilyn Wigen]

Amazing shot! The crispness and brightness of the rose and drops together with the soft dreaminess of the background make this a fav for me... :)

[PasadenaRose]

I had to come back and Fav this. That rose is amazing. It looks like some master craftsman fashioned the petals out of delicate sheets of colored wax. And that color just makes me want to keep looking at it.

I just looked to see what your other rose was.Yep, I remember that rose. Fav'd that one too.

[katy]

@pasadenarose I was thinking of you as I shot it! I am so glad you like it!

[katy]

@digitalrn Thanks, Rick. It is a new bloom.

[katy]

@m9f9l I'll have to look it up and read the words now! thanks, Mary for the education!

[katy]

@marilyn i want to thank you for that and your constant support. you are such a blessing to me!

[katy]

@pasadenarose LOL! Apparently you like pink roses as much as I do! thank you so much for the second look and FAV! ;~}

[m9f9l]

I read that in 1599 it was published with 23 verses!

[katy]

@m9f9l Holy cow! i won't be reading all of them I am sure!

[m9f9l]

@grammyn Yeah.. especially since some are lost..AND they're in German! :-)

[katy]

@m9f9l LOL! Can you tell I haven't looked it up yet?!