a red, red rose

This rose was blooming in the garden at Hinton Ampner when we went to see the Nutcracker-themed Christmas decorations.

(It does look nicer on black!)

[linda]

that is gorgeous and perfect too, not damaged by the cold

[wendy frost]

Wonderful for this time of the year. Super find and capture.

[Pam Knowler]

Beautiful rose - love the curves of the petals!!

[Babs]

What a beautiful rose. Red roses always remind me of Zoe, she loved red roses. I have seen so many red roses and ladybirds (another of her favourites) lately. Hopefully she is close by.

[Hazel]

@onewing

Babs, Zoe is in your heart, so is very close. I'll think of her now when I see a red rose.

[Babs]

@quietpurplehaze What a lovely thought, thank you Hazel.

[Margo]

Lovely

[Lee-Ann]

Lovely rose.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Stunningly gorgeous deep red rose -- so lovely at this time of year !

[Penelope Ann]

Pretty arrangement of petals

[Nicole]

very pretty!

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Beautiful capture with the water droplets, and yes it looks lovely on the black.

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful red velvet!

[Richard Hickey]

Fantastic macro.

[Darlene]

What a beautiful photo, Hazel. Love all the detail you captured so well. No wonder you are getting the macro lens. I will have to check out the price for that lens. FAV

[Faye Turner]

Beautiful water droplets on this rose! Great capture!

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of this lovely rose.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Beautiful red rose and a great shot of it.

[Gena Pegg]

Simply gorgeous. The POV and depth of color are glorious! I can close my eyes and pick up a small scent of sweetness! fav

[Robyn]

Neat pov and colour

[Hazel]

@darsphotos

In England it's currently under £200 with cashback - very reasonable!

[Hazel]

@eyesmile

Thanks for beautiful words, Gena!