A heart for all the women on Women's Day!  by vera365

A heart for all the women on Women's Day!

Found it in the flowers from my guys this morning. I want to believe they looked through all the flowers at the store till they found this one! ... Right! ;)
Ok, and a bit of explanation. Today is the 8th of March, the International Women's Day. The funny thing is, it started as a political holiday and a day for women to be strong, fight for their rights etc etc... BUT! Celebrated in the Soviet Union as one of the major holidays (and a day off!!!), it came to mean something completely different. You see, everyone was supposed to be "equal" in the Soviet system, and no one needed officially to fight for their rights. And the 8th of March became a day to celebrate the femininity, beauty and the spring. Every woman in Russia (hopefully) is getting flowers today, cards and presents. Think of it as a Valentine's day just for women. And no mandatory "romantic" love involved necessarily - just being a woman or a girl is enough. So, happy Woman's Day to all of you, Russian style. :)
Stunning! Instant Fav!
March 8th, 2015  
Beautiful! I love hearts and roses and this is both and captured so well! :) Fav
March 8th, 2015  
Lovely
March 8th, 2015  
Beautiful rose for a special day.
March 8th, 2015  
Lovely closeup, details
March 8th, 2015  
beautiful and soft - love the focus and the heart shape inside the rose.
March 8th, 2015  
So beautiful!
March 8th, 2015  
С праздником, Вера!
March 8th, 2015  
Gorgeous!
March 8th, 2015  
Lovely!
March 8th, 2015  
That is special. Great photo as well.
March 8th, 2015  
Stunning capture
March 8th, 2015  
Happy IWD to you too Vera :) Thanks for sharing the background with us - and what a beautiful rose
March 8th, 2015  
Beautiful shot, Vera.
March 8th, 2015  
Well spotted image, enjoyed your write up.
March 8th, 2015  
Fabulous!
March 8th, 2015  
Very good done.
March 8th, 2015  
Beautiful image and nice tradition.
March 8th, 2015  
very beautiful
March 8th, 2015  
Beautiful and how wonderful that the day is such a celebration of women
March 8th, 2015  
lovely petals and folds vera
March 8th, 2015  
Thank you all so much for visiting and leaving a comment for my heart/rose picture! I was also happy how it turned out, although it meant taking picture after picture, then uploading them just to find out that the focus is too shallow, or the composition is off. Hands down, it was the most photographed flower in the history of our house, but after the round 5, I finally got it more or less the way I wanted. Thank you!


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March 9th, 2015  
Спасибо большое! Надеюсь, что и у вы у себя отпраздновали!

@roulin
March 9th, 2015  
Happy Woman's Day to you too. I like how the centre of the rose looks like a heart.
March 9th, 2015  
pretty
March 9th, 2015  
Kim
So pretty!
March 9th, 2015  
Love yellow roses. My favorite. Like the close crop on this and the color!
March 9th, 2015  
Fabulous shot, very beautiful!
March 11th, 2015  
Thank you so much for commenting! I am glad you liked the rose/heart! :)
@888rachel @kauaikris @kimdavis @vstap @kellycsva
March 11th, 2015  
Fabulous shot Vera! Fav!
March 15th, 2015  
@tjchapa Thank you! It was really an accidental find - none of us has ever seen one like this before. :)
March 16th, 2015  
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