Heritage Rose Garden

Memorial Day weekend, my parents and I headed out to a heritage rose garden to check it out. Despite the opressive heat, the sky was a joy, and the garden lendt itself to being photographed.
Pink spray roses from the 1800's were delightful.

The place is going to be turned into a wedding site.

Seems fitting to adorn weddings with plenty of floral atmosphere.

There's our something blue.

Can't you just imagine a Texas bride and her cowboy beau getting hitched in the chapel?

I saved the best for last....

A rose named Mermaid in all it's glory! A winner in my book!

Hope you'v enjoyed the tour. It's good to be able to show it to you, minus the heat and occasional bug!

Memorial Day, a few days back

Memorial Day, 2008
Just wanted to share a few of my photos from the Veterans Memorial Cemetary in Houston Texas, where I spent part of the day with the folks.

I did not know this little girl, but I felt it was a striking photo, such a young innocent thing surrounded by those who had died who had experienced war times. Hmm.

It's good to be me since I have never personally experienced any war directly.

Weed Wednesday

Our daily adventure. Mom and I beautified the garden. She picked the plants and flowers, and we weeded, turned the soil, and finally planted the freshness. Popping Pink attracts butterflies.
Golden Marigolds. Redundant, I know, but striking.

Different view...

Don't they just look exciting and refeshing?

And our non-flowering colors...

Mom put the finishing touches on the placeing of the rocks for our border.

The cats were absolutely no help. They stayed inside. They didn't even snoopervise!

Life savers: a pitcher of ice water, and OFF!!! Keep the mosquitos away!

Aaaahhhh.... it's good to be me and have a glass of ice cold water in my hand.

It's a good day to be Happy!

It is a beautiful day here, and I would like to share some beauty with my readers. Looking at such flowers just make me happy.
And the joke is that this hybiscus was photographed in Texas, and it still looks happy! Go figure! It is good to be me, and it is good to share beauty.

Grey

It wasn't really that grey outside. I was just playing with some of my camera settings. I forget which setting this was on, but it sure turned out interestingly. It captures how I felt about last week. Surrounded by the bleakness yet shining power from within. Anyhow, just wanted to share a picture for the day!

If it looks like one, and it feels like one...

The sky echoed the somnolent grey that was the antithesis of freedom.
It was my orientation. It was a detention center. It was interesting. It was 3 sets of gates, a pat down, a metal detector and a bag search upon entering and exiting the premesis. It was razor wire. It was good to be me leaving the place!

You'd never think it was...

Texas. South Padre Island. A virtual vacation for you.

Hope you have enjoyed! It's good to be me and back with my parents again.