Remember the garden 'fortress' we built a couple of seasons back? Well, in one corner, we discovered an old scrubby, dead-looking rose stalk. It was left alone with hope and a prayer--and just surprised us with this fantastic show.
And more surprisingly, these peachy beauties appeared, growing from the same stalk. Apparently when plants are stressed (due to lack of water), the grafts that create hybrids, can separate like this. After a little TLC we now have two varieties instead of one. Hard to see in this photo, but the peach flowers have bright pink "freckles".
Welcome summer!
Also...it's nice to know I'm not alone when it comes to my "deep rooted" feelings about trees. It was nice reading your comments about that. A few days have passed now, and we are all getting used to the big empty spot where the tree
once stood.
The light is wonderful in parts of the house though, and that's been a really nice surprise. (Cats have a way of claiming that perfect sunny spot, don't they?) BTW, Lily isn't FAT, she's a husky breed--and at ten years old now--solid as a brick. Except for that jelly-belly thingy, due to the spaying. Seriously funny, as it flaps from side to side when she trots. Poor darling. She's wearing that, "I'm tolerating that camera in my face as I wait patiently for my treat", look. Our morning ritual. If I forget, or dawdle, she stares me down, sending telepathic messages. Oh she makes me laugh!
Just noticed that 'Does Anybody Hear Her', was playing on Pandora as I wrote this: a sweet bit of synchronicity. I'm addicted to Instrumental Folk lately. Love it.
Oh what lovely roses!
I love the peach color.
Your cat is a beauty.
Posted by: Alissa | June 22, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Your roses are lovely! I took a wild rose bush plant that was not flowering from our woods and gave it to my Mom one year. She now gets the sweetest little wild roses every year. You never know what you will get!
Posted by: Loralynn | June 22, 2009 at 01:17 PM
I must have the same breed white cat - otherwise she's fat. My four year old asks - Mommy, why is Jasmine square? I keep meaning to try your rose spray. A doe came and dropped off her twins in our yard, aka the fawn nursery, this morning. I have a love/hate relationship with them.
Posted by: Siew | June 22, 2009 at 01:43 PM
Your cat is beautiful! Lovely roses!
Posted by: Lavender Dreams | June 22, 2009 at 04:09 PM
Lucky you to have such lovely roses! And your cat is adorable! Love your blog, it's so cute!
Posted by: Chase | June 22, 2009 at 09:49 PM
The cat is cute!
And I love the contrast of the pure white and dashing colours of the roses in this blog post.
Posted by: sabine | June 23, 2009 at 05:23 AM
Well now, I think you have a new rose hybrid, that should be named "Turkey Feathers" they are lovely.
Your cat is adorable...I know that look well...funny how we learn to read minds when we have cats.
Posted by: Mo'a | June 23, 2009 at 07:07 AM
The flower colors are lovely. Lavender? Congrats to your graduate! Wonderful that you had the patience to go ahead and home school! Bet you all learned a lot!
Such a pure white cat! And such a look... they are wonderful aren't they? We now have a sweet Golden Retriever... who also gives looks!
Posted by: Jean | June 29, 2009 at 06:53 PM