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Sunday, November 6. 2016

Roses in November

Some years I can get lucky and keep some blooms until the first snow.


Posted by Bird Dog at 05:00 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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Some years I can get lucky and keep some blooms until the first snow.

You want roses in the snow, you got Roses in the Snow.

I live in urban TX, which by Northeast standards is suburban TX- not a 4-story building in sight. I miss the beauty of the rural NE landscape of my childhood. Walking around my neighborhood, I think BORING compared to walking in the countryside back in NE. I got a different perspective when my SoHo in NYC dwelling cousin visited. She pronounced my neighborhood beautiful. There is a lot more green around here than in NYC. No roses in the snow, but flowers in January. The decorative plants nearby were well chosen for the area, as they stayed green and alive even during the big drought earlier this decade. Green during a drought- yes that is beautiful. No, I don't miss the long winter.
#1 Gringo on 2016-11-06 09:54 (Reply)
Pretty picture.
#2 feeblemind on 2016-11-06 10:29 (Reply)
Beautiful stone wall to frame this lovely setting, but such a sad little pumpkin. It is almost as if he is bidding "Adieu" to the warm autumn days in preparation for the big chill of winter. Oh, wait a minute, or was that me. Hold onto the blooms as long as you can.
#3 pocono pam on 2016-11-07 01:58 (Reply)

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