Roses and petals

We paid a visit to our son and his family at the weekend

Only the two older children were home

Kelly made us a cup of tea

and her older brother Keelan picked us a huge pumpkin

from his veggie patch and on the way out asked if I would like

a bunch of roses from their front garden

They are renting the house while their new one is being built

It was once owned by an Italian family.

Well you know how the older generation of  Italian families love their gardening

As well as vegetables they usually grow roses out front,

You would have to see the roses in this garden to believe it

There are about 2 dozen bushes,all different colours.

The 90 yr old man next door has the same. He is Italian too.

They sure know how to garden.

I wish I had my camera with me, but didn't 

This is the bunch I picked. The scent fills the house

As they started to wilt the petals were dropping. Well I couldn't 

throw them away,the scent was intoxicating.

I filled lots of bowls around the house to enjoy them longer.

I refreshed some dried ones I already had from my garden

These are the ones from our garden

I tend to go for the paler pinks and golds

but I'm enjoying the brighter colours too that I brought home

I wish you could smell them from where you are

I'll be enjoying them for many more days, I think

Have a happy week 

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xx jeanetteann