Rose Buds in our Yard --during September, 2014 (and a Prayer Concern)

Sundance Rose (taken on 9/2/14)

Several of you have talked about how much you like  Rose BUDS----so I decided to give you a blog post showing JUST some of our beautiful roses in BUD-form.  Our Roses are GONE until May ---so I'll just have to enjoy all of our photos during the winter... Hope you enjoy more of our Roses.  Be sure to click on them for enlargements.

Paradise Rose (9/2/14)

Milestone Rose  (9/2/14)

Tahitian Sunset Rose (9/2/14)

Double Delight Rose (9/3/14)

Acapella Roses (Twins)  9/3/14

Francis Meilland Rose (9/3/14)

Summer Surprise Rose  (9/3/14)

Ronald Reagan Rose  (9/10/14)

Perfect Moment Rose  (9/11/14)

Welcome Home Rose  (9/14/14)

Pink Promise Rose (9/15/14)

Apricot Nectar Rose (9/16/14)

Soft Whisper Rose (9/27/14)

Peace Rose (9/29/14)

I could show you MANY more from different months since these were all from my September Rose Folder.  Aren't they gorgeous?  Do you have a favorite?  My two fav's from this group are Soft Whisper and Ronald Reagan.  But there are several others which I love.

My prayer request today is for ME.  I have done something to my left knee (the same one I had Meniscus Surgery on in 2010).  It hurts like CRAZY.... I can barely walk. Am going to the doctor today..  Please say a prayer or send some happy thoughts to me please!!!!!

Hope you have a great Thanksgiving Week...  Take some time to hug those you love and keep an ongoing list of all of your blessings.  We ALL have so many,  don't we?

God Bless All of you.
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The Remainder of the Roses in our Yard -- 2014

TIFFANY ROSE (taken on 9/1/14)

This is my 6th post showing this year's ROSES in our Yard.   In order to see any or all of those posts,  click HERE.   (They are listed under the label,  ROSES 2014,  on my sidebar.)

Today,  I will share with you the roses I have not featured yet  this year.  As I've said in past,  we have 61 different varieties of Rose Bushes in our yard... I have featured all of them except for 12 --which I will show you today.   Actually,  I will show you those 12  PLUS 3 more favorites of mine (which have been featured before).

The fifteen will be featured in THREE parts.  First will be the ones which actually bloomed in September.  Secondly will be the others which have not been featured yet this year --but did not bloom in September.  I had to go back to June/July for those pictures... AND thirdly,  I'll feature three more favorites of mine that bloomed in September... Sit back and enjoy --and don't forget to click on them for enlargements.

VETERAN'S HONOR ROSE  (taken  9/13/14)---a favorite in our garden EVERY year!

SONIA ROSE  (taken in the rain on 9/3/14)

SWEET AFTON ROSE  (taken on 9/15/14)

PINK PEACE ROSE (taken on 9/8/14)

SOMETHING SPECIAL ROSE (taken on 9/26/14)

EIFFEL TOWER ROSE (taken on 9/16/14)

PART II  (Photos taken in June/July)
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MELODY PARFUMEE ROSE  (taken on 6/5/14)

FRAGRANT CLOUD ROSE (taken on 6/6/14)

MEMORIAL DAY ROSE (taken on 6/21/14)

GLOWING PEACE ROSE (taken on 7/1/14)

SWEET FREEDOM ROSE (taken on 6/26/14)

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PART III --- My three favorites this past month!!!

SOFT WHISPER ROSE (taken on 9/17/14)

This is a new rose in our yard this year ---and it has been terrific.. It has bloomed and bloomed ---and holds its blooms for a long time... I love this pink color --which gets darker as it ages... AND--this rose smells terrific!!!!

WELCOME HOME ROSE (taken on 9/7/14)

We have several yellow roses ---and this one is one of the prettiest.  We have had this rose for a few years and it never ceases to give us lots of blooms.

SUMMER SURPRISE ROSE (taken on 9/8/14)

Finally,  this is and has been my favorite rose in our yard THIS year.  This is also a new rose this year ---and has bloomed off and on all summer.  I love how it changes colors as it ages,  but is always gorgeous at any stage of life.  (I need to do a blog post on this one rose showing you what it looks like from birth to death!)  What a fantastic Rose...

Well----if you have looked at all of the Rose Blog Posts,  you have seen one bloom of every variety in our yard this year.  I hope you have enjoyed these.  George does a phenomenal job of taking care of our Roses ---and if you know anything about roses,  you will know that the ones we grow (Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras) are NOT easy to grow and care for.  George loves his 'babies' --and I am blessed to get to enjoy them.

Some of you have requested to see more buds --so I may do a Rosebud Post sometime.  I hate for the season to be ending --but some of these beauties will bloom til the first frost..  THEN---we'll just have to see what winter brings us and how many of these roses will bloom again next year.

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Favorite AUGUST Roses in our Yard ---2014

ABOUT FACE ROSE  (taken on 8/2/14 with the sun beaming down on it)

This year,  we have 61 different varieties of Hybrid Tea and Grandiflora ROSE BUSHES in our yard...  After today's post,  I will have shown you 49 of these varieties... I have been posting favorite Roses once a month since May.   If you missed any of these posts,  you can click  HERE to see any or all of them.  They are all listed on my right sidebar under my labels (listed under ROSES 2014).    {On that note,  I love it when Bloggers use LABELS.  That makes it so much easier to find more information on specific topics of interest on one's Blog.  Thanks to YOU who use this .}

Today,  I'll share 12 of my favorite Roses which bloomed in AUGUST...  PLUS---I'll add an extra one --which also happens to be a favorite of mine.  SO---sit back and enjoy these beauties... Wish I had a 'scratch and smell' on here for you --since most of our Roses have a fantastic fragrance.  Be sure to click on the photos for enlargements.

AROMATHERAPY ROSE  (taken on 8/28/14) ---I  love BUDS  and I know that some of you do also...  Maybe I'll do an entire post sometime using just BUDS.  Would you like that?

POPE JOHN PAUL II ROSE (taken on 8/30/14) 

CRESCENDO ROSE (taken on 8/10/14)

VELVET FRAGRANCE ROSE (taken on 8/25/14)

SUNDANCE ROSE  (taken on 8/28/14);  The sun is also beaming down on this one...I love early morning sunshine on the Roses.

PINK PROMISE ROSE (taken on 8/06/14);  IF I had to pick a favorite from this group  (besides my extra one listed at the end, Double Delight),  I would pick this Rose.  I love the light pink and white combination.   BUT--picking favorites are always hard since they are ALL gorgeous!

BELLA'ROMA  ROSE (taken on 8/22/14)

WILDFIRE ROSE  (taken on 8/06/14)

BEWITCHED ROSE (taken on 8/29/14)

TROPICANA ROSE (taken on 8/20/14)

PERFUME DELIGHT ROSE  (taken on 8/16/14)

DOUBLE DELIGHT ROSE  (taken on 8/06/14)

I chose Double Delight as my 'extra' for this post since I have loved this Rose for many years... I think that George and I both think that Double Delight is one of our all-time favorites.

Hope you enjoyed the AUGUST Roses today.  Do you have a favorite from this group?   Thanks to George for taking such good care of these beauties and for bringing one inside each day for me to enjoy.   I say this a lot--but I am truly a blessed woman.  Thanks,  Sweetie!!!!


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Blog Friends Meet:  Sharon and Betsy

On another note,   I met another blog friend last Thursday (9/4/14).  This makes the 18th blog friend I have met in person.  This person is SHARON  and you should check out her wonderful blog by clicking HERE.   Sharon only lives about an hour from me,  but we had never met in person until now.  We met for lunch and then she came to my home where she got to see and smell our ROSES in person.  The visit was wonderful ---and I'm sure we will meet again soon.  Sharon and I have a lot in common,  one thing being our struggle with weight, and another being our love for hiking... SO--we obviously had much to discuss!!!!!  It was a great day --and again I say to YOU:  Take time to meet some of your blog friends in person.  You will feel as if you have known them all of your lives.
 
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