The sky had some unique striations in it last night just after the sun had set, and I ran to grab my camera.
Towards the west I took this photo.
Towards the south, the moon was already trying to inch out from behind the fir trees. I wanted to get more pictures of the moon, but just as it came out of hiding, my luck changed. The camera battery went dead. Quickly, switch batteries. But the spare was dead too, so that marked the end of the evening’s photographic efforts.
The next morning I managed to get more photos. The rudbeckia was irresistible.
Then I noticed this very special rose. I’ve had it for about 26 years and never knew its true name. When I bought it, the label said “Tropicana.” Its photo showed an orangey-red flower, but when mine finally bloomed, it was more like the colour of coffee with cream.
For years I thought the rose had been mislabeled but when I did a search for Tropicana, I saw that one or two of the roses were of this “coffee with cream” colour. The rest were the standard reddish orange. So maybe it wasn’t misnamed at all, but was just one of the few specimens with special colouring. And all these years I had wondered about the name of the rose.
August 24, 2015 at 1:03 pm
Beautiful pictures.
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August 24, 2015 at 1:16 pm
Thanks, Darlene.
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August 24, 2015 at 1:56 pm
Flowers are always a good way to test your camera. 🙂 Beautiful sky!
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August 25, 2015 at 7:07 am
Can’t go too far wrong with flowers.
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August 24, 2015 at 2:52 pm
Peach Sorbet come quickly to mind. No aphids to be seen..what’s your recipe ? The Moon dancing over Comox Harbor is gorgeous.
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August 24, 2015 at 4:06 pm
I was wanting to experiment with different settings to get a decent photo, but the batteries didn’t co-operate. But, yes, it was beautiful.
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August 24, 2015 at 3:46 pm
I’m glad you finally figured it out. Beautiful photos!
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August 24, 2015 at 4:08 pm
Pure luck that I found a couple of images with this colour variation. 26 years ago all that info and Images weren’t available. But now we have the Internet. Amazing tool.
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August 24, 2015 at 4:12 pm
So true.
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August 24, 2015 at 11:33 pm
I love your roses, such a beautiful colour!
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August 25, 2015 at 7:08 am
I love roses too. They bloom for a long time and have such a delicate scent.
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August 25, 2015 at 4:18 am
Beautiful.
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August 25, 2015 at 7:06 am
Thanks.
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August 25, 2015 at 8:39 am
Love your rose picture. What a beautiful colour the rose has!
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August 25, 2015 at 9:41 am
Thanks, Ursula. It’s one of my favourite ones.
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August 25, 2015 at 5:54 pm
Stunning … just stunning!
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August 25, 2015 at 5:56 pm
Thanks, Patricia. Glad you liked the pics.
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August 25, 2015 at 8:09 pm
You have an eye for taking pictures of the best of the best. Lovely rose..
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August 25, 2015 at 8:27 pm
I love seeing beautiful things.
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August 26, 2015 at 9:50 pm
I like how you led to what may be finally considered, “Truth in advertising.” Just took it awhile to get the “oomph” to burst from coffee with cream into splendid Tropicana. 🙂
Your other photos were excellent, Anneli.
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August 26, 2015 at 10:53 pm
Glad you approved, Robin. Sometimes I’ve been accused of not getting to the point fast enough.
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August 30, 2015 at 4:29 pm
This is more likely my problem than yours, Anneli. Your writing experience has shown you understand not to be verbose and you edit more than I do. I need to work on this area on my own blog! 🙂
When I said it took “it” awhile, I meant the flower took more than a season to become it’s beautiful and bright color, Anneli.
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August 30, 2015 at 6:11 pm
Ohhhhh! Haha. That’s funny. My husband is always saying I should stop beating around the (rose) bush and get to the point. As I talked about the sky first and then the rudbeckia, it took ME a while to get to the rose. I see what you mean now. Isn’t that funny?! I’m glad you took the time to explain what you meant.
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August 27, 2015 at 4:55 pm
I can actually SMELL that rose, through your photograph. Beautiful.
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August 27, 2015 at 5:15 pm
It’s one of my favourites. Had it a long time. Nursed back from near death. It’s very special to me.
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August 29, 2015 at 2:53 pm
Gorgeous photos, Anneli. 🙂
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August 29, 2015 at 2:54 pm
Thanks, Carol. I love it when my flowers reward me for all the hard work of gardening.
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