A single rose can be my garden...
a single friend, my world.
..... Leo Buscaglia
Lavender roses carry the message of enchantment and love at first sight.
But he that dares not grasp the thorn
should never crave the rose.
- Anne Bronte
Man is harder than iron, stronger than stone
and more fragile than a rose.
- Turkish proverb
A thorn defends the rose,
harming only those who would steal the blossom.
- Chinese proverb
But friendship is the breathing rose,
with sweets in every fold.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns;
the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.
- Kahlil Gibran
Photographs taken at Floria 2011.
Thanks for these beautiful pictures of roses and the quotations that go with them.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty blooms and you caught some lovely shots.
ReplyDeleteCher Sunray Gardens
Beautiful, beautiful! What a gorgeous rose!
ReplyDeleteLoved the quotes and your images, they make a nice combo.
ReplyDeleteLovely quotations and rose images.
ReplyDeleteYes, your roses speak a thousand words.
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty roses! I like the quotes too!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pink blossoms !
ReplyDeleteYour shots are simply beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLovely quotes but beautiful roses
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty roses, you show stunning pictures ...
ReplyDeleteGreetings Karin
This colour is so sweet. will make such a pretty cut flowers.
ReplyDeleteSmukke Roser.
ReplyDeleteTak for kigget.
You title says purple but WongChingWah said pink oops Bananaz now confused. Looks pinky to me haha. Lovely roses, purple and pink both from the same family.
ReplyDeleteNow, I look at the colour again, is it pink or purple? But it is purplish pink or pinkish purple.
ReplyDeleteSo, the rods and cones are not playing tricks when sending signals to the brain. Bananaz and Wong same status - very normal ;>)
Landbohaven says, "Beautiful Roses." Thanks!
ReplyDeleteEach one of those roses is different and beautiful in it's own way just like the quotes that accompany them. As always your blog is a delight, Autumn Belle especially now when the plants outside my door are leafless and dormant.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, Autumn Belle. I wish I could grow more Roses!
ReplyDeletePretty blooms & wise words go hand in hand :D Lovely photos & I think they are purplish pinks! :D
ReplyDeleteThose roses looks like the ones set on the icing cake.
ReplyDeleteAre these from your garden?
You captured well the beauty of the purple rose...such a lovely sight!
ReplyDeleteThese roses are from Putrajaya Floria 2011. I have a lavender colour rose plant but mine only bears one flower per stalk. My miniatures, yellow, red, pink and tri-colours are blooming but the purple one is not blooming now.
ReplyDeleteA rosy wednesday indeed..tQ
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