Saturday, January 4, 2014

TODAY'S FLOWERS & I Heart Macro - Roses in all their glory


The sheer beauty of the rose cannot be denied


nor it's jewel like claws


but if either were missing, 
it would not be a true reflection of life.


Picked at dawn to protect them from  the scorching heat
yet shrivelled my lunch time, even in the house

but no less beautiful
like kind people in old age
the care lines cancelled out by 
the wrinkles of all those years of smiling.

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26 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlJanuary 4, 2014 at 5:10 PM

    wholeheartedly agree!

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  2. Sylvia KJanuary 4, 2014 at 5:54 PM

    Oh, yes!! I do so agree!!! Exquisite, Arija! Thanks for sharing the beauty!!

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  3. Ruth HiebertJanuary 4, 2014 at 6:23 PM

    Beautiful,Beautiful images. The light in the first picture is amazing.

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  4. Elephant's ChildJanuary 4, 2014 at 6:37 PM

    How very beautiful. The roses, your image and your sentiments. Thank you.

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  5. Red Nomad OZJanuary 4, 2014 at 9:00 PM

    The thorns are just as beautiful as the rose in their own way - and SO agree with you about both being required to truly reflect life. Hope you're having a great day!

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  6. GaelynJanuary 4, 2014 at 9:33 PM

    Seems the rose protects itself as it entices us in with fragrance.

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  7. JoJanuary 4, 2014 at 11:36 PM

    Ah Arija, what a beautiful simile: but no less beautiful
    like kind people in old age! Beautiful images too. Yes, we also have from medium - very large monitor lizards! Have a wonderful day. Jo

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  8. Margaret Birding For PleasureJanuary 5, 2014 at 12:18 AM

    hi Arija. I also agree. stunning first shot. have you tried conditioning your cut roses? This is the best way. cut 1 inch off bottom of stem on a slant and immediately put it into a inch or 2 of BOILING. Use a jam jar for this but remember tp put a metal spoon in so that the glass does not break. Leave for about 10 minutes. You do this in case there is an air lock, if it has, you will see bubbles from the end of the stem. Then put directly into a vase of water or arrange according in oasis. Do NOT let the stem ever dry out. Hope this will help them last longer than a morning.

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  9. UnknownJanuary 5, 2014 at 1:55 AM

    Gorgeous roses!

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2014 at 4:17 AM

    heel mooi ook de wat verlepte die hebben ook hun schoonheid.

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  11. EG CameraGirlJanuary 5, 2014 at 4:57 AM

    I can almost smell the aroma of the rose. Ah, summer!

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2014 at 11:55 AM

    Hopefully this last lot of rain has refreshed our poor old roses. They had quite a battle last week. The photos are lovely.
    I have decided to discontinue my blog Arija but will still enjoy visiting.

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  13. LauraJanuary 5, 2014 at 12:19 PM

    Arija these are so beautiful! Thanks for sharing the love up-close with I Heart Macro:-)

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  14. Tammie LeeJanuary 5, 2014 at 3:33 PM

    so very beautiful, I can almost smell them.... but since I can not, I will go put on some rose oil that was brought back from Bulgaria for me.... ;-)

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  15. Reader WilJanuary 5, 2014 at 10:29 PM

    The rose is perfect even with its "claws". Thanks Arija for your welcoming words. Fortunately there are no bushfires, but the heat is unbearable. We stay in the pool a couple of hours every day, which makes life a lot easier..

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  16. DianneJanuary 6, 2014 at 12:55 AM

    Perfectly beautiful and in good company with those pretty sprigs of star-jasmine..

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  17. Stewart MJanuary 6, 2014 at 1:57 AM

    for me to try to put a name to my gum tree would be an exercise in futility! But I like them none the less!

    A rose with no thorns is not really a rose.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  18. maryaustriaJanuary 6, 2014 at 2:28 AM

    Wunderschöne Blumen! Die Rose ist traumhaft!

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  19. HannahJanuary 6, 2014 at 2:46 AM

    The red thorns are beautiful too. I like the poetry to go with the flowers that are withering with age.

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  20. stardustJanuary 6, 2014 at 7:06 AM

    I wonder if the first pink rose is the same species with your icon rose? How lovely to have more wrinkles at our eyes and mouth because of laughs and smiles!Terrible cold wave is forecasted in a few days here, I’ll stay warm. Stay cool, arija. With best wishes for your 2014.

    Yoko

    Yoko

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  21. ElaineJanuary 6, 2014 at 1:52 PM

    Gorgeous rose, Ariza, and the beauty and thorns are definitely a reflection of life.

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  22. Sallie (FullTime-Life)January 6, 2014 at 1:55 PM

    Those roses are beautiful .... lately I have become more and more interested in the beauty of fading flowers....rather obvious why.

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  23. Mary Howell CromerJanuary 7, 2014 at 4:03 AM

    So, so pretty! I snet you an e-mail this morning ;)

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  24. kissed by an angelJanuary 7, 2014 at 5:54 AM

    Liebe Arija,
    möge das neue Jahr für Dich genauso so schön sein, wie die Farbe dieser wundervollen Rose!!!
    Hab eine wunderschöne Woche,
    Alles Liebe
    Katrin

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    1. kissed by an angelJanuary 7, 2014 at 3:22 PM

      Liebe Arija,
      ich glaube mein Blogtitel wurde mir 'geflüstert' :)
      ...sie sind seit ca.4 Jahren einfach da...Ich empfinde es auch als ein sehr großes Geschenk!!! Über Deine Frage freue ich mich sehr, und darüber, dass du selbst schon solch besondere Begegnungen hattest.
      Ich selber hatte auch mehrere sehr intensive Erlebnisse (das intensivste hatte ich bei einem Besuch bei meinem Opa, kurz bevor er starb) mittlerweile kann ich sie immer wahrnehmen, wenn ich in mich hineinlausche...das Wissen darum befriedet mein Herz sehr!!!
      Genieß einen schönen Tag,
      Katrin, die jetzt in ihr Bettchen geht:)

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  25. DeniseinVAJanuary 8, 2014 at 6:08 AM

    Gorgeous roses and they do wear so well. I loved reading those last four lines. Thanks Arija :)

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