04 June 2011

SOOC Roses


This is part of the rose park I visited earlier this week.  In the middle is a fountain, and you can see a few other folks strolling through the paths, enjoying the multitude of rose varieties.


I think peach and orange are my favorite color of rose, although really, they are all so beautiful in their own way.


Some buds/blossoms were individual, while others bloomed in bunches.  I really liked the contrast of the pink against the bright blue sky.

Several of them were two toned, this was 2 layers of purple, while the ones below were red on one side of the petal and white on the other.

Throughout the park, there are labels for each type of rose and for whom it was named.  
All of these photos are straight out of the camera (a bit of cropping, and 1 watermark on this last one).


M.E.




16 comments:

Jan said...

What a lovely place. Roses are one of my favorite subjects.

Nicolette said...

Beautiful roses... looks like a wonderful place to spend some time wandering...

Elise Ann Wormuth said...

Very lovely -- roses are so beautiful, aren't they?

Oakland Daily Photo said...

The mauve double petaled rose is my favorite. Gorgeous.

Justine said...

what a wonderful collection of roses, they are all beautiful

Janis said...

I can imagine the fragrance there...not only beautiful to look at but also to sniff! Gorgeous roses...mine should look that good!

TexWisGirl said...

they're beautiful. i like peach roses too, but my favorite has become the white ones. :)

Betsy Brock said...

Wow! That orange rose at the end really steals the show!

Janneke said...

What a great photos ;o)
I love roses ...

Janneke XO

beth said...

thanks for stopping by.....just an fyi....they're not my kids. mine are 19 and 23, but these are some of my favorite littles who live behind us :)

love sooc....that last photo is perfect !

Anonymous said...

Wow that looks like one beautiful place! I bet the smell is amazing!

Teresa said...

Those are beautiful!

carol anne said...

Beautiful flowers.

Kala said...

The macro shot is gorgeous! Wonderful color and detail of the petals.

Steve said...

Wonderful work!!

Unknown said...

What a wonderful place. Great blooms :)