“I'd love to have the whole place swimming in roses." – James Joyce, Ulysses

#roses #rosegarden #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #flowerfriday

Grace and elegance . . .

#rose #bloomscrolling #grace #light #sunlight #rosegarden #elegance #flowerphotography

"Wild roses," I said to them one morning. "Do you have the answers? And if you do, would you tell me?" The roses laughed softly. "Forgive us," they said. "But as you can see, we are just now entirely busy being roses." – Mary Oliver, Felicity

#roses #rosegarden #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography

“Truths and roses have thorns about them." – Henry David Thoreau

#rose #thorns #rosegarden #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography

“Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you." – Richard Brinsley Sheridan

#roses #rosegarden #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography

“Come out here where the roses have opened. Let soul and world meet." – Rumi

#roses #rosegarden #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography

“A single rose can be my garden; a single friend, my world." – Leo Buscaglia

#rose #flower #bloomscrolling #rosegarden #love #friendship #flowerphotography

"Kind friends all gathered 'round, there's something I would say:
That what brings us together here has blessed us all today.
Love has made a circle that holds us all inside.
Where strangers are as family, loneliness can't hide."

Kate Wolf - Give Yourself to Love (Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTpat76RbV8&list=RD0nlXmYVE_X8&index=2

#love #friendship #community #unity #humanity #family #roses #rosegarden #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #naturephotography

"Sometimes when I’m lonely,
Don’t know why,
Keep thinkin’ I won’t be lonely
By and by."

Hope by Langston Hughes

#hope #rose #rosegarden #flower #flowerphotography #naturephotography #bloomscrolling

"One love, one heart
Let's get together and feel alright . . ."

Bob Marley - One Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_V_45rqtQs&list=RDJ_V_45rqtQs&start_radio=1

#unity #love #harmony #diversity #community #nowar #peace #roses #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #naturephotography #rosegarden