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Apr 12, 2015 11:34:37   #
tejaswrangler Loc: South Texas
 
I still remember the day that the daughter of our neighbor next door pulled into their driveway and unloaded a miniature rose plant growing in a small container. She told me that her new boyfriend's parents worked at a plant nursery and had given her the plant, that she had just accepted it in order to make favorable points with her new boyfriend.

About a month later, while visiting with her, I asked her about the rose plant, and she told me that it had died. It was in the garage waiting to be thrown in the trash. I asked to see it, and thinking it might still be alive, asked her if I could have it. She gladly gave it to me.

I planted it in a five gallon paint bucket, placed it on our back patio deck, and over time nursed it back to good health. It is now a beautiful rose plant, and will always be a special plant for me.

Picture was taken with my Sony NEX-6 camera using a vintage Minolta MD Macro 50mm F3.5 lens at the following settings: f7.1, 1/60, ISO 400, manual focus, Daylight white balance, Manual Mode, and I used a tripod. Tejaswrangler :)


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Apr 12, 2015 11:37:56   #
littlebiddle Loc: Yakima Wa USA
 
Memories are made of this! Great pic and story!
tejaswrangler wrote:
I still remember the day that the daughter of our neighbor next door pulled into their driveway and unloaded a miniature rose plant growing in a small container. She told me that her new boyfriend's parents worked at a plant nursery and had given her the plant, that she had just accepted it in order to make favorable points with her new boyfriend.

About a month later, while visiting with her, I asked her about the rose plant, and she told me that it had died. It was in the garage waiting to be thrown in the trash. I asked to see it, and thinking it might still be alive, asked her if I could have it. She gladly gave it to me.

I planted it in a five gallon paint bucket, placed it on our back patio deck, and over time nursed it back to good health. It is now a beautiful rose plant, and will always be a special plant for me.

Picture was taken with my Sony NEX-6 camera using a vintage Minolta MD Macro 50mm F3.5 lens at the following settings: f7.1, 1/60, ISO 400, manual focus, Daylight white balance, Manual Mode, and I used a tripod. Tejaswrangler :)
I still remember the day that the daughter of our ... (show quote)

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Apr 12, 2015 11:39:07   #
bdo Loc: Colorado
 
Very nice photo. And the back story adds a wonderful dimension.

Thank you for posting this.

tejaswrangler wrote:
I still remember the day that the daughter of our neighbor next door pulled into their driveway and unloaded a miniature rose plant growing in a small container. She told me that her new boyfriend's parents worked at a plant nursery and had given her the plant, that she had just accepted it in order to make favorable points with her new boyfriend.

About a month later, while visiting with her, I asked her about the rose plant, and she told me that it had died. It was in the garage waiting to be thrown in the trash. I asked to see it, and thinking it might still be alive, asked her if I could have it. She gladly gave it to me.

I planted it in a five gallon paint bucket, placed it on our back patio deck, and over time nursed it back to good health. It is now a beautiful rose plant, and will always be a special plant for me.

Picture was taken with my Sony NEX-6 camera using a vintage Minolta MD Macro 50mm F3.5 lens at the following settings: f7.1, 1/60, ISO 400, manual focus, Daylight white balance, Manual Mode, and I used a tripod. Tejaswrangler :)
I still remember the day that the daughter of our ... (show quote)

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Apr 12, 2015 11:41:13   #
Natgrani Loc: Texas Gulf Coast
 
tejaswrangler wrote:
I still remember the day that the daughter of our neighbor next door pulled into their driveway and unloaded a miniature rose plant growing in a small container. She told me that her new boyfriend's parents worked at a plant nursery and had given her the plant, that she had just accepted it in order to make favorable points with her new boyfriend.

About a month later, while visiting with her, I asked her about the rose plant, and she told me that it had died. It was in the garage waiting to be thrown in the trash. I asked to see it, and thinking it might still be alive, asked her if I could have it. She gladly gave it to me.

I planted it in a five gallon paint bucket, placed it on our back patio deck, and over time nursed it back to good health. It is now a beautiful rose plant, and will always be a special plant for me.

Picture was taken with my Sony NEX-6 camera using a vintage Minolta MD Macro 50mm F3.5 lens at the following settings: f7.1, 1/60, ISO 400, manual focus, Daylight white balance, Manual Mode, and I used a tripod. Tejaswrangler :)
I still remember the day that the daughter of our ... (show quote)



Absolutely beautiful. Well done!

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Apr 12, 2015 11:48:07   #
Chaostrain Loc: Hillsboro, Oregon
 
A beautiful rose, a beautiful story, and a beautiful photo. You have done well.

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Apr 12, 2015 11:51:39   #
tejaswrangler Loc: South Texas
 
littlebiddle wrote:
Memories are made of this! Great pic and story!


littlebiddle, thanks for viewing the picture! :)

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Apr 12, 2015 11:53:19   #
tejaswrangler Loc: South Texas
 
bdo wrote:
Very nice photo. And the back story adds a wonderful dimension.

Thank you for posting this.


bdo, thanks! Glad you enjoyed the picture. :)

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Apr 12, 2015 11:54:44   #
tejaswrangler Loc: South Texas
 
Natgrani wrote:
Absolutely beautiful. Well done!


Natgrani, thank you! :)

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Apr 12, 2015 11:55:54   #
tejaswrangler Loc: South Texas
 
Chaostrain wrote:
A beautiful rose, a beautiful story, and a beautiful photo. You have done well.


Chaostrain, thanks for the kind words! :)

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Apr 12, 2015 12:07:56   #
Frank W Loc: Adirondacks in NY
 
tejaswrangler wrote:
I still remember the day that the daughter of our neighbor next door pulled into their driveway and unloaded a miniature rose plant growing in a small container. She told me that her new boyfriend's parents worked at a plant nursery and had given her the plant, that she had just accepted it in order to make favorable points with her new boyfriend.

About a month later, while visiting with her, I asked her about the rose plant, and she told me that it had died. It was in the garage waiting to be thrown in the trash. I asked to see it, and thinking it might still be alive, asked her if I could have it. She gladly gave it to me.

I planted it in a five gallon paint bucket, placed it on our back patio deck, and over time nursed it back to good health. It is now a beautiful rose plant, and will always be a special plant for me.

Picture was taken with my Sony NEX-6 camera using a vintage Minolta MD Macro 50mm F3.5 lens at the following settings: f7.1, 1/60, ISO 400, manual focus, Daylight white balance, Manual Mode, and I used a tripod. Tejaswrangler :)
I still remember the day that the daughter of our ... (show quote)

It does take longer for a young mind to mature as fast as the body does, her actions were not ill intended, just young. Someday when you show her the plant again, she'll have a different reaction.
And probably already has a different boyfriend.
That's a very good picture.

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Apr 12, 2015 12:11:35   #
grusum
 
Hopefully the new boyfriend discarded her as fast as she did their rose.

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Apr 12, 2015 14:05:17   #
tejaswrangler Loc: South Texas
 
Frank W wrote:
It does take longer for a young mind to mature as fast as the body does, her actions were not ill intended, just young. Someday when you show her the plant again, she'll have a different reaction.
And probably already has a different boyfriend.
That's a very good picture.


Frank W, Thank You! :)

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Apr 12, 2015 14:09:55   #
tejaswrangler Loc: South Texas
 
grusum wrote:
Hopefully the new boyfriend discarded her as fast as she did their rose.


grusum, that relationship did not last very long. Thanks for viewing the picture and posting a response! Tejaswrangler :)

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Apr 12, 2015 14:29:01   #
Kingmapix Loc: Mesa, Arizona
 
Your provided a great lesson to the little girl with the rose.
Never give up, wonderful things can happen after intervening with care.

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Apr 12, 2015 19:29:50   #
tejaswrangler Loc: South Texas
 
Kingmapix wrote:
Your provided a great lesson to the little girl with the rose.
Never give up, wonderful things can happen after intervening with care.


Kingmapix, thank you! Please have a great week! :)

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