Absolutely beautiful.
Now.....if that just came with a box of chocolates and a dinner invitation I'd be in seventh heaven!!!!!!

I saw the other post you did with these roses, of the last teardrop. (One of my favorite oldies, too.) You make this beauty shine no matter how you photograph it. You do know it's photographers like you that spur me on to be better.

A friend of mine had a rosebush called Peppermint. Pink with white stripes like candy . It was at the front of the house where I worked and sometimes I would spend fifteen minutes to half an hour making photos of those roses, especially if I was there along with the early morning dew.

There are no roses here where I have moved to, none of the neighbors have any either. I really miss the abundance of wildflowers I had available in the mountains. Here, about the best I can do for flowers is a bunch from the grocer. That's okay though. I've been planting bulbs and gathering seeds. Next spring there will be an abundance of flowers here....if my green thumb doesn't fail me.

Thank you so much for this special gift. I have set it as my desktop background so I can look at it for a while and enjoy the beauty you have captured. I think I might just try to paint it if I can get the color right. THAT'S gonna be a challenge. :)