The Rose

I found a new interest - the rose. This hobby bloomed one day when I finally remembered to water the plants in the backyard. I saw the bushes with roses in full bloom. I thought, "Wow. They are so incredibly beautiful... but overgrown." I started to do a light pruning, though I've never done that before, and voila! I am in love. Putting time into something that is pure and unrelated to work was so relaxing. I was floating in a world where only my rose bushes and I exist. So! I'm trying to learn how to prune, but it's kind of scary hacking away at something I know so little about. Well, let's see how it goes. =)

This quote I found about roses made me laugh:

"I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.”

~ Eleanor Roosevelt