A Rosy Day

My roses were much more beautiful before the

rains came! They were soaked when I took these

pictures! It is amazing the color change from

the bud to the last petal that falls.

The bud as it pushes out of its green wrapper is a reddish

orange. It then turns to orange, followed by pink,

and then turns to white before the petals fall.

The flowers last a long time from bud to the last

white petal, usually three weeks! Right now

many of the green leaves have dropped off

due to the freezes we had. The bush is under

the roof's overhang and next to the house.

I guess the warmth from the cbs blocks of

my house kept some warmth to the bush.

I hate to cut it back, but I will need to, so this

summer will have a full bush. The new growth

is already starting to come from the stems. I

hate to cut it back. I may have waited to long .

The pictures really don't give the true range of the

colors each rose goes through. I tried to find a

brand new bud, but there were none at that stage.

I tried to find one that was white as the petals

began to fall, but I couldn't find one at that

stage either. This summer there will be more

I can get pictures of.

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As I look at the beauty of these flowers, it reminds

me of the scripture that speaks of Christ being the

Rose of Sharon. The beauty of what He did for us

in the giving of His life by taking all of our sin upon

Himself so that we may be presented whole to

God the Father. That sacrafice He made brings

about a response of each person to chose to

accept His Gift of Eternal Salvation or reject it.

Each person will stand before God and will

Confess Jesus is the Christ as well as give an

account of this acceptance or rejection.

There will be no excuse!

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I praise the LORD that He has saved me and

I know it! I pray you have made the choice to

choose His Righteousness and not your own.