The outfit I used to work for held a fundraising event, a Garden Party, at the home of one or another of our wealthy volunteers every spring. Many of the hobbyist rose growers in the area contributed masses and masses of roses to decorate the site--more volunteers spent the two days before the party stripping thorns so the florists (who were volunteering their time) could mass and arrange the roses without fear of injury. After the party, anyone who wanted them could take home roses, including staff. Any that weren't claimed were donated to the local hospitals and rest homes.
Over the years DH and the sons have given me roses on various occasions. After the roses had wilted, I bundled them and hung them by their stems to air dry completely, and then crumbled them slightly to remove their petals. I kept all the dried petals in a flat basket, where I could run my hands through them to release the scent whenever I wanted. I finally put some of them in a plastic bag-lined container, and would switch them out to freshen the basket every once in a while. It was quite a collection, and some of the petals were amazingly colored, since the hobbyists' roses had been grown for competition.
I'm now regretting that all the petals got tossed in the Great Purge of Aught Six. I may start another basket.
The world goes from dense to very empty to dense when I drive to work. Here are train photos that go through the canyon I drive thru to work. and train pictures. and an amazing flower that grows in my yard, but is strickly a volunteer.
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Those pictures are awesome, Beth. I love hill country, and the grassy slopes and trees are so beckoning.
Who wants to pick what classes I'm taking in the fall? I have an appointment with my adviser tomorrow to register, and I just don't have a clue what to register for. It's all a bit overwhelming right now.
It really struck me as I lloked at those photos, Beverly, how oddly empty it is in this very small area. But the Town I live in has been very careful to keep people from building on the hills. The tend to slide around here.
What do we get to choose from , vw?
Um...like 20,000 different offered courses.
that would be overwhelming.
I had all of my courses chosen, then I had to drop all the courses this semester, so I don't have the prerequisites for some of next semester's classes. So, I have to start over again. I probably should just try to retake this semester's courses, but that sounds boring.
Beautiful pictures Beth. Wow, pretty flowers.
I need to get outside with the camera. The guys are pulling upright my mango tree that has been at a 45 since Wilma. Neighbor has a backhoe since he builds pools so he is pulling it up for us, and moving a palm. Nice to have cool neighbors.
