A mass of pink.
Thankfully every year this happens.
This rose is clearly very old. It’s been here for nearly 20 years. Before that it was at Hawklads grannies house in Thornton le Dale for several years. And before that it was blooming in K’s childhood home. So it’s well travelled and clearly very old. It provides a symbol of hope to me. A beacon. We all need these in whatever form. I am so lucky to have a number of these sources of hope. Some are close by like this one which is next to my bedroom wall and some are much further away. Regardless of the distance and location, they are special to me. So I care for them and yes worry for them. In terms of the plants, we did have a few more of these symbolic plants but slowly the Yorkshire winters and living on an exposed hill have taken their toll. Now we are down just to three of these well travelled old plants. Yes the numbers are dropping each year but the hope they represent still shines so brightly. Each winter I hope and pray that they make it through the rough months. So yes, I am always thankful for another year of those treasured flowers.
Over time I have lost things which are special to me. Things change and that is life. But if I open my eyes and heart then new beauty will enter my life. Hope is renewed and flourishes again. That’s why it still can be a wonderful life.
Such wise philosophy, Gary
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Thank you sir.
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A mass of pink, each flower representing a little piece of hope. The rose is so, so lovely and seems so full of life. I believe this pink beauty will survive many, many winters to come.
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Fingers crossed.
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Wow…. that is some serious blooming! And great color!!
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Thank you
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Feed the soil below the plant with compost or water in some natural fertilizer (putting comfrey leaves into a bucket of water for a week and watering this onto the soil). I would also take cuttings and bring them on. Lovely blooms, so pretty.
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Yes need to try more cuttings. Always struggled with them.
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I have similar plants that I have had for forever and mean very much to me. I lost one last year and it felt like I was losing that part of my life when the plant entered mine. Just thinking about that plant takes me back to a different time. It’s amazing how somethings touch our lives!
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It is so sad when we lose them. It’s like a broken connection with a past life. So hope your running well. x
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Hope is all we have sometimes, that and dreams. That is a beautiful rose, may it keep blooming for you. X
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Fingers crossed. Dreams are cool. x
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They are the coolest. X
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They are…
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What a beautiful plant. The roses are so lovely. Love your way of looking at them.
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Thank you x
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🌷💖
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Hope is what keeps us going. The roses look beautiful 😍
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They so are.
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Of course you open your eyes and there’s so much to drink in. There’s reasons that lovely rose is still with you, weathering all the storms of life.
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Just got to keep looking. x
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SOmetimes that ain’t easy
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It isn’t, really isn’t.
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That mass of pink is so pretty. I love those treasured sentimental things. Thankful for beacons of hope as well.
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Like your weeds it needs watering….. 😀
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Yes, my weeds need watering again. It’s grey, it might rain. Then I could sit under my umbrella and let the rain water the weeds. Rain works way better than city water. They love the rain. 😀
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That’s why Yorkshire is Weedshire. Let’s the rain do it’s job and you enjoy the weekend under the umbrella ☂️😀
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😀 The weather is confusing right now. It’s cloudy then the sun comes out. Then it’s cloudy again. Don’t think it’s going to rain, but you never know. I’ll water my weeds just in case it doesn’t rain.
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Your weeds will love you. 😀☂️
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Flowering plants are a great symbol of hope, especially when they have a well-traveled past like your roses. They give us faith in the journey. 💕
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They so do, we need that faith. x
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Well said! Thank you!
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Yes, our special flowers can have that amazing affect on us.
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They do and you get attached to them.
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Beautiful rose and a wonderful attitude. Your day will come.
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It will x
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Lovely post and sentiment Gary. The rose is obviously a survivor, just like you and Hawklad
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I do hope so.
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It is always such a joy to see the flowers coming to bloom again. In some way, it feels as if that blooming flows into us and that is what gives this feeling or believing that there is always a new dawn.
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It certainly gives us something. Lifts us, enhances us.
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Their energy is jumping over on us!
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We feed them and they feed us.
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That’s wonderfully said and nails it very well!
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Thank you x
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What beautiful roses, as are the connections they represent. Beautiful post, Gary. Hope does float (as in the movie, of that name with Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick Jr.). A lovely tribute!
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Thank you x
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My pleasure!
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Absolutely beautiful!
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Thank you x
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I love this post ❤️
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Thank you my friend. Hope your doing well today. x
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I am thank you… is Friday 🥰 always usually awesome on Fridays ✌️
Hope you are doing good as well – enjoy your weekend!! ☀️
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Thank you my friend, you to. x
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Oh my god!!!! I just looked at the date!!! I have just been going by day of week… but I missed your birthday!!! Oh my god! I’m so sorry!!!
Happy Birthday 🎊🎈 belated!! 2 days belated – I am sorry
Hope you enjoying rest of the birthday month ✌️
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Thank you. xx
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YES! Life continues and even flourishes! Every. Single. Day. is an opportunity for good things. And bad things, but staying focused on the good helps us through the inevitable bad💃🏼.💌
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That is so true. x
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Beautifully expressed! 🙂
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Thank you
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The roses are breathtakingly beautiful! Their connection to beloved people and places is priceless. Cheryl
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They so are.
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So beautifully written…
Hope is what keeps us alive✨
May these pink beauties🌹 survive the rains and storms & keep blooming another many years and so do u 💖
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Thank you
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What do you use to protect your plants in the winter?
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Not much. Anything gets blown away in the storms
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Have you thought about encircling them in burlap then tying the burlap around them?
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I could try that.
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It works here in Michigan
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Excellent
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Those roses are beautiful. My maternal grandparents used to have plenty at their garden. I miss them.
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They sound beautiful
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“Over time I have lost things which are special to me. Things change and that is life. But if I open my eyes and heart then new beauty will enter my life. Hope is renewed and flourishes again.”
An amazing dose of hope 👍
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Thank you
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