The roses were in full bloom when my daughter took me to the Morcom Rose Garden here in Oakland to experience the wonderful sights and smells. So much beauty that I didn't even try to restrain my shutterbug tendencies. The results are here. Enjoy!
Mid and long range views of the garden:
Individual roses grouped by color:
Bonus blooms - on the walk to and from the rose garden:
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| Bougainvillea |
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| Smoke bush |
In case you're wondering about our next home improvement project, here's the "before" - damage to the front of the house - inside and out - caused by water seepage from a roof over the door. The roof is no more.
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| Looking down on the area where there's dry rot |
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We'll need to do some work on the inside, too;
already started scraping loose paint |
Finally, Erick took this one - reading with cats:
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| I face daily competition for my favorite reading spot |
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