Just can't resist posting more pictures of this years roses. I doubt I'll ever again be afforded an opportunity like we've had here, at this Bakersfield house, to enjoy their etherial beauty and blissful scent. In these climes they bloom basically from beginning of April all the way through till December pretty much. The very best blooms are the FIRST blooms of spring, the abundancy of blossoms and the heavy scent is to die for! How I wish I could bottle it and take with me!

"To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat." ~Beverly Nichols