Sleep, creep, leap!

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This is only my third spring with roses. Of course we have all heard the saying, ”In the first year they sleep, the second they creep and the third they leap.”

I am really enjoying this third spring. I have been taking this little still life with them in the spring. I thought I had one from year one, but it looks like I didn’t.

Spring 24’:

Spring 25’ - A big leap!! :

this is also from this year - taken yesterday in some very harsh light, but it looked so baroque.

last one ( same scene yesterday in soft light)

Do you ever take a still life to remember the first flush of spring or some other habit?

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judijunebugarizonazn8

last year

Absolutely gorgeous! You have a talent for creating a beautiful scene, Echo.

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Sheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
last year
Beautiful, Echo.
Echo_Texas_zone9a
Original Author
last year
Thank you so much, Sheila :)
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Moses, Pitt PA, cold W & hot-humid S, z6
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Inspiring!

Moses.
Artist-FKA-Novice Zone 7B GA
last year
Dreamy, pure delight. I love them with the tea set!
NollieSpainZ9
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They are all beautiful, Echo and I love the concept of progressive ‘still life with tea set’. Photo three is worthy of an old master. Superb!
Caroline (NC Piedmont 7B/8A)
last year
Gorgeous. You choose colors well, especially in the peachy arrangement in the first photo. Do you mind sharing the varieties?
Echo_Texas_zone9a thanked Caroline (NC Piedmont 7B/8A)
windowsill_gardener
last year
Echo, beautiful photos. My favorite is the one with the harsher light; it really does look like a still life painting. I really like the celadon vessel in the first photo, as well.
knightsgambit
last year
What is the salmon pink rose to the right in the 3rd photo?
Ingrid_vc zone 9b, San Diego Co. inland
last year
The play of colors is so delightful; I especially love the second photo with the dark pink/purple roses on the right. I hope when your roses all bloom this spring you'll show us pictures of your roses in a garden setting also.
Echo_Texas_zone9a
Original Author
last year
Wow, thank you al so much for your kind words and encouragement.

Caroline, I am not 100% sure ws the first photo was from last spring. With the colors I see and the plants that I have, I believe its a blend of Roald Dahl, Jude the Obscure, Carding Mill and Alnwick
Echo_Texas_zone9a
Original Author
last year
Windowsill, you nailed the color - celedon! That’s not in my vocabulary and I had to look that up! I found it at an antique shop when looking for English transferware like this teapot. The style is called Jadeite. It is actually a sugar dispenser like you would find at a diner, but I removed the lid to use as a small vase.
Echo_Texas_zone9a
Original Author
last year
Knights gambit, the salmon pink rose to the right is David Austin’s Boscobel.
Echo_Texas_zone9a
Original Author
last year
Ingrid, this is currently my most active flush, I doubt it will be better than it is now. I have been manically photographing every morning and afternoon. I an trying to get a cluster of 5-6 of each type as a bouquet to photograph to compare color, shape and form. I would be happy to share.

I’m on Instagram with the user name centraltexasbutterflies where I am sharing slowly as to not bombard

this is some of my cataloging of the blooms from the last several days
kentucky_rose zone 6
last year
Impressive. All of your pictures look professional. I like your concept of holding the bouquets, too!
Echo_Texas_zone9a
Original Author
last year
Thank you so much! I’m just out here wingin’ it :) with roses and photos!
Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
last year
Echo, for just ” winging it ” you are doing great! Beautiful roses and wonderful photography of your vinyettes. You have a great eye!
mmmm12COzone5
last year
Great pics! I love taking pics like that, to remember the season, but mine aren't nearly as well done as yours.