A rose has never been my favorite flower.  When all my friends would hope for a dozen roses on Valentine’s Day, I was wishing for an arrangement of many different varieties of flowers – all white.  Or, a single variety of something unique or exotic.

So, when a friend suggested I visit the rose garden in bloom at Boothe Memorial Park in Stratford, the idea of making the trip was met by me with lukewarm enthusiasm.  Not one to dismiss new experiences, I decided to surrender a little bit of my time to the roses in bloom.  

Today’s Friday field trip is a visit to this rose garden.  And, with hundreds of different types of roses represented, it was really hard to edit my photos to just a few representations.   The weather had been very rainy and I was lucky to time my visit between a series of rainfalls.  I thought the weather actually added character to the photos, although an excursion like this really makes me yearn for a good camera.  (hint, hint Santa!)

Enjoy our little stroll through the garden…

And yes, I did change my mind a little on the roses…still not my favorite, but I definitely have a new respect for them after this experience…hard not to, right?

I hope you enjoyed sharing the Boothe Memorial Park rose garden with me.  We even happened upon a lovely volunteer caretaker during our trip :)

I will be posting more photos from the Boothe Memorial Park rose garden on my Facebook page in the coming days…please ‘like’ my page if you haven’t already and please feel free to share any rose experiences!  Also, please feel free to ‘pin’ any photos you like :)

Have a wonderful weekend.  Thanks so much for visiting.

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

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