"Observe this dew-drenched rose of Tyrian gardens
A rose today.  But you will ask in vain
Tomorrow what it is; and yesterday
It was the dust, the sunshine, and the rains."
-  Christina Rosetti

The Rose project is in progress. Roses are photographed alive on the bush in Houston gardens, and elsewhere, spring though winter, using 100mm macro lens with ring flash and/or mixed natural light. Adding new species...

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