Picture of the day - September 28, 2007

Raindrops on a rose blossom

Now that fall is upon us, most of the roses in our back yard have dried up and withered away. But a couple of blossoms are still alive and well, apparently defying the change of seasons by holding out until the first really hard frost turns the lawn and everything in it silvery white. Roses are among the most beautiful flowers on the planet, and I'm very happy that these particular blossoms have decided to hang around for a while! Our neck of the woods received a very welcome rain last night, and while I was out walking the dog yesterday morning I noticed that our pair of stubborn rose blossoms were absolutely covered with raindrops. When the task at hand was finished, I grabbed my camera and ran outside to take a few pictures before the sun began to dry everything off - and the result is today's picture. Here in the Appalachians, the arrival of fall usually means that the hills and forests will soon be set ablaze as the leaves turn various shades of red, orange and purple, but this year the "forecast" is for a fairly blah "leaf-peeping" season. I hope that forecast is wrong, but even if it isn't, Cheria and I will still have a couple of very pretty rose blossoms to look at from time to time...at least until Jack Frost comes along and sends them to that great rose garden in the sky!   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"