“Don’t forget to stop and smell the roses.”
~ Walter Hagen
Red and White
Yellows
Look at Me!
“Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.”
~ John Lennon
Red Rose
Sweaty Betty
Hot Pink
Rosebud
“Where you tend a rose my lad, a thistle cannot grow.”
~ Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Blush of Pink
Hot Stuff
Pretty in Pink
Mellow Yellow
“Love is a rose, but you’d better not pick it, only grows when it’s on the vine. Handful of thorns and you know you’ve missed it. Lose your love when you say the word mine.”
~Linda Ronstadt
Jane Lurie Photography 
Perfect quote to go along with the photos ☺️🙂
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You’ve captured the beauty of the first blooms so beautifully, Jane. I especially like the ones with the water droplets!
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Thank you, Susan. I’ve really enjoyed photographing in the local gardens here. And there sure are a lot of Roses! 🌹😃
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Nice
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Thanks, Jonathan. 🌹
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Lovely pictures 🌹🌹😍
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I love roses 🌹 amazing photography and quotes!
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Thanks so much, RJ! Happy you enjoyed the photos and quotes. 🌹😄
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Nice
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Thank you, Ayi. 😊🌹
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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
These photos are pretty,
Kudos to you!
Beautiful subjects, lighting and captures!
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Roses are red, Violets are blue, Many thanks to a fine photog, Who is a poet, too!
🌹😊🌹
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Each rose more perfect than the next. Lovely.
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Thanks very much, pfiddlergal. Glad you stopped by. 🌹😊
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Beautiful pic.
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Thank you, Vermavkv. 🌹
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You are welcome.
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roses are indeed photogenic!
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They are great posers. Thanks, Andy! 🌹😊
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Beautiful flowers
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Thanks so much for stopping by, Nerja. 🌹😊
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So lovely! My roses have started blooming in the yard this week 😍🌹 My son and I stop to smell them everyday now!
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Thanks so much, Janice. You really do stop and smell the roses! 🙂
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Read mine too motivational thoughts and poetry
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Beautiful series of flower images Jane! Enjoyed seeing them!
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Thanks so much, Reed! 🙂
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You did yourself proud, Jane. These are real enough to make me sniff the air, looking for that lovely scent. 🙂
(I like that Lennon quote, too!)
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Hi Lynn, Funny, I was just going to head over to visit. 🙂 I’m embracing the gardens and the roses were blooming everywhere here. Fun to photograph different varieties and the names are wonderful (the opener is the Coretta Scott King). Thanks so much- happy you enjoyed these. 🌹🤗
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Yes, the names are interesting…and the way some have very little scent, some have fruity scents, and on and on….
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“Mignonne, allons voir si la rose
“qui ce matin avait déclose…”
(Ronsard)
Nice roses you put together jane. Any single rose always reminds me of this old, old poem.
Take care
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Thanks so much, Brian. I just read the English translation and I’m guessing it is ore beautiful in French! Happy you were inspired. 🌹❤️
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It is one of the oldest poems in French. Before that the language was very different and almost impossible to understand now. Ronsard was one of many Poets of the French Renaissance… Glad you liked it.
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Lovely collection of roses!
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Happy you enjoyed these, Rabirius. Thanks! 🌹😊
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I love rose! That Mellow Yellow photo is GORGEOUS 😍 enchanting! And I love the John Lennon quote, so so beautiful. Thank you for sharing ❤️
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Hi Exploring, I appreciate you stopping by and I’m pleased you enjoyed the photos, especially Mellow Yellow, and quote. Thank you so much. 🌹❤️
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Wow!!
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Thanks very much, Jessica. 🌹😊
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Beautiful !🤍
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Thank you, Dior Dior. 🙂
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Love the roses, Jane xx
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Thanks very much, David! 🌹😊
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Lovely roses, Jane and I can smell them all from here 😉
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Thanks, Terri. They can be intense at times. Glad you enjoyed this collection. 🌹😊
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Oh, these are just fabulous! No picking of favourites for me today, I love them all!
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Thanks so much, Sarah! From one flower lover to another. 🌹😀
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What a nice rose collection.
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Thanks so much, David. 🌹😊
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Jane these are absolutely magnificent shots. I can’t even choose a favorite, they are all just beautiful. (maybe the first image is my favorite 🙂 )
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Hi Sylvia, So glad you enjoyed these. I have quite a collection- lots of gardens to admire in California. Thank you very much! 🌹😊
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Plz share some tips for clicking pictures like this.
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Shoot what you love and enjoy it, Arnab.😀
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A fabulous collection. I love your choice of displaying a range of colors. Sweet Betty was my favorite photo.
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Thanks, Frank. With all the gardens in SoCal, flower portraits have risen to the top of the list. Glad you enjoyed them–especially Sweaty Betty. 🙂
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Great collection, Jane. My neighbor grows several roses and just yesterday by coincidence to your post I asked permission to photograph them.. Images to come soon.
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Hi Steve, They are a fun challenge, aren’t they? Hope these gave you inspiration and I look forward to your images. Thanks so much. 🌹
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Such beautiful roses, Jane! And I love the quotes. The red rosebud in the middle may be my favorite! ❤
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Thanks so much, Lisa. And glad you like the quotes, too. That rosebud is a fave, happy that spoke to you! 🌹😊
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Beautiful set, Jane! Were these at the Huntington?
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Thanks, Eliza. Means a lot coming from your gardener’s eye. A combination of Huntington and Descanso in LA and Filoli near SF. Glad you enjoyed them! 🌹❤️
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Lovely photos of this beautiful flower. Roses are always crowd pleasers and it is rite of summer to see them bloom. (Suzanne)
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Thanks, Suzanne. And so many colors and varieties. Such fun to photograph. Happy you enjoyed these.🌹😊
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Stunning and pensive portraits, Jane. I posted a rose photo recently too. Whilst roses are not my favourite flower, they are amazingly beautiful in structure and colour.
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Thanks so much, Amanda. There are so many rose gardens here, I’ve become smitten with their showy varieties. Agree, there are many other beautiful types of flowers to photograph. 😊🌹
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You rose to the challenge.
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Haha, Steve. Indeed I have. Thanks! 🌹😀
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Your lovely photos do them all justice. Thanks for giving us a moment to smell the roses – even though visually!
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Thanks very much, Carol. Although not the “Rose City”, Pasadena is known for its roses (the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl). I’ve really enjoyed photographing them. 🌹😊
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All beautiful, Jane, but I always hope the rose also has a scent. So many now are hybrids and look lovely but have no rose scent.
janet
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Thank you, Janet. Yes, some have a strong scent but I admit, I’m more busy photographing than smelling. Didn’t know that about the hybrids.😀🌹
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Wonderful images, Jane. Roses really are so beautiful. Love the quotes too. 😍
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Thanks so much, Sylvia. They are everywhere in Pasadena, of course, and I’ve become enamored with photographing them. 🌹😊
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Perfect photography Jane, I almost can smell the wonderful roses.
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Thank you, Rudi. What a great compliment. 🌹😊
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Magnificent… just beautiful… each of them
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Thanks so much, Linda. So glad you enjoyed these blooms. 🌹❤️
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Great presentation of roses’ first bloom. Thanks !
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Thanks, Bruce. Happy to bring some springtime blooms your way! 🌹😃
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👌👌👌📷🌹
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Thanks, Mic. 🌹😊
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beauty shots Jane! I haven’t taken any shots of flowers in years.
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Thanks so much, Wayne. I know, it’s so different compared to landscape photography. A fun challenge. Appreciate your visit! 🌹😀
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So beautiful colors, and nice quotes! 🙂
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Thank you, Chaymaa. Happy you enjoyed these. 🌹
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Wow, Jane, these photos are so beautiful! I really admire your photo skills, happy Sunday!
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Thanks so much, John. Stop and smell the roses today! 🌹
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