These days, I’m not sure “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is true. Many of today’s hybrid roses have no scent at all, something that brings me much sadness. It’s true that they’re still beautiful, but appealing to only one sense is not nearly as wonderful as touching both sight and smell.
Although you can’t smell these French roses, (I haven’t figured out how to add smell to my posts, yet), I hope you enjoy the sight of them.
It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.
~Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy-Tacy and Tib
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.
~Alphonse Karr, A Tour Round My Garden
It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.
~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
Lovely photos Janet; and I like the quotes too. It makes me sad as well that so many roses are unscented, but it does make finding a perfumed one so much more enjoyable!
That’s true, Su. And they’re beautiful even without the scent.
🙂 Soooo pretty!
Have a very HAPPY Friday 🙂
Thanks, Claudia. You, too.
janet
Beautiful roses!!
Thanks, Aletta. Have a great weekend.
janet
These are beautiful roses! I know what you mean about smell and roses. On my walks I’ve been stopping to smell the roses, and very few have had any scent. It is sad, but I love those with scent all the more! 🙂 Have a wonderful week-end!
Beauty is great; beauty and a lovely aroma is even better. The only exception to that rule that I can think of is those women who wear so much perfume that it knocks you dead at 60 paces!!
Have a great weekend, too.
janet
I love your linking of images with prose and poetry-Thank you!
My pleasure. I enjoy finding quotes to go with my photos, so I’m happy you enjoyed the result.
janet
You do a beautiful job Janet.
Aww, thanks. 🙂
Beautiful. There’s something about experiencing roses that never leaves you – their wonderful smell imprint deep and is quick for recall
That’s why I’m sad that so many roses these days don’t have a scent. But they’re beautiful anyway.
janet
Beautiful photos and I like that you added the “Little Prince” quote.
Thanks, Dan. I love the ease of finding quotes using the internet. 🙂 Happy Friday.
janet
Lovely…and I love The Little Prince as well.
Thanks, A-C. Have a lovely weekend.
janet
They are lovely and I’m imagining the sweet scent – especially the 2nd one. It’s really a shame that roses rarely have any scent now. It’s a loss.
I know, Joanne. It’s such a joy now to find a rose that has a scent.
janet
Lovely trio of roses and quotes 😀 I LOVE The Little Prince!
I hadn’t noticed that about the hybrids. I’m not much a rose person, and I guess my rosebush is not hybrid, cause it’s fragrant. I think that’s half of what makes it so beautiful — proving your theory.
Glad you have an aromatic rose (which sounds much better than a smelly rose!) That’s the best kind. Happy weekend.
janet
A wonderful dose of rose here, Janet, most agreeable.
I’m glad you enjoyed them, Jet. Have a wonderful weekend.
Gorgeous close ups!
Thanks! I’m happy you liked them.
janet
That pale, pretty is my favourite, Janet. Yesterday we had deep carmine petals from one end of the garden to the other, after a few days of relentless rain, but their recovery rate is wonderful. I’m just waiting for the sun to get high enough in the sky so I can go and sit out there and admire. 🙂 🙂
What beautiful roses! My grandfather used to have miniature roses, but they didn’t like our soil and they also succumbed to Japanese beetles. Your roses are lovely, and I can almost smell them through the monitor!
When roses have a scent, it’s just wonderful, Marian. I’m so glad you enjoyed these.
janet