Travel is a wondrous activity, isn’t it? Days are richly rewarding with new sights and sounds and smells of astonishingly beautiful locations. We are fortunate to visit many such places and do our best to capture them visually for others to experience.
But to me the ultimate luxury is stepping out on a perfect summer’s morning to our own garden and cutting a bouquet, or two, or three, of roses that I’ve planted and nurtured and managed to keep blooming in spite of the vagaries of weather and schedules.
Better than jewels and velvets and crystals.
A few impromptu arrangements photographed in the late evening this week. Mostly David Austin English roses, with some Queen Elizabeth grandiflora as well. Such simple things to bring so much pleasure.
The darling sea urchin shaped pottery pieces by my very talented friend Paulette, who I was lucky to meet up with in Laguna Beach in May.
I’m so pleased you enjoyed the snippet of Paris photos! Dare I say there will be more to come?
And soon I’ll be away again, as some of you know already. But I will let you know when and where before I’m off.
Thank you for generously visiting, commenting and just generally being in my life, dear friends. I do so appreciate it.
xo – g
Glorious, G! You have made me sigh more than any man ever has!
Your photos are like paintings. Just stunning! I love the pottery dishes. They are so sweet with the beautiful roses. Enjoy your holidays!
Pamela
Those photos are absolutely breathtaking and touch me heart and soul. I would love to know what you know to make these wonderful, magical, peaceful photos.
Thank you so much for the beauty and inspiration you share here on your lovely blog.
FlowerLady
Gorgeous photos! Those flowers are just so beautiful!
Gorgeous pictures Georgianna of the most beautiful roses.
Still, I would love to just pack everything again and leave tomorrow to some far away place, away from here… one week just wasn't enough… I don't have that feeling of 'glad to be home again'… I only wish I could go traveling again, exploring and visiting unknown places and cities and countries and… Guess that's just me… ;-)
Bye,
Marian
your roses are amazing, we have too many bugs and we rarely have perfect and blemish free roses. i love the vignette and your beautiful display pieces.
hope you are going somewhere amazing!!!
hugs, cindy
You've done beautifully with your garden – especially since you've been traveling so much and with the weather!!! The pics are exquisite!!!
ooooop, forgot in my post above to wish you safe travels – and much love – great to catch up with you the other night!! hugs – t.
And these are from your own garden?! Wow! I'd love to visit :-) You know, your pictures are exactly what I need right now – they're (that's a compliment) pure, beautiful escapism from the harsh reality of the world. Thank you xo
My dear sweet G, how I missed coming around to see such gorgeous display of beauty!…Your photos are like paintings. Just stunning!
hugs
lila
oh, for the love of bloomin roses!! so beautiful, g! the gardens here in the south are wilted by the heat (and lack of rain), so to see your glorious flowers and of course your beautiful treatment of them…is truely a treat. i have totally enjoyed painting from your giverney images and will be sharing them soon (if i am brave). i hope your next trip is a good one, but how can it compare to france??
thanks for the beauty you share,
erin
xxoo
Beautiful soft pretty roses and those little sea urchin pieces are ever so sweet. I can imagine the perfume of these David Austin roses.
Just exquisite!
xx
I am at a loss for words here Georgianna!
Your roses are just gorgeous, and the way you compose and photograph them (and everything else!!) is truly perfection.
I hope you have had a beautiful weekend.
Your roses and photos are like a soul feast, G! I feel so peaceful after seeing them. Thanks so much for sharing this incredible beauty with us!
Mon Ami,
Your pictures today are just luscious – they look good enough to eat. I would love to post one of them on my blog if I may — of course credit to you.
It is lovely to travel – so true. But to come home and enjoy your own surroundings is even better. Because of the winter here I am wanting to escape again but my son has nailed my feet to the ground and told me i am not allowed.
I am listening and quietening my heart. It does have a tendency to race at the next adventure.
Enjoy yours and yes one day together.
Blessings. x Suzi
hope you are coming here this time!!!
Your roses and images are the most beautiful ever dear Georgianna.
I would like to ask your permission to use in my next post one of the Monet´s images you posted making the proper link to your blog, is it possible my dear??
muchos cariños
these roses are just
gorgeous!
Those roses are so so gorgeous! Oh I would love to stroll through your garden and smell the heavenly scents!
Stunning pictures G, love the soft textures. I hope you have a fabulous time away. Take care my friend, hugs Jen xox
These are exquisite G!! Just when I think I've seen the most beautiful floral image ever from you, I see a new and prettier one!
You continually amaze me:)
Have a wonderful time on your trip!
Oh so beautiful!
Your photos really are breathtaking.. I can just imagine how wonderful those must smell..
I do hope you had a lovely weekend.
Hugs, Linda
Dear Georgianna,
Your roses are absolutely gorgeous, love the different shades and colours. I can also imagine the heavenly fragrance, around your home.
David Austin old fashioned roses, are my favourites. Many thanks for visiting me.
Happy week
Hugs
Carolyn
Hi Georgianna
What absolutely beautiful photos…so dream-like! I love the combination of such soft pastel tones.
Rona
Good morning Georgianna,
It is always such a delight to visit here! The vision and sensibility that you bring to your work sets you apart in a marvelous way! Love the romantic feel and beauty of these captures! And roses, my all time favorite flower and our daughter's middle name:) Also, Paulette's pottery is the perfect addition to your arrangements.
Happy week to you!
Anna
Absolutely stunning photographs! The colours are gorgeous.
Your roses are gorgeous G.!! Love the sea urchin pottery … it's so unique! xo
Such delight this morning to see your beautiful roses, so beautifully displayed. So soft and ethereal–must be difficult to leave your garden behind this time of year to travel….
My goodness what an abundance of beautiful roses you have to be able to pick so many. I am rarely able to pick them here as they just do not last once picked.
Beautiful presentation. You really have a mighty talent!
So lovely, beautiful pictures. Love the roses, I can almost smell them :D!
I am always amazed when I see your photos. You capture a rose's beauty in a way that is beyond magical!
Oh, I wish I knew how you always manage to capture such beauty. Your photos are gorgeous. I love the soft colors and the textures, they almost look like paintings.
xo Tricia
Hi Georgianna,
I have no words good enough to describe these beautiful photos!
Thank you for sharing them.
Carolyn
p.s. have a wonderful trip!
"Better than jewels and velvets and crystals."
Oh yes! Someday, I will have a deer fence, and grow roses… :)
Thank you so much, dear g, for sending a little of your beautiful garden my way! xoxo
No pressure — but we expect more amazing photos when you get back from wherever you're going :) Bon voyage! xo
And I appreciate coming here and viewing this radiant beauty. Were you a stylist in another life? The gift you have of arranging things is beautiful. And I adore those little sea urchin pots of Paulette's! I went to her etsy site but alas, there were none.
I love your roses! can almost smell them :-) and your pictures are amazing!!
Yolanda
just so beautiful…unfortunatly we haven´t at the moment a garden of our own, but this morning i drove to a field where you could cut your own flowers…for a little money…we have some of these fields in southgermany…and its so great…i pick up some dahlias and sunflowers…so there isn´t something better for start a wedensday morning…;)…wish you a wonderful time on the road and i´m exciting of all your magical adventures…take care, dear friend…cheers and hugs…i…
Georgianna, your roses are absolutely gorgeous and the colours are so beautiful. It must be the perfect way to start the day. Travelling is much fun but coming home is always nice…
Take care and safe travelling! xx
Absolutely breathtaking Georgianna!!! Love the pastel colours, love the arrangements and of course love LOVE love the roses. Just a fantastic post. You spoil us! :D
You are so fortunate to travel – but then we are so fortunate that you do, because you capture your travels so beautifully for us to see when you do! And these roses – they are gorgeous! It must feel wonderful to have so much exquisite beauty surround you at home. I hereby call it – poetic pretty! xo
Absolutely gorgeous!
They are so beautiful! The most beautiful flowers, and roses especially, are the ones from your own garden. :)
Ada
seriously, SO dreamy g!! love the pinks and yellows!!
So much beauty in one blog. Magical and surreal.
I love these images. Your really spoiling me.
Have a wonderful time.
xo
The roses are beautiful! Roses in Malaysia have never looked that gorgeous, really.
I hope you have a safe flight, G! I'm sure you'll have heaps of fun. Travelling's always exciting. Love! x
Gorgeous photos… Lovely flowers… Love your polka dotted pots in soft pinks and blues…
These roses look amazing; I can smell them :) I love to look at soft, muted photos but I never see them as fabul ous as I see them here. You really know how to take my breath away. And the pottery is a piece of heaven; love it just as much as the roses ( if i may say so…)
Stunning; as usual…!!
And yes; I would loe to see more pictures of Paris :)
Oh my gosh… I wish my garden would produce roses like that! Do you have some secrets about caring for roses you could share? :)
::Jill
OMGosh! These are exquisite and you capture them beautifully. Thanks so much my sweet friend for sharing your beautiful garden and photos with us. ♥
Hi , my dear G! Oh, it seems thousands of years I haven't visited and I missed the beauty you are sharing very much. And I can see I really missed a lot! Ok, now am ready to catching up with time ;)
Your roses are luxurious!!
Your roses sweeten the world… I look forward to changing the months of my calendar and thinking of how special you make the world. I am glad in it. Blessings to you, friend.
lovely pics of the flowers!!!!!
I have no idea where I've been, just came over from Maria Cecelia's Casa Dulce Hogar…. OMG!
Soo pretty and the picture of the rose tree on her blog….. Stunning…. I see from the comments some of my blog friends already are here… I am a late BLOOMER!!!!!Loved the pictures of Paris…… Maryanne ;)
Dearest sweet g, these roses from your garden are just soo beautiful! I really love that gorgeous pink vase with white dots. :) These photos are stunning and so sweet! They made me smile! Have a lovely merry happy sunday and love to you!
Hi G
Beautiful roses. I don't need to grow them when I can enjoy yours and imagine the sweet scent of the Austins.
Have a great trip and I look forward to seeing your travels.
Judith
flower photos are simply gorgeous!!! David Austin roses are my favorite, especially the brown ones…breathtaking. Hope you have a most wonderful trip.
Oh, G!! I have missed you so MUCH! I’ve been a blogging slacker lately. Jeffrey and Sloane were gone for two weeks and I found myself completely absorbed by house projects; an unintentional blog break. Now we're on a long, long road trip. We’re in Arizona now and I have a bit of time on the computer – finally! I was having withdrawls from being away from my blogger buddies so long, I tell you. And withdrawls from being away from your particular brand of gorgeous. I hope your summer continues to be as wonderful as it sounds here. Love to you.
Oh..Your photos are like paintings dear Georgianna…absolutely stunning!
ave a great week!
Monica
Oh my goodness, your roses simply make me swoon! Gorgeous! I imagine their scent is heavenly! Thank you for sharing your glorious photos.
Blessings,
Sandi
I'm fairly new to the blog world and even newer to commenting but I just couldn't keep quiet. You're photography is absolutely sublime! These roses make my heart swoon and sigh all at the same time –all from joy of course. What a gift you have to move people with your images. Thank you for the inspiration!
Hi G! It seems that everybody is on holidays… Here it’s true, but someone has to stay… ;)
Wonderful roses…
Blogtrotter Two is preparing to leave St. Florent. Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend!!
Beautiful!
Gorgeous photos!I love your blog and your photoes every time!
Thank you very much!
Naty
wow! I just found your blog through Pinterest and I'm so glad! You are amazing! Christie