The good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished, but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.

~ Seneca

The Nevada blooms in these images are definitely in prosperity mode, but as I write, dust, two phases of growth, hot-cold weather, and spider mites have kicked her into the calamity club.

Yes I said spider mites, and I'm also the one who recently said in a huge bug post that I've never had to deal with them.  Well I do now, and on more than one rose. For the past two days I've been in furious hard-spraying mode, with water.

I happened to spray them both days in the late afternoon, and each morning, they greeted me with a chorus of gratitude. I swear I could feel and almost hear it. Do you know what I mean ? ? And some of them seemed to grow overnight.

Roses take adversity in stride–– don't worry, be happy seems to be their mantra.

I had to include this image that I cropped the bud from. Tell me, don't you think the bloom in the background is looking out for the buds urging them on ?  Go ahead, call me corny-- and have a lovely Saturday and Sunday.

 

July 10, 2010