Underneath My Cottage Stairs...

are some of the Lord's loveliest creations


3 months ago, I planted a second rose bush to keep company with my first bush


these are the first roses my newest bush has put out


they first bud in deeper pink...


and as they bloom...


the deeper pink fades to a paler shade...
and the roses become dressed in soft pink petals...
as if ready for the flower show ball


lovely in their young state...


the pale pink fading...


aging with beautiful grace...
as they become a creamy white...
before they drop their pretty petals...
one by one

let me leave you with a creature just as lovely...
a sweet dove who let me come so close...
I could reach out and touch her...if I had dared
isn't she gorgeous?!


May your day, or night be graced with the loveliness of our Lord Jesus Christ.