Sonny offered: >>Thanks Ted, sometimes I do that, in fact I carry a Swiss Army Knife with >>scissors to do minor surgery. It just seemed to me that the battered, dead blooms were part of the story here, along with the mostly unfocused buds about to produce new blooms. Thanks so much for your comment.<<<< Hi Sonny, Of course! Helps tell the "survival image much better!" I must keep that in mind as our weather does whatever later this fall. Thanks, cheers, ted ----- Original Message ----- From: Sonny Carter To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 8:33 AM Subject: Re: Friday Flowers SonC On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:34 AM, <tedgrant@xxxxxxx> wrote: Sonny Carter SHOWED: Subject: Friday Flowers SonC The durability of the knockout Rose always amazes me. This bush is quite exposed, and caught a lot of wind and heavy rain last weekend as the soft side of Isaac passed us. I thought I'd share it with you today. If you click the image you can see it larger. http://sonc.com/look/?p=2280 <<<< Hi Sonny, An interesting survival given the size of the storm. A very minor thought? Although you're illustrating it's survivability in hardiness, certainly after the weather conditions. When I do a quiet moment of flower photos for R&R. I have small pair of garden shears handy and usually nip off the dead foliage or shall we say a touch of tidying the look. Certainly in this case where there're still many full flowers looking good. A minor suggestion. cheers, ted Thanks Ted, sometimes I do that, in fact I carry a Swiss Army Knife with scissors to do minor surgery. It just seemed to me that the battered, dead blooms were part of the story here, along with the mostly unfocused buds about to produce new blooms. Thanks so much for your comment. -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA