Yep, you read that right… November roses…

Portland, Oregon is known as The Rose City. I don’t live in Portland, but do live in Oregon. We usually have rain nine months out of the year. I HATE our near-constant overcast rainy season (October-June). I am not a vampire and like the blue sunny skies. I complained several times last spring about Mother Nature, see my weather posts.

It’s like that again. 😥

But today, I smiled (and then wanted to cry). I looked up and saw my roses had a few new buds and some open blossoms… this made me smile…

…then when I walked over and looked closer… I saw aphids! UGH! I HATE HATE HATE them!! 👿

So, please ignore any of the little buggers you see in this pictures… I didn’t want to mess with them. I haven’t edited color or adjusted levels…

Just wanted to share my November roses…

Wishing you a bit of sunshine on this dreary day (in Oregon)…