Backyard Lessons

To my friends,
As I was taking pictures of the roses in my backyard, I learned a few things from them :)

Anticipation

Hope

Despair

Pain

The last photo was titled Pain partially because I pricked myself on it :P and partially because it reminded me of everything painful I have ever gone through :)

However, in spite of the pain of the picture, I have seen this bush for many years. Every year, at the end of the winter, we chop all the excess branches off, leaving nothing but the thorns, and by the end of the spring, it is blooming with beautiful roses. There may be a time of pain, but beauty comes in the end!

With love,

Marilla