I thought we could all do with a little sunshine today.
We are often warned not to ascribe human characteristics to animals – although it is clear to anyone who spends time with animals that they share at least some of the characteristics and emotions we reserve for ourselves.
How much worse must it be to ascribe them to flowers? Yet I find it so tempting. The neat rose has a calm, self-satisfied look as if everything is going to plan. Ending its days in an arrangement in a floristry marquee is right and proper.
The ruffled rose, which was a few rows away in the same marquee, had been taken by surprise, woken up from happy dreams of sun-drenched fields and dragged out to an event. Given a day or so and plenty of water it might have regained its composure.
Susan Rushton 
Fine sentiments, Susan. Strangely enough I have just photographed some yellow begonias which I will post tonight
The begonias were as bold as the roses.
I love it! You will find no complaint from me about attributing human qualities to flowers. Or to inanimate objects. 😉
No, I feel on safe ground with you!
Beautiful photos of this rose 😀
Thanks, Cee.
Lovely.
Thanks!
Gorgeous
Thanks, Sheree.
You’re welcome
Ever so lovely Susan 🙂
Thanks, Brian.
I don’t find the rose to be ruffled. More spreading its skirts, satisfied to look so fine in its best party frock.
Getting ready for the flower version of Strictly, you’d say?
Definitely!
Whatever trait you ascribe to it, that is one perfect rose, perfectly photographed! I love the slight ruffles on the petals’ edges.
Thank you. I like the ruffles too.
I’m not a fan of yellow, but I have to admit your 2 yellow roses are gorgeous.
I have met several people who were really keen on yellow roses, including Ian Lavender who played Pike on Dad’s Army. I don’t know if that was shown over there.
I see nothing wrong with ascribing human traits to flowers, since I sometimes do that too. 🙂 And yes, the second rose did seem to have been ruffled a bit by something.
That’s very reassuring.
These sunny roses are so beautiful that they would lift anyone’s day! 🙂
I’m glad you feel it too.
Do you mean to say that not everyone sees humans in plants? I totally agree that that first rose is perfectly placid, one might even say smug, but that poor second rose has been utterly stunned. I hope it recovered. I do love yellow, and these demonstrate what yellow can do. What beauties!
I don’t think we have the primacy we claim, so some of what we see as humanity may be plantity, if we did but know it.
Plantity! Of course! Well said!