Update about blogCa

I-40 picked up the old Rte. 66 somewhere along the way, maybe Little Rock, maybe Oklahoma City. But it is the 100th anniversary of Rte 66 so I enjoyed thinking about my parents driving on part Of it in. St. Louis at least. Here we continued from Santa Rosita to Gallup NM, then left both highways to go north to CO.

Sunday, September 12, 2021

By any other name...

 

At a drive-through. since nobody was behind me, I took a moment to get where I could stop and smell the roses. Also known as take a photo or two with the phone.


But these modern roses never have any scent, anyway. They are sweet anyway.


Today's quotes:

President Obama said, "Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11."


When we dumb ourselves down, we sell ourselves short and lose an opportunity to shed light where it is needed.

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  1. eileeninmdSeptember 12, 2021 at 5:34 AM

    Hello,
    The roses are pretty, I wonder why they do not have a scent. Great Obama quote, there was a spirit of unity after 9/11.
    Have a great day and happy new week!

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    1. Barbara RogersSeptember 12, 2021 at 5:38 PM

      Being hardy enough to live through various rose diseases probably meant the biologists making decisions about newer roses didn't include the scent. So almost all newer roses don't have scent. Getting heirloom roses means a better chance at scents...or so I've been told.

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  2. TomSeptember 12, 2021 at 8:30 AM

    ...today's roses were bred for disease resistance.

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  3. AnvilcloudSeptember 12, 2021 at 9:17 AM

    I hope you have a rosy Sunday.

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2021 at 9:58 AM

    Red roses and blue skies, a beautiful combination.

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    1. Barbara RogersSeptember 12, 2021 at 5:39 PM

      And back into the 80s...so it's good to hide inside during the heat of the day.

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  5. Vicki LaneSeptember 12, 2021 at 10:47 AM

    Lovely roses!

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  6. jennyfrecklesSeptember 12, 2021 at 3:31 PM

    There is a sinuous hedge of pink roses in my local park and I noticed yesterday that they DO have the most delicious scent.

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    1. Barbara RogersSeptember 12, 2021 at 5:40 PM

      Oh that's great...they must be heirloom roses. I think at one point in my lifetime I found climbing roses still had great scents.

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  7. BillSeptember 12, 2021 at 3:32 PM

    Beautiful roses! Have a wonderful day.

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  8. William KendallSeptember 12, 2021 at 5:34 PM

    They're very pretty.

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