The Month of Roses

Down by the lake in Ouchy, there's a really lovely rose garden

with mostly climbing roses.

I really liked these single blooms.

Lovely layers of petals in this one.

Such a beautiful rich orange colour and petals full of curves

Another rose from the same plant but with a touch more pink in the petals.

The colour changes as the flowers mature.

Pretty in yellow and perfumed too.

Cascading pink roses with a little visitor in the central flower.

A touch of apricot against the blue sky.

Very bright pink in a shady spot with filtered sunlight.

I do love this colour in a rose which is a lovely soft orange.

Yellow tinged with pink taken in my neighbourhood

The single roses have their charm like this delicate yellow one

and another in pink with a visiting insect.

One of my favourites so far because of all those marvellous petals.

One day, we took a short train trip to the lakeside town of Montreux

There were still some rhododendrons blooming.

One of the steamboats was passing and I know that I'll soon be tempted to take a little cruise.

I've put up a photo of this modern hanging art before, but I love framing part of the

landscape in the circle!

A swan couple were obviously intent on becoming a couple.

as they swam back and forth and around in circles in an aquatic dance.

A sailing boat with the well-known Dents-du-Midi mountain chain in the distance.

The steamboat and the mountains on the French side of the lake.

We had a delicious lunch on an outside terrace overlooking the lake.

The yellow parasols were most welcome on a hot day.

I've been adding rows to the Birthday Rainbow Blanket.

Last time I showed the nine central squares, 

this photo shows the second row and the start of the third row of smaller granny squares.

Now a few rounds of border in something called a 'block stitch'

Here it is almost finished with just a couple of rounds more to go.

I hope that you like roses as much as I do!

I've shown so many here as this blog is also for me to look back on

and remember all the wonderful things I see each month of the year.

Bee Happy!

With a joyful music clip to listen to.

Just click on the words below:

"Don't worry, be happy."

"Here's a little song I wrote

You might want to sing it note for note

Don't worry, be happy

In every life we have some trouble

But when you worry, you make it double

Don't worry, be happy

Don't worry, be happy now!"

written by Bobby McFerrin, American folk and jazz artist.

On this joyful note, I wish you a beautiful month of June.

It's getting pretty hot here - around 30C at the hottest time of the day.

The best time for walks is in the early mornings and after supper when the day has cooled off.