It’s snowing outside right now in Sammamish, Washington. It’s still winter. It’s still February. I’m tired of cold fingers and wet feet. I need a little bit of summer. Remember the sun? Remember the smell of freshly cut grass? Remember the warm breeze against your skin? Remember t-shirts without three extra layers? Remember bright sunlight? Remember sweating? Remember fresh tomatoes? Remember the roses? What do you miss about summer?
Sheer Magic
Hot Cocoa
Gene Boerner
About Face
Julia Child Rose
Cinco de Mayo
Double Delight?
Europeana
Eureka
Iceberg Rose
Pink Favorite
Pretty Lady
Rainyleaf 
Today I started remembering, with the smell of earth and the first crocus peeping through!
I miss the smell of flowers, the song of birds and bees and the veg garden!
I love all those roses except Iceberg. They are commonly used by unimaginative garden decorators, symmetrically placed with a few box hedges. But all the others are divine. I lived in England for a while and couldn’t wait for the days to become longer and lighter. It was the light I missed the most. But in Australia you can mostly garden all the year round, except in summer you have to be careful about planting and moving things because they tend to die if it’s very hot.
Hi Catmint, Yes, when I moved to Washington from California it seemed so dark up here in the North, now after 8 years I’m used to it. How hot does it get in the summer for you?
Thanks for these summer memories – I really need them too! You have some lovely roses.
We did get sun today, but it started off at 26 F….Brrrr! Most of the roses above I photographed at the Woodland Park Rose Garden in Seattle. Only one is mine, can you guess which one?