Althouse: An intensely loved rose.

August 8, 2023

An intensely loved rose.

Video by Meade. It's a rugosa rose.

18 comments:

Big Mike said...: If the bees love it it probably reflects a lot of light in the UV spectrum.; 8/8/23, 9:45 AM
Inga said...: Ooops, already occupied. I’ve heard bees take naps in flowers.; 8/8/23, 9:48 AM
TaeJohnDo said...: Rosa moecha.; 8/8/23, 10:15 AM
michaele said...: That's a very private and cozy spot for the bumbles to do their thing.It's very grounding and sanity producing to see nature in action.; 8/8/23, 10:21 AM
Wince said...: When the dog eviscerates, and the bee... pistillates?; 8/8/23, 10:48 AM
Smilin' Jack said...: The bee inside was struggling desperately to get out. Probably the early evolution of the Venus flytrap looked like that.; 8/8/23, 11:05 AM
TickTock said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8/8/23, 12:37 PM
Rocco said...: Wince said...
“When the dog eviscerates, and the bee... pistillates?”

I misread that as “bee Pilates” and was imagining all the bees wearing little 6 legged yoga pants.; 8/8/23, 1:11 PM
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KellyM said...: I have two rosa rugosa in my back garden. The bees absolutely adore them, and their fragrance is intense. They're hardy and easily deal with sea spray and fog conditions. They're also known as beach roses and in the fall will produce excellent rose hips which can be used to make jelly. I've found that they respond well to a good pruning halfway through the summer, so as to encourage new growth and another round of blooms. And now with the Amaryllis Bella Donna coming into flower, it's serious pink on pink action.; 8/8/23, 4:17 PM
Buckwheathikes said...: The hell.

I need a cigarette after that buzzing.; 8/8/23, 4:51 PM
Fred Drinkwater said...: Meade...voyeur? For shame, sirrah!; 8/8/23, 4:57 PM
Quaestor said...: Help me! Help me! Pleeez! Go away! Go away!; 8/8/23, 5:56 PM
Quaestor said...: Get me Al Hedison! He’s dead? Shit. Then get me Leo DiCaprio. Everybody want to spray Raid on that creep.; 8/8/23, 6:03 PM
Quaestor said...: It's very grounding and sanity-producing to see nature in action.

Really? Does that include orcas and baby sea lions? How about this bit of nature in action? Do you think the monkey felt sane and grounded?; 8/8/23, 7:45 PM
farmgirl said...: Idk if I’d have the patience to wait and see if the bee made it out of the petals- I’d have helped.
You may have taught me that things turn out right if we can just let things… bee.

I’ve always wanted roses, but I thought they might be fussy, high end assets. I’ve a friend who picks wild rose petals and makes a jelly w/those. It’s a weird sensation- eating that jelly. It smells like Avon soap, but tastes like perfumed perfection.; 8/8/23, 8:28 PM
Jamie said...: I’ve always wanted roses, but I thought they might be fussy, high end assets.

Don't fear the roses! I've always found them to be really easy to take care of. Learn how to prune them and they bring joy all summer long. Entice ladybugs into the garden for any aphid problems, and - I can't remember what I did about powdery mildew... I live in the Houston area now and don't do roses because it's so dang hot in the summer that I can't be bothered to do the pruning; others in my neighborhood have beautiful roses. But I always loved having them in other places.; 8/9/23, 6:59 AM
Rusty said...: Bee careful!; 8/9/23, 8:17 AM