Althouse: Tiny Althouse in the rain/frantic bee in the rose.

June 9, 2026

Videos by Meade:

Meade said...: Bees here now.; 6/9/26, 11:06 AM
Meade said...: A’s there then.; 6/9/26, 11:07 AM
RCOCEAN II said...: Damn, that's one busy bee.; 6/9/26, 11:39 AM
rcpjr said...: FYI, that's a tree peony flower, not a rose.; 6/9/26, 12:40 PM
Meade said...: You’re sure?; 6/9/26, 1:03 PM
Ann Althouse said...: I thought it was obviously a rose, but I looked it up and used two different AIS and they both said it was a Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa), also known as Japanese rose, beach rose, or rugosa rose.; 6/9/26, 3:00 PM
Meade said...: “The rose is a rose,
And was always a rose.
But the theory now goes
That the apple's a rose,
And the pear is, and so's
The plum, I suppose.
The dear only knows
What will next prove a rose.
You, of course, are a rose -
But were always a rose.”; 6/9/26, 4:56 PM
amr said...: Look at the buds, the leaves, and the blossoms without petals (pre-fruit? There must be a technical term.). These are roses, not peonies.; 6/9/26, 6:50 PM