Saturday, March 31, 2012

Gift of Grace




Long, long ago in the year 2011, a beautiful rose plant was given as an unexpected gift. The rose, a new release, is called "Gift of Grace".




Although it lived in the midst of busyness, it found time to bloom this month, a gorgeous pink flower on a long stem.







The rain came and it bowed its head to keep its delicate face fresh and dry.




The sun came out and the light danced on pretty raindrops.







The back of the rose became even more beautiful than the front. 
Sometimes it's the details we overlook which radiate the greatest beauty as we dance this gift of grace called life.....

Sharing at Project 52, Sneak Peek Friday, Weekly Top Shot, I Heart Macro:5th photo (most viewed link),
Sweet Shot TuesdayTuesday Tips & Pics.

48 comments:

Giga said...

Róża jest piękna, a jej zdjęcia bez kropli i z kroplami deszczu są wspaniałe. Pozdrawiam ciepło.*** Rose is beautiful, and her image without and with drops of rain drops are great. With best wishes.

HANS-PETER ZÜRCHER said...

Blumen-Poesie vom Feinsten...

Herzlichst Hans-Peter

DeVona said...

What a thoroughly entertaining, thoughtful, descriptive post! Thank you!

Ruby said...

Awesome close ups. A very beautiful rose :)

geanina said...

beautiful pictures! have a nice day :)

Ruth Hiebert said...

I am speechless. Exquisite images.

Joop Zand said...

SO WONDERFUL THESE PICTURES !!!!

Greetings, Joop

Jennifer said...

The marvel of raindrops so beautifully captured!

Sylvia K said...

Exquisite captures of a gorgeous rose!! Love the color and the droplets of water! Superb!! Hope your weekend is going well!

Sylvia

LindyLouMac said...

A stunning series of macros of your rose.

Marijke said...

Fantastic photograp's Karen and wow what a beautiful rose.
gr. marijke

Rosemary said...

Great photos again, and such a beautifully coloured rose.

Gillian Olson said...

Your pictures are beautiful and remind us to look for the details.

FilipBlog said...

Great how you play with water.

Greetings,
Filip

Seeing Each Day said...

I'm thinking of only one word to describe ALL these photos of your rose- starts with 'p' , ends with 'n'. - perfection.

A Creative Grace said...

These are beautiful, I love the raindrops, soo sharp! Really great.

Christina said...

I love roses....so beautiful. Your photos are just stunning...only wish you could smell them as well :)

Donna said...

Gorgeous. I love the water drops on the petals.

Deanna said...

Simply beautiful...nothing more lovely than a sweet rose!!

Jennifer {Studio JRU} said...

Amazing and beautiful. The raindrops are just so precious resting there on the petals. Stunning captures! :)

ally said...

what a delightful set of photos...will have to hunt this one out...my little Grace would love to have a rose named for her in our garden

Kateri said...

The petals look like satin...I want to reach out and touch them...

Unknown said...

Roses are so pretty. But your photos of this rose made this rose look beautiful..

Hugs~

Dave said...

That rose looks wonderful Karen. You macro photography is great! - Dave

Sharyl said...

Simply...beautiful.

Anonymous said...

Just Sublime!

Connie Smiley said...

So beautiful, the rose, each little raindrop, and your lovely words... all gifts. Thank you!

CameraCruise said...

Wow, stunning macro shots of the beautiful rose.

Connie Smiley said...

You asked about my lens--those 2 shots were taken with the lens that usually accompanies me on my walks--the versatile Nikon 18-200mm lens.

Anonymous said...

Simply stunning.. each and every shot! I love the little world in each drop... Thank you for sharing on Weekly Top Shot...

Barb said...

Lovely rain drop shots on that vivid rose! (I got my lens, but haven't had time to practice.)

chica said...

Estou encantada com tudo por aqui!Lindo!Parabéns! Que tenhas uma linda e FELIZ PÁSCOA!!! beijos,chica

Hootin Anni said...

I am at a total loss of words...wow, just wow is all I can say.

HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU is my Monday post. Hope you can find time to pay a visit.

Rose Jesky said...

Wow that is beautiful. I found you on Weekly Top Shot. I'm now a new follower on GFC. I want to invite you to come visit my blog. I have a Photo challenge and I would love it if you came and entered. @ http://www.arosiesweethome.com/2012/03/picture-is-worth-thousand-words-photo.html
I hope you come check it out.
PS I also host a weekly party. The Sunday Round Up you can come share anything you like. http://www.arosiesweethome.com/
Thanks
Rose

Reena said...

What a gorgeous flower and love the water droplets ... captured so beautifully!

Roan said...

The raindrops add to the beauty of an already beautiful flower. Nicely done!

Angie said...

Oh MY GOODNESS, what a beautiful post and also what gorgeous photographs! Wow! I love your blog so much. Thank you for sharing such an incredibly beautiful rose with us. xo

...melody... said...

Gorgeous!

Nics Cahill said...

I can almost smell the scent of the rose from these shots. Beautiful.

Susan said...

Oh my...these are simply amazing!!

Have a blessed day♥

Jaymi said...

these are amazing! I love the water drop shots, and I love how abstract the first shot looks! You should stop by my Tuesday link up as well, I'd love to have you! :)

Sharon @ Hiking Toward Home said...

These are breath-taking!!! Absolutely beautiful.

Karen @ Pieces of Contentment said...

Thank you Sharon. Do you have a blog also?

Karen

Rena said...

Beautiful. Period.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous! =)

Liz said...

Beautiful images. Roses are so delightful. I am looking forward to June when the roses are in the nurseries so I can purchase 2 of my favourites for our garden (or perhaps 3!!)

Anita Johnson said...

These photos are stunning...we finally have flowers here too, now we need the April showers!

Ocean Soul said...

You never cease to amaze me, Karen! Your pairing of photos and stories and scripture...brilliant, poignant. It is all about grace isn't it? Happy Belated Easter btw!

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