Secret rose garden

Summer Solstice

Roses are pretty.
They are the golden labradors of the flower world.
Everyone loves them.
Golden Gate Park Rose Garden was overflowing with admirers of these beauties today.
I must have spent 30 minutes or more there snapping away.
Golden Rule of photographing flowers - Never photograph down on them.
They don't appreciate it. :-P
Instead try out other angles - like the one above.
I love the sliver of blue in the background and the transluscent petals.
A sea of reds, yellows, pinks, whites, and all the shades in between.
There was even a rose that looked like a red and white zebra.
Not all were fragrant though.
Dazzling! Spectacular! Fabulous!
Closing rose is intensely crimson.