This is one of my favorite roses at the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden. The petal color can vary from a green (yes green!) rose to a salmon. It’s just a fascinating variety!
Sheila MacQueen Rose, 4.21.16
Day: April 21, 2016
First Shot
I knew today was a day “all mine” (until I play for the Opera San Jose performance of Streetcar tonight, that is), so I decided to walk to my two favorite rose gardens. I began by heading to the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden. The plant below is my first shot, and these tiny things (you can’t tell, but they are quite small!) can be found along the Guadalupe trail. I’ve yet to figure out what they are. Maybe Vicia cracca (bird vetch), but I’m not sure if that flower is as tiny as these. Surely it’s some sort of vetch, though.
When I arrived at the first rose garden I was not at all disappointed … until after a few shots my camera informed me that my battery was dead! I had forgotten to switch out batteries. So home I went, and I’ll have to return to the Heritage Garden and get in the visit the Municipal Rose Garden another day.
First Shot: Pink & Purple, 4.21.16