The Perfect Spiral.

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I'm still in love with "Marianne.", a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

I wish I didn't have to keep showing my stupid hand in the photos, but people have to do it with the nodding Austin roses all the time!

Unless something knocks me off my feet later in the season, I'm dubbing "Marianne" my favorite rose in the garden. This looks like a confectionary flower. I keep running outside to gawk at the little shrub even after the sun has started to set. A mosquito bit me hard in the elbow.