The Roses of June

Weeds & Wildflowers June Prompt

Photo Credit:

Krasi Shapkarova

~ Used with permission

My father used to grow rows and rows of roses, his favorite flower. I’ve never had luck with them, but I enjoy seeing all the rose photos that

Krasi Shapkarova

posts. I chose one of her rose pics as our June banner because in many places, roses signal the start of summer.

Thank you,

Krasi

, for providing our June banner, and thanks to

Christine Morris Ph.D.

for our May banner photo.

Our June prompt is simple: roses. Photos, stories, poems, songs, and artwork of roses. As Ethel Merman used to sing, “Everything is coming up roses!”

And I can’t think of roses without thinking of The Rose by Bette Midler.

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Thanks to everyone who responded to the May Play prompt. Submissions are below.

I want to thank all the Weeds & Wildflowers writers and readers. As always, please support our contributors by reading, highlighting, clapping, and commenting.

And, of course, a huge thank you to my right-hand woman,

Louise Peacock

. She is the Weeds & Wildflowers weekend editor, but she also covered for me during my daughter’s recent visit. You’re the best,

Louise

!

May Play responses:

Christine Morris Ph.D.

:
Birds and More
Playing Around

Genka Shapkarova

:
Our Game With The Birds
The Sun’s Game

Dennett

:
Once Upon A Time
Playful Memories

Until next month . . .

Dennett

2025