A Rose by Any Other Name

It's been 9 days since I last made a post. Needless to say, I got a lot caught up in preparing for Dia de los Meurtos (which is actually today for adults, yesterday for kids a.k.a All Souls Day [today] & All Saints Day [yesterday]) Gala Art Show Opening last Friday at Cottonwood Center for the Arts. However, now I'm back and I'm going to go back to posting an Image of the Day plus additional trivia.


"A Rose is a Rose"
Studio Shot
Photographer: Dusty R Shutt


This is an photo impressionistic piece I created from a studio shot of a rose that my hubby gave me. I do like the way it turned out, even though the bud had a slight flaw. You know, life's like that... no matter how hard you try to make something perfect, there's always a flaw somewhere and you've got to learn to go with the flow.

Juliet:
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."

Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)  (William Shakespeare)


Today's trivia comes from the e-cbd flower store


Did You Know... ?

• It is said that Cleopatra knew full well the seductive power of roses. When she entertained Mark Antony on her barge, Cleopatra made sure he was surrounded by the fragrance and extravagance of the flower. Not to do things half-assed Cleopatra had the banquet tables scattered with roses, the floors covered 18 inches deep in petals, the couches lined with rose-filled mattresses, and rose-filled net bags were used as cushions for the two lovers.
• The great Chinese philosopher, Confucius, is said to have had a 600 book library specifically on how to care for roses.
• In Christianity, the red rose is symbolic of the blood of Christ and a symbol of martyrdom, charity, the passion and resurrection. The white rose is linked to the Virgin Mary — the rose without thorns.
• Shakespeare refers to roses more than 50 times throughout his writings.
• The world's oldest living rose bush is thought to be 1000 years old. Today, it continues to bloom on the wall of the Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany.
• Roses are truly ageless. Recently, archaeologists discovered the fossilized remains of wild roses over 34 million years old.