John Oram's photos with the keyword: Rose

Rose Victorian Flower Garden, Beaulieu. 5300_DSC_1365

Toronto is not especially pretty, although I am very happy when there. As the evening light faded on Bay Street, unexpected colour caught my eye and I saw that a single rose had flourished in one of the otherwise struggling sidewalk soil squares some of which have small trees. Perhaps it was planted there by someone else who thought this an architectural desert. Perhaps it is just determined. 200_3_P1010381SC_E

Rose Edith Piaf Princess Grace Rose Garden, Monaco [Roseraie Princesse Grace, Monaco]. 200_3_P1000261

Rose Prince Rainier III Princess Grace Rose Garden, Monaco [Roseraie Princesse Grace, Monaco]. 200_3_P1000258

Rose Caroline de Monaco Princess Grace Rose Garden, Monaco [Roseraie Princesse Grace, Monaco]. 200_3_P1000256

Rose CL Princesse de Monaco Princess Grace Rose Garden, Monaco [Roseraie Princesse Grace, Monaco]. 200_3_P1000253

Rose Yves Piaget Princess Grace Rose Garden, Monaco [Roseraie Princesse Grace, Monaco]. 200_3_P1000250

Rose Persuasion Princess Grace Rose Garden, Monaco [Roseraie Princesse Grace, Monaco]. 200_3_P1000246

Rose Marc Chagall Princess Grace Rose Garden, Monaco [Roseraie Princesse Grace, Monaco]. 200_3_P1000243

What is so special about a rose.... Princess Grace Rose Garden, Monaco. Qu'y-a-t-il de si special dans une rose.... Roseraie Princesse Grace, Monaco. 200_3_P1000260

As November exerted a faltering grip on Hampshire with temperatures cooling without becoming really cold, perhaps the last rose of the year flourished in its pot. Patio/Miniature Rose, Amber Sweet Dream. 200_2_P1140450E

A rose in Watts Park, Southampton. 200_2_P1130074

A rose in Watts Park, Southampton. 200_2_P1130073

This picture introduces a short series of non-railway subjects photographed, perhaps unexpectedly, on the Mid-Hants Railway. The accessibility of the railway and the relatively gentle pace of its activities allow plenty of time to find subjects away from the locomotives and rolling stock and, as you will see, to come up with some (hopefully) innovative compositions. The roses were at Alresford station. 200_2_P1050728