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July 27: Rose Garden Pictures Cheer Me Up

Well, waking up alone, save for a puzzled and disturbed cat, is a bit of a downer, despite the sultry summer day. I'm going for a full, large dose of Rose Garden pictures to cheer me up. None of the blossom close-ups today: pictures of full beds, and people enjoying them, that's what I need.

As with here; there are so many weddings doing photoshoots in the garden that they're hard to avoid, and here, I don't, just to show how enjoyed it is.

And here, I nearly manage to find an angle that's nothing but rose beds, only a little sliver of grass in sight. There's just enough grass to provide paths between the beds.

Not that I've ever seen it actually crowded; even when "busy", it's a place of leisure, not lineups.

Lastly, I was so taken with my shooting that I didn't notice, somehow, that there was this whole parks truck in the background. Oops. But, hat's off to them, it's a constant labour by these people to keep the garden looking good.

2020 July 26: Goodbye to the Ladies

2020 July 25: Beds, Blossoms, and Beasts

2020 July 24: Greatest Gardener: The Tudor House

2020 July 23: "Pink Fingers" Everywhere

2020 July 22: War of the Roses

2020 July 21: Anniversary Supper Out at Restaurant(!)

2020 July 20: Anniversary Colour Riot

2020 July 19: Exploring the Park

2020 July 18: Aquarium Day

2020 July 17: Walk to the Beach

2020 July 16: In The Pink

2020 July 15: Lilies that I thought were Tulips

2020 July 14: Grouse Mountain

2020 July 13: Best Birthday Ever!

2020 July 12: A Place Called Hope

2020 July 11: Back to the (Rose) Garden

2020 July 10: Another Westin Backpat

2020 July 9: Community Garden Fabulousness

2020 July 8: A Month of Rose Garden

2020 July 7: Giant Rhubarb

2020 July 6: Purple Plants

2020 July 5: Swamp Things

2020 July 4: Phone-y Pictures

2020 July 3: Alberni Street

2020 July 2: Raccoons

2020 Canada Day: Bright Flowers and Canada Geese

2020 June 30: Hedge Fun!

2020 June 29: Big Bloomsday

2020 June 28: Felix the Bed-Burrower

2020 June 27: Stanley Park Coyote

2020 June 26: Glenmore Gardens

2020 June 25: Unusual Trees

2020 June 24: Lights in the Dark

2020 June 23: A Tree Falls in the Park

2020 June 22: More Goose-Stepping

2020 June 21: The Rose-Garden Trellis

2020 June 20: For The Birds

2020 June 19: Community Garden Check

2020 June 18: Train and Gas Stations

2020 June 17: Beaver Lake Developments

2020 June 16: Just Up The Street

2020 June 15: Rainy Day Pictures

2020 June 14: Alley Gardens

2020 June 13: Lilies and Cowboys

2020 June 12: Delphiniums vs Foxgloves

2020 June 11: Dayglo Flowers

2020 June 10: Squirrels, Chipmunks, and Bees, Oh My

2020 June 9: News from Doonesbury 1973

2020 June 8: Up Ravine Trail

2020 June 7: Forests, Irises

2020 June 6: Fair and Fowl

2020 June 5: Lunacy

2020 June 4: Bokeh Boquet

2020 June 3: Bokeh Birds

2020 June 2: Bokeh Bumbling

2020 June 1: The Gosling Parade

2020 May 31: Our "Jack Pine"

2020 May 30: Chiaroscuro Clowning

2020 May 29: Coal Harbour Gardens

2020 May 28: Big Flowers

2020 May 27: The Gosling Day Care

2020 May 26: Water Lilies! The Hillsborough

2020 May 25: First Rose, and Night Shots

2020 May 24: Boxers and Chipmunks

2020 May 23: Quieter Day

2020 May 22: Chilco and Fraggles

2020 May 21: Where Sid Sat

2020 May 20: Decorating the Ugly

2020 May 19: Duckling Wars, Duckling Navy

2020 May 18: Dora's Page Anniversary! Runners-Up

2020 May 17: Dora's Page Anniversary! Best of: M-Z

2020 May 16: Cinnamon Buns! And Felix Burrowing.

2020 May 15: Dora's Page Anniversary! Best of: A-M

2020 May 14: Curious Art Installation

2020 May 13: Parks and Polls

2020 May 12: Swamp and the City

2020 May 11: An Unappreciated Garden

2020 May 10: Mother's Day 14-pic Extravaganza

2020 May 9: MORE Cat and Catch-Up

2020 May 8: Cat and Catch-Up

2020 May 7: Sillyness and Masks

2020 May 6: Fauna, Including a Fawn

2020 May 5: Orange Blooms in the South Garden

2020 May 4: Kaffeeklatches

2020 May 3: Exposure Experiments

2020 May 2: Stanley Park Office

2020 May 1: Peacocks and Webcams

2020 April 30: Salute to the Westin's Gardeners

2020 April 29: Candy Floss and Tulips

2020 April 28: Sunset Beach Park

2020 April 27: Half-Budded Bushes

2020 April 26: Intense Colours

2020 April 25: Beauty Right in our Own Backyard

2020 April 24: Cherries Decorate Engineering

2020 April 23: More Geese and Beairstos

2020 April 22: Grey Day

2020 April 21: Bird Bath

2020 April 20: The Streets on a Cloudy Day

2020 April 19: Stanley Park Dining Pavilion

2020 April 18: Non-Cherry Photos For a Change

2020 April 17: Heron Visits the Rowing Club

2020 April 16: My 7-O'Clock Applause Video <<<<===== DORA! This is the Movie you missed! Click here!

2020 April 15: Sunset on the Last Cherries

2020 April 14: Cheesecake Break

2020 April 13: Streets are Alive!

2020 April 12: White for Easter Sunday

2020 April 11: Cherry Week Big Finale

2020 April 10: Cherry Week Crescendoes

2020 April 9: Cherries Keep Us Merry

2020 April 8: Cherries Along Coal Harbour

2020 April 7: A Houseplant (and cherries)

2020 April 6: Cherries and other Blooming Trees

2020 April 5: Cherry Blossom Week Begins

2020 April 4: Cherry Blossom Jubilee

2020 April 3: More Beairstos, and Felix Close-Up

2020 April 2: Beairsto Photo Tour-de-Force Continues

2020 April 1: It's Beairsto Week

2020 March 31: Guest Photos from Alan and Tracy

2020 March 30: Felix AND Cherry Blossoms

2020 March 29: Gardens in Tree Wells

2020 March 28: First Goslings!

2020 March 27: Felix Redux

2020 March 26: Felix Day at Last

2020 March 25: Examples of Exponential Growth

2020 March 24: Flowers Come Out as People Go In

2020 March 23: Felix Comes Out of the Closet

2020 March 22: Other First Day of Spring

2020 March 21: First Day of Spring

2020 March 20: Life Adapts

2020 March 19: Restaurants Still Open

2020 March 18: COVID-19 Sports Day

2020 March 17: Whole Trees Bloomed

2020 March 16: Extreme Duck Crowding; Humans Non-Crowding

2020 March 15: Lots of Life in Vancouver

2020 March 14: Two Garden Patches

2020 March 13: South Gardens Popping

2020 March 12: Waterfalls

2020 March 11: Early Bloomers

2020 March 10: Buds on the Brink

2020 March 9: Mossy Monday

2020 March 8: Swamp and the City

2020 March 7: Evergreen Wall, Lilies, and a Rainbow

2020 March 6: Another Kind of "Evergreen"

2020 March 5: Heron Nests

2020 March 4: Madrid Metro and Glowing Skyscraper

2020 March 3: Another look back at 2015

2020 March 2: Animals of Lost Lagoon

2020 March 1: First Cherry Blossoms of February

2020 February 29: Duxedo Closeup, Dark Sunset

2020 February 28: Butchart Gardens 2015

2020 February 27: Dora's Garden 2015

2020 February 26: Curvaceous Architecture

2020 February 25: Santander Sunset

2020 February 24: First Blooms on Our Chilco Side

2020 February 23: Blooms Begin!

2020 February 22: Tuxedo Duck; And, Fishes that Sleep With the Fishes

2020 February 21: Scrounging Animals

2020 February 20: Museum Trip

2020 February 19: Old Pub and Feb Flowers

2020 February 18: Beaver Swamp

2020 February 17: Lord Nelson's Ride and an Otter

2020 February 16: Santander Funicular

2020 February 15: Santan-couver

2020 February 14: Madrid View, Scrounging Birds

2020 February 12: The Santander Speaker

2019 December 7: Farewell Duckstravaganza

2019 December 6: Ducks and the Heron

2019 December 5: Hooded Mergansers

2019 December 4: Crazy Duck Lady

2019 December 3: Duck Week Begins

2019 December 2: The Seawall Graveyard

2019 December 1: Chilly Out There

2019 November 30: Sunset Around The Lagoon

2019 November 29: Birds and Yellow Trees

2019 November 28: Frozen Lagoon with Otters

2019 November 27: Eagles; Horse Patrol; First Snow; Lamp

2019 November 26: Camera Comparison

2019 November 25: New Camera Phone Dubious

2019 November 24: Little Carnival and Misty Lake

2019 November 23: Kalalau View and Fall 2016

2019 November 22: The Yellow Tunnel and Geese Take Over

2019 November 21: Lakes that Mirror

2019 November 20: An Aquarium Visit

2019 November 19: The Last Fall Colours

2019 November 18: The Brown Trees

2019 November 17: Vancouver Still Green

2019 November 16: Colourful Lighthouse and Ship

2019 November 15: Lagoon Reappears

2019 November 14: The Air Memorials

2019 November 13: The Empty Park

2019 November 12: Sid's Red Maple

2019 November 11: Patriotic Red Maples

2019 November 10: Fall with Palm Trees

2019 November 9: Duck Day

2019 November 8: Even Better Mirror

2019 November 7: Lagoon Like A Mirror

2019 November 6: Cedar and Riverboat

2019 November 5: Cherry Trees Year 'Round

2019 November 4: Waterfront, Early and Late Fall

2019 November 3: The Missing Tree

2019 November 2: Ducks Everywhere

2019 November 1: Random Fall Colours

2019 October 31: Green Tunnels Open

2019 October 30: A Walk Along The Seawall

2019 October 29: A Mountain Makes an Appearance

2019 October 28: Big and Little Lion's Gates

2019 October 27: The Brownest Place in the Park

2019 October 26: Carpets of Stanley Park

2019 October 25: Lost Lagoon Viewpoint

2019 October 24: Fall in Stanley

2019 October 23: The Red World

2019 October 22: Rerun of same views, in sunlight

2019 October 21: Return to Vancouver Fall

2019 October 2: Last Blooms of Summer

2019 October 1: Tree Killers and Killer Geese

2019 Sept 30: As the Snow Fell on Calgary

2019 Sept 29: Tree, Ducks, Geese

2019 Sept 28: Broken Tree and Pat

2019 Sept 27: Water Park Done For The Year

2019 Sept 26: Construction Drags On

2019 Sept 25: Return to Rosebud

2019 Sept 24: From Spain to Oh, Canada!

2019 Sept 23: Pictures of a Pile of Sulfur

2019 Sept 22: A Boating Day and Geese Gangs

2019 Sept 21: Stumps and Strikes

2019 Sept 20: The Green World

2019 Sept 19: Birds and Cats, Though Not Together

2019 Sept 18: Record Stores Not Dead Yet

2019 Sept 17: Empire Landmark No Longer a Landmark

2019 Sept 16: Five Years Since We Sold The House

2019 Sept 15: Rain today, Rain in Stanton 2012

2019 Sept 14: Time-out for garbage cleanup

2019 Sept 13: Hiking Back in 2010

2019 Sept 12: Ride Sharing? How about Lawn Sharing?

2019 Sept 11: Business as Usual During Construction

2019 Sept 10: Missing Sid today

2019 Sept 09: Rain vs Sunflowers

2019 Sept 08: Rainy-Day Mushrooms (and pink birds)

2019 Sept 07: Alan Beairsto's Moonrise

2019 Sept 06: Geranium branches out; Cityscape

2019 Sept 05: Barretts and Branders Round the Seawall

2019 Sept 04: Local Construction

2019 Sept 03: Hilary and Rick On Their Way

2019 Sept 02: Rose Garden Roundup

2019 Sept 01: Hilary and Rick

2019 August 31: Cat Saturday Redux

2019 August 30: Some More Barrett Pictures

2019 August 29: Community Garden Banner Year

2019 August 28: Harrisons Away

2019 August 27: Harrisons Here!

2019 August 26: Neighbourhood News (water mains)

2019 August 25: Cat Sunday

2019 August 24: Cat Saturday

2019 August 23: A Run Through Stanley Park

2019 August 22: Back to the Garden

2019 August 21: Embarrassing the Embassy

2019 August 20: News Catch-Up: The Cut-Down Trees

2019 August 19: Geranium Full Flower

2019 August 18: Geranium and Heron II

2019 August 17: The Geranium Blooms

2019 August 16: Heron Still Here, Black Flowers

2019 August 15: Heron Up Close

2019 August 14: Water and Waterfowl

2019 August 13: Inner Garden

2019 August 12: Map and Marina

2019 August 11: Geranium and the Odd Boat

2019 August 10: Right In Our Own Backyard

2019 August 9: Back to Flowers

2019 August 8: Boats and Carbon

2019 August 7: Dealing with Summer

2019 August 6: Crowds and Forests

2019 August 5: Pride Parade Whales

2019 August 4: Bye-bye Barretts

2019 August 3: Once Around The Park

2019 August 2: Fireworks and Butterflies

2019 August 1: Charlie's Birthday!

2019 July 31: A Day at the Aquarium

2019 July 30: The Barretts Arrive!

2019 July 29: Random Things in Stanley Park

2019 July 28: Fireworks Last Night

2019 July 27: Monitoring Progress

2019 July 26: Being glad it's not winter

2019 July 25: We Return to Vancouver; Street is Torn Up

2019 July 2: Cat Pictures as we Drive to Calgary

2019 July 1: Canada Day in Stanley Park

2019 Jun 30: Madrid and Victoria - nice cities.

2019 Jun 29: Seattle boat shelves, Cat-vs-Beer

2019 Jun 28: Back from Seattle

2019 Jun 21: Volunteer Gardeners

2019 Jun 20: Stanley Colour

2019 Jun 19: At the beaches

2019 Jun 18: Tiny Roses and the Outside Cat

2019 Jun 17: Heron Nesting Season

2019 Jun 16: What a Difference a Month Makes (to goslings)

2019 Jun 15: Kittens Who Look At Phones, plus, Spain

2019 Jun 14: Lake Blossoms Everywhere

2019 Jun 13: Last Blossoms?

2019 Jun 12: Grandiose Things

2019 Jun 11: Scenes from a flight to Denver

2019 Jun 8: Beaver Lake Developments

2019 Jun 7: The Rose Garden Returns!

2019 Jun 6: D-Day commemorated with poppies!

2019 Jun 5: Geese families and Heron at Lost Lagoon

2019 Jun 4: More Cat Badness

2019 Jun 3: Roses and Bridges

2019 Jun 2: The Gosling Fleet

2019 Jun 1: From the archives: Cuba 2017

2019 May 31: Cats vs Bees

2019 May 30: Ravine Trail to Beaver Lake

2019 May 28-29: Our Garden and Stanley Forests

2019 May 27: The Umbrella Tree

2019 May 26: Animals of Stanley Park

2019 May 25: Green and Water

2019 May 24: Last of the Rose Garden South

2019 May 23: The Tudor House

2019 May 22: Rose Garden, South End #2

2019 May 21: Retiro and Kitten-Warmers

2019 May 20: Goslings and our Chilco Neighbours

2019 May 19: Finishing up the "back walk" all-floral garden.

2019 May 18: First trip to the Rose Garden South

2019 May 17: More "backwalk" south of Lost Lagoon and Lagoon Drive

2019 May 16: The "backwalk" south of Lost Lagoon 1

2019 May 15: blooms on the 4th floor