The Queen...

...Well that is what I call this exquisite rose even though some wally called it Mr Lincoln.
A friend gave it to me the other day ...it stands 23 inches tall (not all of the stem is shown here) .... and smells heavenly.

I focus stacked this with 7 shots.....the stem  (with those beautiful thorns) and foliage were just too beautiful to be ignored.....LE with a touch of the afternoon sun coming in through the kitchen window did the trick.
Perfect for FF....thank you and hello my dear Biker Bear...I wish you could smell this too.

“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.”

-Antoine de Saint Exupery


AN Thank you for the hearts stars and comments over the last few days....I am hoping to get around to responding at the weekend.