Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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In a Rose Garden At Point Defiance – Now and Then
Yesterday was a perfect day for visiting the Rose Garden. Temperatures were in the mid-seventies where we like it, not in the upper eighties as forecasted for next week. I had promised to take my mom to Point Defiance to see the roses, and a signboard, too. I’ll explain why later.
The Rose Garden – Now
I don’t have many recent pictures of mom and I together so I will treasure these. (Thanks to Bob for playing chauffeur and photographer.)
Rose Garden Then
The last time I visited the Rose Garden, I came across a sign at the entrance with some history. But what caught my attention was a photo in it that I recognized from our collection of those taken by O.T. Frasch, an early Seattle photographer.
What’s special about the photo is not merely that it’s taken by O.T. Frasch, my mother’s grandfather, but the subject matter: her mother as a young girl in the early 1900’s, with her grandmother, whom she never met as she died in childbirth a few years later.
Here’s a close-up of the photo I have at home.
Dedicated to my mom, grandma, and the great grandma I never met.
And that is the Now and Then from the Point Defiance Rose Garden.
~ Susanne
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Susanne, your flower photos are so beautiful as are the photos of your mother! You look just like your mother, so wonderful. God bless you and your family! 🥰🙏🏻
Thanks so much for your comment! 🙂
You are welcome, Susanne. 😊
How special!!
Thank you! 🙂
What a beautiful rose garden, Susanne! How wonderful to share with your mom and how amazing this place is part of your family legacy! You are blessed to be able to see this with her. I miss my mom–she LOVED roses! This sure makes a great post to share with Sunday Stills’s “Plant life” 😉
I’m so happy to still have my mom with me, and treasure our moments together. I’d wanted to take her to the Rose Garden for some time and it finally worked out. Wasn’t sure whether to use this for Sunday Stills this week or not. I could add the tag if you think it makes sense?
I can just add it my my list. You’re probably busy 🙂
Thank you!!! 🙂 🙂
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Beautiful. XO
Thank you! 🙂
Beaut9ful!
Thank you! 🙂
A lovely gesture Susanne. So glad you were able to do this with your mother.
Thanks, Graham. I’m happy we finally made it there together!
I remember the post about the old photo. Taking your mum there and being photographed together was the perfect way to ‘close the circle’.
Best wishes, Pete.
Yes! We finally made it! 🌹😊
What a beautiful place to visit with your mother, and even more special because of your personal connection to that sign and its lovely old photo!
Thanks. Sarah! I wanted to take her ever since I discovered the sign with the picture. We finally made it! 😊🌹
I remember your isolation during Covid. It must be so satisfying to do something like enjoy the roses together.
Yes, you remember! My mom was in ‘lockdown’ at her residence for over a year. I’m so glad those days are over, and life has returned to normal.
Stunning pictures ! What a lovely rose garden, perfect site for such a special family moment. 😊
Thank you so much! 😊
Beautiful. The last time I was at POint Defiance was years ago for a friends wedding. All I remember is bees kept flying around the flowers and under her veil.
Oops! 🐝🐝