Dutch gold

I came home today, looked around our garden and there it was the rose was finally in bloom. This is the rose that my closest friends bought me when my mum died two years ago. The rose is called Dutch gold in her honour. I wasn't in a good place when I received this and it stood in its pot, in our dining room for a few months. It looked like it had died, so I finally decided to plant it in a corner in our garden. For the last two years it has just looked like a stick in the ground. A few months ago I noticed the leaves, then the buds and finally today the full bloom. It is glorious. It reminds me how beautiful and vibrant my mum was and it also reminds me of what amazing friends I have.

It's almost symbolic of new life, a life in bloom again.....here's hoping.