Souls in Bloom
June 22, 2012
Pink roses in bloom
“Summer: to be for a few days the contemporary of roses; to breathe what’s floating around their souls in bloom.”
— Rainer Maria Rilke
How lucky we are to be alive in June, the contemporaries and companions of roses! This time I am air-drying a bowlful of soulful rose petals so that their special beauty will linger into fall and winter.
Rose petals from Carol’s fragrant bouquet
A potpourri of multicolored rose petals
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June 22, 2012 at 6:16 am
Rilke, Rilke. As beautiful as roses.
June 22, 2012 at 9:35 am
Yes, June is rose and strawberry month!! Beautiful photos! I have a little rose garden but my Hansa shrub roses have a scent that I could die in!
Soak a few of those gorgeous petals in water….Rose water, you will have! 🙂
June 23, 2012 at 1:19 pm
On these rainy days, these blogs remind me it is summer and some time we will see the sun in our yards and gardens — light!
Question: could someone tell me how you make those rose potpourris — do you just pull off the petals when they are drying and put them in a bowl and they will dry out – do you add anything else to this process which helps along the end result.
Any ideas are appreciated. ( Maybe you don’t pull of the petals.)
June 23, 2012 at 2:17 pm
I am not following any instructions. I just removed the petals, put them in a bowl, and every day or two I fluff them with my fingers. I assume they’ll dry over time. So far they have not gotten moldy. If anyone has good instructions for drying rose petals, let me know.
June 24, 2012 at 4:40 am
Beautiful blooms
June 24, 2012 at 9:09 am
Luscious colors.
June 25, 2012 at 12:31 am
Air drying the rose petals sounds like a lovely idea. It would be great to see the end result later please. 🙂
June 25, 2012 at 8:09 am
Okay. I promise a photo of the dried petals at some future date!
August 28, 2012 at 8:24 am
I love Rilke.