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All Hail the Roses of June

Rambler climbs an Edgartown fence.
Tim Johnson
Rambler climbs an Edgartown fence.
Tim Johnson
Yellow roses on Davis Lane.
Ray Ewing
Yellow roses on Davis Lane.
Ray Ewing
Bright splash of color on a foggy day.
Jeanna Shepard
Bright splash of color on a foggy day.
Jeanna Shepard
Cottage City roses.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Cottage City roses.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Adorning the picket fence at the East Chop Light.
Tim Johnson
Adorning the picket fence at the East Chop Light.
Tim Johnson
State Road Restaurant table.
Ray Ewing
State Road Restaurant table.
Ray Ewing
Wrinkled beauty.
Jeanna Shepard
Wrinkled beauty.
Jeanna Shepard
Outside the West Tisbury Congregational Church.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Outside the West Tisbury Congregational Church.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Along Seaview avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Tim Johnson
Along Seaview avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Tim Johnson
Like a drop of sunshine.
Ray Ewing
Like a drop of sunshine.
Ray Ewing
Climbing roses drape over a fence.
Jeanna Shepard
Climbing roses drape over a fence.
Jeanna Shepard
Classic Edgartown.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Classic Edgartown.
Mark Alan Lovewell

It is the romance of the rose, of course, that makes it so important. The gift of a rose, it is said, is a gift of love. Island roses stream over downtown fences, creep along beaches, and decorate edges of farm fields.


All hail the rose!



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