The roses are putting on a gorgeous display,
each and every variety showing the prettiest colors
of the year due to the coolness. Such clear vibrance!
I had to cut some--Rio Samba, Tradescant, and Tropical
Sunset in a vase with some Mutabilis buds--really
pretty. Though Mutabilis is not a cutting rose, (too
delicate, and a single) the buds are lovely, showing a
mix of orange and raspberry sherbetty swirls like
Granada in the cool weather.

If I could have roses like this, I could almost
imagine putting up with living in a part of California
that stays pretty much in the 50s-70s all year.

Almost ... but not quite. G