Rose from the shaded east side of the house, where we rarely go

A single rose blooms every year on the east side of the house, where the city forestry department replaced some old and decayed trees several years ago. The new ones have now grown tall and shade everything on that side of the house, but this old indominate rose plant still musters enough energy to put forth a single bloom, every year. Here is this year's. The LVD II P6ooo brings it up close and shows tonal range well.

Those mature trees shade the back yard, too, to the extent that we can no longer grow gourds there very well. Not enough sun in this growing zone 4.

Well, we've gotten enough gourds.