These three roses may be hiding in the shadows but even fading light will not diminish their radiant beauty. 

This is my entry into this week's wonderful Rosesopenweekend contest organised by @adrianobalan

There's only one thing more beautiful than a ravishing red rose.........and that is, Three ravishing red roses!
If you're like me, you'll pause in the fragrant presence of a rose and you'll admire the exquisite shape of tiny buds, the emerging flower itself and the fully opened rose with its smooth pliant petals curling over each other in their quest to garner every bit of attention they can receive.


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Behind all that beauty which stirs the heart strings of the romantically inclined, there are some really interesting facts available about the practical benefits of roses. Such as, the rich source of Vit C provided by the fruit of the rose known as rose hip and when grown commercially the oil from roses are extracted to produce perfumes for the beauty industry and rose water for the food industry and of course as a medicine. How dull our lives would be without one of my favourite flowers........The Rose.