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Rose Garden in the Park

I had to make a trip to Lyon for work earlier this year. It wasn’t exactly an in and out trip but there wasn’t a ton of spare time while there. However, my hotel was on the opposite side of the park from the central part of the city where we were going to be dining. Since I had the time, I chose to walk across the park to meet up with everyone. There was an old house near the top of the park and, in front of it, there was a rose garden. Since it was a pretty hot day, I was in no hurry to rush across the park and taking the chance to stop and look at the roses on the trellises gave me an excuse to avoid getting too hot and bothered.

Rose Garden

Point Defiance Park had a rose garden that seemed worth a visit.  Walking in to the garden I was immediately struck by the fragrance of the flowers.  Some roses are a lot more fragrant than others but, stick enough of them together and you are going to get a strong smell.  Roses are interesting in how many varieties that they come in.  Some look exactly like you might imagine a rose while others are very different in shape.

The garden was laid out around a central point with rows of blooms curving around the middle.  They were attracting human and insect visitors in large quantities.  Some blooms seemed to be quite persistent while others looked like they reached their peak before quickly wilting and being replaced by another bloom.

We had entered the garden from one side but on the other was a more structured entrance which took you through an arch covered in multiple blooms.  The concentration of flowers made it visually striking.  Also, having the light coming through from above meant that the flowers were backlit which made for a nice look and a filtered color of light inside the tunnel.  Hardly a person passed without taking their own photo.