Borrowed Rose

Originally uploaded by david

Something Old,
Something New,
Something Borrowed,

Hey…. borrow… borrow… now that’s a fine idea! You see, the shot must be taken. And not having a suitable subject is seldom much of a problem when there is borrowing to be had. Once again I selected a nice little rose for my photography, and, ah, er … borrowed it. This little rose is very, very little. It measures under 1″ wide in real life… it’s quite small, but thanks to a little creativity, it is presented here for you larger than life. It is nominally part of a mini-rose plant (and yes, I left the rest of the plant intact, although there was a dicey moment in there where I thought that perhaps the plant itself was in the way, and eyeing a pair of scissors thought of a solution. Just as I was about to implement said solution I realized that this would not be a wise move, seeing as how I value my life, and quickly thought up another plan) and it just begged to have its picture taken. The Baby’s Breath (perhaps a tad past its prime, I’ll admit) added a little dimension to the photo, and here we have Borrowed Rose.

Something Old,
Something New,
Something Borrowed,
And now she’s Blue.

Uh-oh. My borrowing was just discovered. I need to run…