Sunshine Challenge - Day Seven - Zinnia, Red Rose and Daisy (Day 4)

[smallhobbit]

Today sunshine_challenge has the Zinnia as its flower.  The Victorian meaning of the Zinnia is a friend you haven't seen for a while.  Which worked in remarkably well, as today I had lunch with an ex-flatmate who is in Gloucester for the Three Choirs Festival.  We haven't seen each other for some years, for various reasons, so it was lovely to catch up.

The alternative flower is the Red Rose.  Two years ago it was our 40th wedding anniversary, the ruby anniversary and so I bought my husband a suitable rose bush.  Unknown to me, our son also bought us a similar rose, so now we have two.  Here is a flower from one of the two bushes, I'm not sure which.




I am also playing catch-up, because I knitted a Daisy to go with the theme for Day 4:

Comments

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

That's a gorgeous rose. And your daisy is cute. I hope you had a good time with your old friend.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. Yes, it was lovely to catch up over lunch.

[kingstoken]

That looks like a very big rose you got there

[smallhobbit]

Yes, it is a large flower - and I was able to get close to take a photo of it.

Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Those are so beautiful.

Re: Yay!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much!

[shipperslist]

The daisy is SO CUTE!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much!

[cornerofmadness]

very pretty

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[adafrog]

That's kind of sweet that you both got the same rose.
Love the daisy.

[smallhobbit]

Yes, and we had the space for both.

Thank you very much.

[enemytosleep]

Your roses have all been stunning. I love the knitted daisy! The flower patterns you shared have been super cute.

(and how great to connect with a long time friend? I have a few that I should try reaching out to now that they're on my mind)

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. I'm delighted you have enjoyed my entries.

Yes, it was lovely to see her and fortunate that I was around when she came down.

[aome]

I'm super-impressed with the knitted daisy!! Wow - I have no idea how one makes something like that.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. I follow the pattern closely and then cobble it together :)

[thepowerofdeath]

Catching up with old friends is always a fab way to spend time!

[smallhobbit]

Yes, and it was quite unexpected, which made it even nicer.

[dr_zook]

It's lovely that your camera can't handle the gorgeousness of the rose! XD And the daisy is fantastic. Thank you for sharing them!

[smallhobbit]

No doubt if I'd stood further back the photo would have been better, but I wanted to take the whole bloom in its prime! I'm delighted you like the daisy.