Friday, I took a lunchtime walk with a work friend down to the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers on the edge of downtown Binghamton. It amazes me that a small city in upstate New York whose downtown has a number of vacant buildings (a couple of which have suffered fires in recent years) can have such natural beauty just a few hundred yards away.
A number of roses bloomed nearby. One, above, had two colors of flowers on the same plant. I've seen this a couple of times before on rose plants, and I wonder how commonly this happens. All I can tell you is that most of the roses were purple, and they had a lovely fragrance.
The muddy river water was flooding the lowest end of the trail.
It's been 21 months since this river last flooded, and none of us want a repeat. Rain, rain, stay away! For a while, anyway.
I'd like to bring you one more rose picture - a rose after a rain. Dare I say it, but I love raindrops on roses....
Just not floods.
Are flowers after a rain one of your favorite things?
I can imagine the high waters bring back some unsettling memories. The roses are glorious though!
ReplyDeleteConfluence Park is small, but at this time of year, it is stunning. We are fortunate to have a park like that just a few hundred yards from the main street in downtown Binghamton.
DeleteAlana, What beautiful pictures! Although the flooding photos are a bit scary--yikes! I love the one with the raindrops on the rose. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping, Amy, that we have a stretch without rain. The Chenango is prone to flooding. This amount of flooding isn't affecting anyone, but that could change with just one heavy rain. I pinned the rose picture onto Pinterest; will see if it gets any attention.
DeleteLooks like you almost need a canoe. I hope it does not flood.
ReplyDeleteBelieve me, I hope not, too! It isn't doing much harm right now but we can be one heavy rain away from something worse. Cities who live by the river take this risk, and we are at the confluence of two rivers!
DeleteGorgeous flowers ... I bet when the rain moves out things are beautiful. Thanks for posting the lovely pics!
ReplyDeleteKathy, I hope you are right! I do think we are ready to turn some kind of corner- maybe on the first day of summer.
DeleteRight outside my window I can see raindrops on roses. The perfume wafting in is devine. More rain forcast for this afternoon with thunderstorms. Maybe we'll never get summer this year.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful are those flowers as well as the river? It looks like it might cheer up weather wise today, but for us it hasn't been too good!
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