Thanks, patricia43. When I took the photos, I didn't think I'd be in it from the gardening angle, they just looked so pretty in the sunlight that late afternoon. It's mainly a spring lilac garden, but the gazebo is a popular place for weddings now. When you said Katy Road Pink, I didn't know what you were talking about, but I looked it up at HMF. As usual their pictures so vary that you don't know if it is the same rose or not with a few of them, but many of them definitely are the same rose. And are simply stunning. It is very disease resistant, and will grow in z4 and up. Katy Rose Pink aka Carefree Beaty aka BUCbi (hybridized by Griffith J. Buck). They've got a note stuck at the very bottom that says: "From email: This rose is also known by the misnomer 'Katy Road Pink' (a "found" rose). For clarification of SEED PARENT, see info under Patent" That is confusing. Like Gruss an Aachen and Ida? Watts. Some of the photos at HMF of it are stunning, that rose doesn't have to take a back seat to any other imo. Here is a link that might be useful: HMF

A lot of places need it much more than here, sure wish it would spread more evenly. I keep checking to make sure it's August, been chilled twice this week in the DAYTIME, this is weird!

I would normally in the past have been rhapsodizing about the rain....but since then I've moved to Crescent City and am already taking the rain for granted..I've broken free of those horrendous water bills...Yay! I was just finally too sick of the Heat and the Dry and the Brown and Fires.....not to mention traffic.....

It rained here for about 20 minutes. Hope its starts again. This has been a fun project. Thanks to you all for your suggestions. I had to edit it a bit to accomodate tastes, but still ended up with 2 cds. Rain 1 I Wish It Would Rain 2:45 The Temptations Wish It Would Rain R&B/Soul Box Of Rain 5:19 Grateful Dead American Beauty Rock A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall 6:51 Bob Dylan Bob Dylan: The Collection - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Rock Let It Rain 5:04 Eric Clapton Eric Clapton (Deluxe Edition) Rock Raindrops 2:48 Dee Clark Looks Like Rain Pop September in the Rain 2:08 Dinah Washington 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Dinah Washington Vocal Singin' In the Rain (Version With Cue from "Good Night, Kathy") 4:53 Gene Kelly Singin' In the Rain (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) Soundtrack Rhythm of the Rain 2:38 The Cascades Looks Like Rain Pop Mandolin Rain 6:09 Bruce Hornsby & Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby Country April Showers 3:17 Judy Garland Great Ladies of Song: Spotlight On Judy Garland Vocal Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head 5:41 Ella Fitzgerald In Budapest (Live) Vocal Jazz Rainy Night In Georgia 3:58 Various Artists Blues Brother, Soul Sister Blues Donegal Rain 4:59 Andy M. Stewart Donegal Rain World Rainy Night In Georgia 3:58 Various Artists Blues Brother, Soul Sister Blues And It Stoned Me 4:32 Van Morrison Best Of Van Morrison Pop Rain cd2 Rain 2:10 Rudy Vallée The First Crooner Pop Naked Rain 1:04 Naked Rain Thunderbird Suite Folk Wind and Rain 5:34 Mario Olivares Wind and Rain New Age Rain (Karaoke Version) 2:57 APM Karaoke Karaoke Hits - The Beatles, Vol. 7 - EP Rock Beethoven_ Symphony #6 In F, Op. 68, _Pastoral_ - 4. Allegro 3:42 Beethoven_ Symphony #6 In F, Op. 68, _Pastoral_ - 5. Allegretto 9:57 April Showers 3:07 The Ritz Old Songs Are Just Like Old Friends Vocal That's it, but it just started raining again, to the tune of April Showers!