Comin' up roses

When we were in Kenya we had the privilage of being given a tour around one of their many rose farms. It was a really special oppertunity and amazing to see the process from beginning to end, and to learn about how many factors are at play to produce these beautiful roses. I really enjoyed taking photos there, and hope you enjoy viewing them :)

 

 

 

Grafting the new stems onto old roots...

 

A little bit more growth a few tents on.

 

 

 All the plastic pipes used to graft.

Reaching for the sky...

Appropriately named I think :)

Roses in cold rooms right after being picked.

Stem measuring...

Ready for delivery.

The beautiful roses in the reception - they cost about R15 there!

And here they are, just up the road from our home :)

It's a small world (after all)

So Joe has this sweet app on his phone (Nokia Lumia 820) which makes your photos look like a mini version of the real place, and make you feel a bit like Gulliver visiting Lilliput. It's such fun to play with.  Here are some of our favourites.

 

Mini Nairobi

Mini Coldplay Concert

Mini Marrakesh

Mini London

Mini Fiskebackskil

Mini Yorkshire

Mini ORT, Johannesburg

Mini Great Rift Valley.

 

Isn't it great? :)