thorny%20wreath

.%0AThe%20rose%20bushes%2C%20beginning%20to%20green%2C%20arching%20over%20the%20bench%20created%20a%20wreath%20of%20sorts.%20When%20I%20had%20been%20editing%2C%20zooming%20in%20to%20clone%20away%20distractions%2C%20I%20noticed%20how%20thorny%20the%20branches%20were.%0A%0AThis%20bench%20in%20the%20Desert%20Rose%20Garden%20always%20attracts%20me%20with%20its%20weathering%20and%20textures.%0AIt%27s%20not%20an%20easy%20subject%20to%20catch.%20Over%20the%20winter%20its%20colors%20match%20closely%20those%20of%20its%20surroundings.%20In%20the%20summer%20it%27s%20almost%20hidden%20in%20the%20proliferating%20foliage.%20Quite%20often%20there%20are%20obstacles%20preventing%20good%20framing.%20On%20this%20day%20I%20had%20to%20move%20a%20small%20bench%20and%20a%20trash%20bin%20out%20of%20the%20way%20so%20I%20could%20get%20far%20enough%20to%20get%20the%20bench%20in%20frame%20and%20not%20have%20distractions%20in%20the%20image.%0A%0AIn%20the%20first%20comment%20box%20below%20is%20a%20shot%20of%20this%20bench%20from%20last%20October%2C%20one%20of%20the%20few%20times%20last%20year%20that%20I%20went%20to%20the%20botanic%20gardens.%0A%0AHappy%20Bench%20Monday%21

source https://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=51096571997