I've found a new hobby

Can you believe that this little plant....

Produces this...?

I do not have the greenest thumb, but I would say it could pass for a slight shade of olive. Gardening has taken up some of my free time. It all started with my backyard and a rose bush that Dave bought me for Valentine's Day when we first met. It was the best give I have ever gotten from a loved one. I never planted it in the ground at the place I was renting because I knew that I wouldn't be there forever and would just have to dig it up.

I have taken care of it and done all the motherly things-talk to it, water it, give it rose food, etc. and it has taken to me quite well as you can see! I've have many roses adorning my home but the most recent batch this year has been amazing! D always said that it would do much better in the ground, so after making the plunge and moving in with him, we finally planted it in the ground of our new home.

This was just the beginning.....