Every summer my Rose of Sharon blooms. When the flower starts blooming, it always makes me feel that summer has arrived. Its blossoms look alike hibiscus flowers.

Although many of my rose flowers have stopped blooming due to the heat, during the rainy season, some of them bloomed again. Rose flowers in summer usually aren't as pretty as spring roses. It seems like they've spent most energy to bloom in the spring and by using the left energy they try to bloom. That's why some of them don't have vibrant colors. Even so, I enjoyed taking the photos of the prettiest ones and made some rose portraits.

The picture below doesn't show roses, which are called rain lilies because they bloom during the rainy season. I often pull out their leaves accidentally while weeding. I'm happy that they bloomed this year again.

Probably, some of my roses will bloom in the fall again, and I'm already looking forward to seeing them!

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