Lorraine Lee Roses - Preston - a photo on Flickriver

            When I took an afternoon stroll in the spring sunshine a few weeks ago, I walked past one of my favourite rose bushes, a "Lorraine Lee" which thrives in the original garden of a stylish 1930s Art Deco clinker brick double storey villa.  Bathed in spring light the pinkish apricot blooms against the azure sky were too beautiful not to photograph.

The "Lorraine Lee" rose was bred by a famous Australian rose breeder named Alister Clark in 1924.  It was named after Lorraine Lee, who was born in Melbourne in 1890, and was a cousin of Jessie Clark, Alister’s niece.  During the Great War, Lorraine worked in the Women’s Land Army in England and the Ministry of Munitions, earning an MBE for her dedication.  In 1920, on a visit to Australia, Alister showed her his unnamed rose seedlings and asked her to choose one. The rose she chose became Alister Clark’s most famous and popular rose "Lorraine Lee".

Spring has finally come to Melbourne, and everywhere, gardens are bursting forth with beautiful coloured blooms in a profusion of colours after a wetter than usual winter.

Taken in: Australia / Victoria / Preston West (show map)

Taken on: August 28, 2021

Tags:

Lorraine Lee

Lorraine Lee rose

1924

Alister Clark

breed

rose breed

flower

flora

petal

foliage

spring

springtime

September

sky

azure

blue

azure sky

blue sky

light

shade

plant

branch

leaf

leaves

suburban

cityscape

street photography

suburbia

Metroland

orange

apricot

vermilion

carmine

rose

rose carmine

Melbourne

Victoria

Australia

yellow

Northern suburbs

inner city

city

Stafford St

Stafford Street

Birch Street

Birch St

Preston « less

Sets appears in: • The Beauty of Nature • The Rose Garden more » • Photos During the Time of Pandemic « less

Groups appears in: • Colors of the World • Photography more » • flower power • !Catchy Colors • Pink • Color and Colors - No computer-generated posts. • Flora and Fauna • Flowers, buds, seeds... • Photographic Art • * FLOWERPIX (no B&W, animals, seeds, leaves) • Flickr Nature • Pink Think • Flower Themes - Tulips - Week 965 • Nice pictures • PLANT [directory] 植物 • FlowersFree • Four seasons - Winter, spring, summer, autumn • 1-Plants World • A Rose - A Queen in itself... • FLOWER IN THE SKY • Pink Roses • all kind of flowers • PIM - Photographers in Melbourne • Macros Group • Flowers Group • Melbourne Photographers • FlowerAddicts • Flowers Galore • A Flower Showcase • * FABULOUS FLOWERS (moderators needed) • A Thing of Beauty Is a Joy Forever • Blooming Beauty • A rose by any other name.... • Excellent Flowers • Art of Nature • Flowers Macro World - Feel free to join us! • Best of Roses • Flowers all kinds • FLOWER LOVERS* • J'aime les fleurs. • Photos de fleurs • A UNIVERSE OF FLOWERS/Post 1 C 2 • * FLOWERS OF FLICKR (NO insects, seeds, b&w) • "Flickr's Awesome Blossoms" P1/A3 Sweeper Active • Delicate Beauty • Colour Mania • colour, colour, colour!!!! • fleurs du monde,flowers of the world • I love roses • ! F l i c k r | S t y l e ! • UNFORGETTABLE FLOWERS (L1) [P1 - A3] (New - ID Thread) • Perfect Petals - P1/A3- No Bugs or Man Made Objects ✿ • ***Addicted to Flower!***(Post 1+Comment 3)*SWEEPER ACTIVE* • Flower Power(post 1 comment 2) • Lenguaje de las flores✿ONLY FLOWERS P1-C3;-)) • DazzlePix FLOWERS • BEAUTIFUL ROSES! ONLY THE BEST! PLEASE JOIN! • Colours of flowers • Beautiful Flower Fantastic Shot • Flickr Garden Flowers • amaryliss, roses, lillies,daffodils,dahlias • Flower Beauty ! • !* WE LOVE ALL FLOWERS (POST 1 AWARD 3) • "My colorful flowers" ✿ • Flowers - Flores • Exister c'est vivre • I captured something awesome on this planet ! • ! * The flower of life! La flor de la vida! P1/A2 • frog pond florals.. by invitation ~ P1/C2 • Flowers, Glorious Flowers! • arbor square ~ A Nature Group ~ P1/C2 • L'arte della Natura - by admin invitation - P1/A2 • Flower Flower Flower • !* Selection fantastic beauty of flowers P1-A2 *Only Flowers!* • * Mad about flowers • FlOwErS ! • Beautiful Flowers of the World • [][][]Flora on Flickr[][][] • Beautiful Blossoms • ***Fiori * Animali * da tutto il mondo*** • Flower and flowers 1:1 • Blumen, Blumen, Blumen ... Flower, Flower, Flower ... • Macro in nature • -- ❤️Love for life.. Only flowers an animals! • MACRO DE FLEURS • Magic of Photography • !Digital Flower Gallery • Colours of Flickr • FREE YOUR PHOTOS FROM COLOURS (Concept Matters) • Group for all users of FLICKR - No 30/60 Groups Limit • Fée NATURE • Flowershows in Germany and around the world • )*Elegance And Beauty*( • Petals & Flowers P1/A3 • - Lise´s Friends - L5 • - Lise´s Friends - L1 • - Lise´s Friends - L3 • - Lise´s Friends - L6 • Magic Flowers - L1 • - Lise´s Friends - L2 • - Lise´s Friends - L4 • **L1**TREASURES of OUR PLANET • **L3**TREASURES of OUR PLANET • Carolina's farm friends - P1/C3 • **Lise´s Masterpieces Gallery* • - Lise´s Friends- HALL OF FAME • **L2**TREASURES of OUR PLANET • **TREASURES of OUR PLANET - HALL OF FAME (No Group Limit) • FLICKR INTERNATIONAL - No 30/60 Groups Limit • Octubre Rosa / Pink October • Opt out no limits for art work! • Flowers from Downunder (Australia and New Zealand) • Roses, Camellias, Gardenias, Azaleas and Rhododendrons Only • Photo-Phactory • Flickr Flowers (Unlimited Flowers & Shrubs) {formerly Bouquet of • BEAUTY PHOTOS AROUND THE WORLD • Paint a Picture • *** Macro / Flower / Insect *** • H D R C O L O R • *** Details,Macro,Objects,Flowers *** • *** Nikon,Canon,Sony,Fuji,Leica,Pentax,Iphone,Huawei,Samsung ... • *** Nature, Animal, Landscape *** • Follow me my friends (public) • LMF Flores y plantas (flowers and plants) (P1/C3) • All Your Photos and Mine (No 30/60 limit - Photos from anywhere) • Coloured (Colored) Flickr • *The Week , La Semaine L6 - Saturday-Samedi • *The Week , La Semaine L1 - Monday - Lundi • *The Week , La Semaine L3 - Wednesday-Mercredi • *The Week , La Semaine L4 - Thursday-Jeudi • *The Week , La Semaine L5 - Friday -Vendredi • *The Week , La Semaine L7 - Sunday-Dimanche • *The Week , La Semaine L2 - Tuesday - Mardi « less

Camera: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec, 6.2mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	6.2mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Show full info

Stats: 4,801 views / 272 comments

Link to this photo view:
Link to this photo large view: