Wow, Toni. Thank you for getting a real camera. It makes a big difference!
I suddenly realized what a rare treat your photos of RedGold are, Toni, when I was at HMF today looking at the entry for that rose and read comments of rose gardeners from Chico, California who were complaining about it. According to their account, the first time the summer temperature zips above 90F their RedGold roses are completely defoliated by blackspot. This despite the fact that the relative humidity is a mere seven percent! I guess all those things that make rose cultivation difficult in the mountains: low moisture content of air and land, and lots of coolish weather combine to make RedGold possible to grow where you live and not too many other places.
