The resilient roses

We are now a month into the fall, yet the roses in our yards refuse to acknowledge the season despite my family's initial thoughts to the contrary. For the past few weeks Mum has wanted to deadhead the roses, but with all the buds still growing it is not yet possible for her to do so:

I took this picture with my phone two days ago. Unfortunately, this particular flower has been knocked off the plant since then, but several flowers growing below the top of the fence are still intact. They truly resilient roses!