The Dahlias

We had the first hard frost of the year this morning, it was cold enough to warrant wearing my hat with ears again, at least until leaf collecting in the stable yard warmed us through. Inevitably the dahlias had been knocked back hard by the low temperatures, they looked blackened and soggy as the stems are hollow and watery so we decided to dig them up for winter storage. This job took the rest of the day due to the number of tubers to store but Shandy seemed content to sit in the sunshine and snooze while we did all the work, no rabbits were caught by old lazy bones today!

"I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the end of time"
Robert Browning