Dahlia Days

 

Oh how quickly October is passing by. Leaves falling. Geese flying over. Toadstools bursting forth. 

No frosts so far so the dahlias are still at fullblown glory. 

 

 Yesterday morning I had to push aside all the vases to have enough room to sit and eat breakfast.

I had to pick this double head of Penhill Watermelon as the stems were not strong enough to hold the heads.

The main jobs yesterday were digging out the third compost heap (Steve) and beginning the clearing of the barn path (me). I had a bit of help from Poppy and Alfie (Anne and Tim`s grandchildren) and we had lots of conversation about the different weeds and plants we were finding.

Anne`s dahlias have really taken their time with flowering this year. Its very strange because we have done nothing different,
 

 

The gnomes are drying off in the polytunnel.

 

And so are the scarecrows.

 

Nicotiania sylvestris is still flowering profusely.

 

I think this is a mushroom, also in the polytunnel, not that I would take a chance. It is almost perfect.

 

And here is the days harvest .... all quite yummy and all now consumed