Early this morning I watched the recording of last night’s third place rugby World Cup match between England and Argentina.
Afterwards I responded to blog comments on my posts and read and commented on those of others. I don’t normally mention this because I kind of take it as read. This was a not untypical three and a half hours session.
This was a day of unrelenting showers, but after lunch I managed to spend some time in shirt-sleeves-warmth with just a sprinkling of rain to focus on roses in the garden. There are still many more plants in and out of season, but I refrained from including these, even the crops of the sticky willy weed with which we normally do battle throughout the first couple of months of spring.
Later I read more of “The Voyage Home” by Richard Church.
Elizabeth visited this afternoon to pick Jackie’s brains about selection, placement, and planting of bulbs in readiness for next Spring. I added a few thoughts.
This evening we dined on oven fish and French fries with garden peas, pickled onions and sandwich gherkins with which Jackie drank Zesty and I drank more of the Garnacha.
Sounds like a full productive day. Your roses are still gorgeous. Because of an unseasonable warm spell, the roses that decorate the row ends of many vineyards still look especially nice for so late in October.
I can imagine those row end roses. Thanks very much, Pat
You have so many roses still!
Thank you very much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick.
Lovely Derrick!
Thank you very much, Cindy
These are lovely.
Thanks very much, Rupali
I can’t believe you guys still have roses blooming. Ours gave up for the year, or perhaps I made them when I cut them down.
Thanks very much, Bridget. I doubt if you made them – they can sprout up again when the conditions are like ours at the moment.
Your roses are so beautiful, Derrick–and your garden.
I saw a beautiful, perfect rose yesterday in Philadelphia in a church garden as we were walking by.
It does take a lot of time to read and respond to comments and posts.
Thank you very much, Merril
I am very envious of your roses at this time of year.
Thanks very much, Tootlepedal
Beautiful roses
Thank you very much, Wombat
Beautiful roses. Flowers don’t survive in my garden. Perhaps they need more care than I can give them personally.
Thanks very much, Geeta
Fish and fries, a perfect combination! I am surprised that you still have flowers left, Derrick! ????????
Thanks very much, John
You’re at, guys. ☺️☺️
Lovely captures to hold on to as we move towards winter ????????????????
Thank you very much, Val
Gorgeous roses, Derrick! My Derek is disappointed because he forgot to record the final rugby championship game today.
What a shame. Can you get ITV hub? Thanks very much, Jill
I’m not sure. I’ve never heard of it.
https://www.itv.com/watch
Thanks for the link, Derrick. I’m wondering if you have to sign up for the premium account. I can’t get it to do anything but spin.
Maybe it is different over here. Sorry.
Yes Derrick, sometimes blogging can be very time consuming …
Thanks very much, Ivor
Yellow roses are usually my favorites, but the red rose with touches of yellow underneath and raindrops on top is gorgeous. Thank you for sharing so much beauty with us!
Much appreciated, JoAnna
The roses are gorgeous.
Thank you very much, Chrissy
Late season beauties, all of them! The temperature went down to 25 degrees Fahrenheit by sunrise this morning, and may well do the same tonight. Any flowers and tender garden plants flowers are finished.
Thank you very much, Lavinia
Don’t you just hate it when the clocks go back? Here I am commenting at 05:30 am when it should 06:30 am!
I’m not surprised it takes over three hours to complete comments on yours and the blogs of others – you are a popular man, Derrick.
Following my early morning stints, I’m almost ready for a nap!
Your garden looks beautiful still in bloom.
I’m amazed that my pots are still looking good, though some suffered during heavy wind and rain. 🙂
Thanks very much, Sue. I do hate messing around with the clocks. 🙂
I was half expecting you to be awake as early as I was 4: 50 a.m.!
I was. I watched the rugby first 🙂
The rugby final last night was nail-biting!
It was. Congratulations 🙂 Thanks very much, Anne
Three and a half hours seems more like a part time job!
That is what it has become. Fortunately I am an early riser. Thanks very much, John
Your roses are gorgeous as the welcome in November. They appear to be a hearty bunch. 🙂
One of the reasons I rarely write and post on my own blog is because it is so time-consuming to comment back to comments, visit, read, and comment other blogs, etc. I just don’t have the time to do so as properly as I would like. So my own blog goes silent for long stretches. I wish I had more time to put up my own writing on my blog.
But then if I just left shorter, a few-words comments…maybe it wouldn’t take me so long. 😉 I should begin this in the new year perhaps. I’ll comment with “Good!”, “Nice!”, “Beautiful!” or “Wonderful!”
Ha! My verbose self could never do that!
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
PS…your title made me think of a fave quote…
“God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.” – James M. Barrie
Thanks very much, Carolyn. You put in so much welcome work on the posts of others. Maybe this year we will not need memory for roses in December. X
You’re welcome! 🙂
Yes, that would be so nice! Normally here, sadly, our roses are gone by the 1st week of November. I miss them. But come spring…YAY! Here they are! 🙂
Many more roses than my one tea rose bush, that’s for sure! Makes a terrific post.
I was rooting for NZ in yesterday’s rugby game, but South Africa won by one.
Yes, GP, me too. It didn’t help to have been with 14 men for most of the game, and to have the captain red carded. Thanks very much
Very beautiful day.
Beautiful Roses too.
I love how you make time to read and comment on people’s posts. Very encouraging.
Thank you very much, Mimi.
Stunning roses!
Thank you very much, Aletta
Interesting meal combo. I have never considered pickled onions with fish.
Thanks very much, Andrew
I am surprised you still have roses. They are gorgeous.
Thank you very much, Eugi
You’re welcome, Derrick.
I thank you for featuring your glorious roses. The head image is breathtaking.
Thanks very much from each of us, Dolly
You are very welcome, both of you.
It’s amazing how stunning your late roses still are!
hanks ver much, Rosaliene
I suspected that was the time you invest in responding to comments – as you have such a following! It is one of the reasons I often put a like in lieu of a comment – to spare you 🙂
We’ve seen some gorgeous roses on our trip. There will be a few photos eventually.
Thanks very much, Gwen 🙂
your roses are gorgeous! we had intermittent showers and dull skies all day today.
Thank you very much, Wilma
It was light snow time here and no roses…I’m jealous!
Thanks very much, Doug
Amazing to have such bounty in late October
It is. Thanks very much, Sheree
You’re very welcome Derrick
Your roses are stunning, and I am amazed at your blooms this late in the year just like I am ours. I guess it’s our last gift at least for us before our next gift will be the white stuff that has to be moved. 🙂
Thanks very much, Judy. We are very unlikely to get the white stuff
It’s wonderful to never really have nothing to do. You fill your time nicely, Derrick. And those roses are divine!
Thank you so much, Dale
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The strong and stubborn. Lovely captures.
Thanks very much, Rupali
Absolutely beautiful!
Thanks very much, Ribana
Gosh, your roses must think they’re in Melbourne! Roses here always begin their run at Melbourne Cup time. Which is the first Tuesday in November.
Thank you so much, Lindsey