Rose - Tea Clipper

A busy morning and a busy evening to come with student's telephone tutorials, so while I grabbed a quick lunch and made a chicken casserole for dinner, I went into the garden for my blip. There were more butterflies on the flowering ivy than I have seen all summer, mainly Tortoiseshell and Red Admirals. However today you have an overblown rose, which might signify the end of summer, but it also has three buds still to come out.

Update on Dougal - This morning the surgeon told us that they were starting physiotherapy today. He is concerned about the swelling in one of his legs although it is still early days and Dougal has been bruised and knocked about. He is eating a little, but still has a fluid drip so it does not matter too much at this stage if he does not eat much; he still has a catheter. I am hoping that we will be allowed to visit him tomorrow.