One more flashy rose

This little drop of loveliness is likely to be the final flush before the freeze... cold winds from the north are predicted and - as they say in some of the finest fantasy operas - winter is coming. 

Plus, I'm a tad knackered and the day has gone and you could call this an emergency floral blip. I've had council meetings and I've lost* and armful of the red stuff along the way, so I suspect it's an early night. A night, at least, with a fantastic sunset (extra).

*ok, not lost exactly, but I doubt I'll ever see it again. I hope someone else gets good use of it. Imagine if, when I was back at school, I could as easily have pulled out an A- ... ;-)