Very imperfect carrots

I would never win a GYO carrot prize but after 5 years of fairly disastrous results, I'm still trying and hoping next year will be better!

Last time I was home, I actually found a cultivar that does well in heavy clay but the carrots I've just harvested here are rainbow carrots and they're not the easiest to grow unless you have sandy soil. They look good in pictures though and are always too tempting!

Tomorrow, my friend's Guinea pigs are coming to stay for a week and it's amazing how many imperfect veg they get through with gusto. Which is why I thought I should probably pull some carrots out, not just because they had started flowering!