Roses Are Dead

Stamen Are Yellow ....

I thought SWMBO's flowers looked a bit past it this morning but when I picked up the vase to get rid of them, I saw that the lilies were looking fine, so I took the vase upstairs and took some pictures using my usual technique .... shine a torch at it  from different angles and see what you get (there are more following that link to show what I mean).

I made a small sweet dish today from the core saved from a Burr Elm pot  and some unknown wood (also with a nice grain pattern.

It has been very mild today so all the ice and snow has completely gone. Hopefully things are improving up North too so it is easier for the engineers to get the power reconnected to all those without.