and so it happened... a killing frost fell upon my dahlias last night and now there are none. so it goes.

i've been quiet this october, only my full-time work and renovating my parents' kitchen to occupy the time. next weekend pete and i will be in western MA to dig up the dahlia tubers and the annuals. we plan on seeding the beds with winter rye if it's not too late. hopefully, the rye will take root before the winter and protect the beds from the cold and windy days to come. in the spring, we'll till the rye into the soil as green manure. this is the plan anyways.

our car needs a break so we've stayed put in the city this weekend. we're on track to rack up 18,000 miles on a 10,000 mile lease -- yikes! and what do i do when i'm home? well, i should be cleaning the apartment, paying bills and sorting through the piles of mail that are here, there and everywhere, but instead i made an arrangement or two, took some photos and tinkered in photoshop. pete joined in the fun too, playing the photographer for some of these pics.

the flowers are cream yves piaget roses, cafe latte roses, poppy pods, cream cafe au lait dahlias, burgundy dahlias (sorry don't know the name), pink astilbe and chocolate geranium leaves.

cafe latte roses, cream yves piaget roses, pink astilbe, cafe au lait dahlias, poppy pods and chocolate geranium leaves