Winter's first blast

I took these photos on 29 October. The snow started just as we were putting the garden to bed for the winter and wrapping the trees and roses. It made the job messy wet and cold, and much more difficult than it needed to be. Of course, after all that, the snow has all melted and disappeared. The weather report for the balance of the week is for temperatures up to +14 C with light rain. That will ensure that everything will have a good start come next spring. I still have some seeds that I want to get scattered on the ground in places that need some color in the summer. I'll scatter the hollyhock seeds and some poppies and lupines as well so they'll get a head start in the spring.