Bigger problems than the wind.

It's moles. Or voles. And while they have not succeeded in doing in Marianne, they've killed Lavender Lassie. Damn damn damn why does gardening have to deal such heartbreak?

In Memoriam.

Hybrid Musk Rose "Lavender Lassie.", a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

Ah, we hardly even knew ya. Damn those underground rodents. We will replace Lavender Lassie in the spring.