Wasn't expecting that !

Our roses do that every year but are always later than everyone else's.

I saw baby moorhens a few weeks ago. Is it unusual? Didn't know that.

Let's hope so

Same here - I transplanted our one surviving rose (the deer eat them) into a large pot, a month ago, and now it's covered in new foliage and buds.
Maybe global warming - I wonder if it's something we're going to have to get used to?

Yes we have roses covered in flowers and buds to.
Also busy lizzies and geraniums that look as good as the day DH planted them.

Our roses have done the same Mishap. In fact this second flush has produced double the amount of blooms the first one did. I am revelling in this lovely September with the golden sunlight we are enjoying each day.

Hope you enjoyed your holiday!

I don't know - but we came back from hols on Friday to find a rose bush that had done its thing several months ago was awash in new blooms!