Today was the day….not a moment too soon, or too late: lantern-like seed capsules atop tall stalks have created such an enchanting vision these last weeks in the Borders, since their pink petals scattered on the breeze.

But t’was time to collect these exquisite pods before they spilled rivulets of seed to the ground.  Their detail, form, texture and colour variation from turquoise through purple to paper brown never cease to beguile from year to year…..