Collecting scarlet runner beans for next year. I mostly grow them for the hummingbirds. The colour is pretty cool when they're fresh out of the pod.

Closeup of 5 scarlet runner beans that have just been collected and haven't yet dried out. They're very dark purple, mottled with pale pink. They're sitting on a light wood tabletop.

Two yellowed scarlet runner bean pods with 5 dark purple and mottled pink beans that came out of them. They're sitting on a pale wood tabletop.