Ernie Janes / Black labrador dog resting on reeds used by thatcher to thatch roof, Norfolk, UK, November

Peter Lewis / Thatcher repairing thatched roof of cottage in the New Forest, Hampshire, UK, September 2010

Gary K. Smith / Bundles of thatching reeds (Phragmites sp) ready for thatcher, North Norfolk, UK

Erwan Quéméré / Thatcher restoring a roof on the Aran islands, County Galway, Republic of Ireland