Multi-challenge Multi-tasking

After a morning making inroads on the Cword shopping in Clarks' Village and an afternoon visiting Tess's Dad, I still hadn't blipped by late afternoon so here's an effort for today's Flower Friday challenge, and possibly yesterday's abstract Thursday, involving the mahonia in the back garden, a long exposure and some twiddling with the zoom.

I was desperate.

Last night saw a very sociable pre-Christmas gathering of old teaching colleagues at a local pub. Michael Evis, founder of the Glastonbury Festival was at the next table and happily chatting with all comers.