A rose for Christmas

Our last full day with James and Katie, sadly they go home tomorrow.  Jess, too, will be leaving us, to go back to Birmingham for a few days to see her friends.  So after a very full house, Cathy and I will be back to cooking for just ourselves once again.  How very strange.

Here is a shot of one of the roses that Dad very kindly gave to Cath at Christmas.  I took a few (poor and noisy) shots with the camera on a tripod before I remembered to switch off the auto ISO setting (doh!).  Once the camera was forced to use the right settings I managed this nice low noise image, despite the very poor light today (its been overcast and drizzly all day, although still weirdly mild).  If it was a Friday it could have been a flower Friday blip ...

We went to see the new Star Wars film this afternoon, which was an entertaining (if not particularly intellectually engaging) way to pass the time.  As far as I can tell, they have taken the original plot and largely remade the movie for a modern audience.  The equivalent of the young female Luke Skywalker is to be applauded (nice to see a feisty female in a lead role).

Finally, yet another Christmas anagram as the extra ....