This art work caught my eye. It is made from pussy willow, and is to be seen in the window of Fabulous Flowers in Bridge Street. It is St Valentine’ Day next Sunday – the first major commercial celebration of the year with restaurants and shops around town advertising their Valentine’s Day / weekend’s offerings.

This dressing table, in the window of Abode Interiors (in Coxeter House) also caught my eye – because of the reflection of the red door opposite (from Clock House) in the mirror.

This picture was taken three nights ago looking at the row of five Lombardy Poplars on the far side of the River. The moon had been full the night before and it was low in the water. I cycled home from something I was doing, and came back out with the camera, placed it on the ground, pressed the shutter and let it do its own thing. It found some colour where I saw just moonlight and darkness.

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After such a clearance new vistas open up – like this one across towards the Brewery Development.

This is the scene looking up Caldecott Road today. One of the drainage ditches – put there to prevent flooding – is looking a little clogged up and far worse round the corner where there looks to have been a mudslide.

Tonight (Friday) a new group is meeting at Preston Road Community Centre at 7:30 PM. It is called the Ock Valley Flood Group and I would not be surprised if they push for action on drainage ditches. People at risk of flooding by the Ock should have been invited, but if not – communication is not always brilliant in Abingdon – all are welcome.

Meanwhile a happy second birthday to Action 4 Abingdon – set up just two years ago today.

I did not find many pictures on the forum but did borrow this one with the caption … “After many months of deliberation, the traffic scheme group came up with a new layout that was sure to please everyone.”

The latest big issue is the future of the Chamber of Commerce as a new group is set up. Everyone wants a group that represents ALL town businesses but not everyone appears agreed about who should run it. The Heralds front page story this week is ‘Traders Set up new town body.’