Distractions

I have a friend round to stay for the evening, so a little distracted chatting about this and that. The hollihocks are out again this year, but this is an old artrage sketch. I think it must be the same plant flowering outside now, but the tree growing next to it (not shown here) has grown taller in the mean time. It is one of those with composite leaves with many tiny leaflets and at night they close up to protect themselves like little praying hands.