Although we did most of our travelling yesterday by train and car, we still felt a little tired today (perhaps a hangover from our long walk on on Thursday). Also, the weather forecast was promising rain and thunder storms. In view of all this, we decided that a “once round the church to Myddelton’s” would do for today. (Like in the good old days of lockdown!)

For some reason, despite already seeing it a number if times, this greenery-festooned façade caught our attention today, perhaps because it looked so green and fresh. It’s not ivy, but what is it? (My botanical ignorance again). Tigger suggests it is budleia.

Myddelton Square Garden was deserted today, in contrast to the busy scenes there on previous visits. Small changes in weather can cause big changes in human behaviour, it seems. Or perhaps, with the easing of restrictions, people are going further afield and no longer staying in the neighbourhood. Possibly irrationally, I feel a little sad about that as I have grown love our neighbourhood rambles.

Here (as you may recognise) we are looking along River Street, named after the nearby but now invisible New River. Right at the end, you might be able to descry Myddelton’s, our modest destination for today.

Some time ago ( see Clouds and cushions), I remarked on the cushions in the window of the shop opposite Myddelton’s which had bees as their patterns. Today, there was a completely new set.

These cushions also have on them a creature of some sort though I was at a loss to identify it. Did they sell all the bees? Or do they have a warehouse full of cushions somewhere?

Now that masks are supposedly required to be worn in shops (a rule that observation suggests is commonly ignored), we donned ours as we entered Myddelton’s. Tigger enquired of the proprietor whether he would prefer us to wear them but he said no.

Finally, if you are wondering about the meaning of the title, here is the explanation:

Tigger took this photo of the contents of someone’s recycling bin. Her quick eye and taste for the ironic had spotted something. Note the object at top left. It is letter bearing the sender address of 10 Downing Street. It seems that the householder has consigned a letter from the Prime Minister to the bin.

That sounds about right to me.