On Thursday, I became a little unwell and by Friday (yesterday) things had reached a stage where I felt it would be better to seek medical help. I made a brief outing to the GP surgery but stayed indoors for the rest of the day.

My condition has improved somewhat today but I still don’t feel able to go for a long outing. Tigger did some shopping for me and when she returned we went out together to fetch our coffee from the deli.

We did go round Myddelton Square before calling at the deli but then came straight home. My photos – and the commentary accompanying them – will not be very interesting but, all being well, I shall recover soon and “normal service will be resumed”.

You will remember that, after many months of water wastage, the leak in Claremont Square had been repaired.

Leak repaired

This was what it looked like when the barriers were finally cleared away.

So, imagine our incredulity when, today, this was the scene that met our eyes:

Leaking again
Photo by Tigger

It is leaking again and, if anything, flowing even faster than before. I am not a water engineer and have no idea of what can go wrong, so I will reserve judgement on the matter and wait to see how long it takes for them to attend to it again. You might be able to decipher the blue label reflected in the water: it belongs to a van emblazoned “Thames Water” so perhaps they are aware of the new leak though there were no people in or near the van.

No one working

Meanwhile, the second leak is still in suspended animation. Having dug a hole, they have gone off and left it. What is worse, is that they have had to close the road, putting people to inconvenience while they do nothing. Nul points for organisation.

Clear water

The hole has filled up with water, of course. We were glad to see how clear it is but slightly bemused by the blue colour. Perhaps this is caused by something in the earth rather than being a quality of the water itself.

Myddelton Square

Tigger suggester we take a turn around Myddelton Square and I agreed. We have walked here (and taken photographs) countless times before but I have become fond of the place and its sober but elegant Georgian style houses. Even minor changes strike us and evoke our interest.

The gardens

We didn’t go into the gardens and I made do with a photo. I looked to see whether the “squirrel lady” (see Thursday’s post) was there. She wasn’t but I have no doubt that we’ll see her again one of these days.

Coffee in view!

We turned the corner and the red shade of Myddelton’s deli came into view.

Having bought our coffee, we made straight for home. After even such a short walk, I was glad to sit down and drink my coffee. I look forward to recovering my energy and venturing further afield but, for today, it was enough.