We planned to take our coffee into Myddelton Square Gardens again today but, first, we had shopping to do in Chapel Market.

Chairs and tables outside

The pub and the cafe next to it had tables outside, making the most of the warm, sunny weather. This habit, initiated when eateries were allowed only to serve customers outside, seems to have have become permanent.

Chapel Market

Chapel Market was fairly busy and you might be able to see that the cafe on the left (beyond the covered stall) also has tables outside in the street.

In the gardens

After visiting the deli, we carried our coffee into Myddelton Square Gardens which were busier today than on previous occasions. We found a bench from which I took this photo.

In Chapel Market, we had visited the pet shop and bought a bag of bird seed. We had become familiar with the local crows to the point where we could recognise certain individuals. Tigger wanted the seed for them. Unfortunately, although we heard crows calling when we arrived, we didn’t see any in the garden.

The pigeon colony

The fact that we had food did not escape the attention of the local pigeon colony. It seemed only fair to give them some. We also saw a squirrel who, to my surprise, seemed nervous of the pigeons. We did manage to direct some food to him.

Squirrel on a tree
Photo by Tigger

People with dogs came by and the squirrel took refuge by clinging to a tree as though glued to it.

We moved to another bench

The sun was creeping in on us on our bench so we moved to another bench that was more shaded. We stayed here for quite a while as it was pleasant though we did not see, much less manage to feed, any crows.

Myddelton Square in the sunshine

We walked round the square which was looking cheerfully beautiful in the lovely sunshine.

Sunshine in the treetops

I looked back at the gardens and took this photo of the sunshine in the tops of the beautiful trees.

The Curvaceous Tree

I photographed the Curvaceous Tree and, for the first time, reached through the railings and touched the trunk of the tree, making contact, as it were.

We returned home and had lunch. The temperature was steadily rising and so we preferred to stay at home and perhaps go out again later when it is cooler.

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In fact, we allowed ourselves to be lazy and spend the afternoon at home.