Today is once more cloudy with a promise of rain.

Cloudy skies

We went out for coffee followed by a local walk. Ever and anon we felt rain drops on our face or hands.

Looking across Amwell Street to River Street

We took our coffee at a table outside the deli. I took this photo and the two following ones, views from where I was sitting. Need I say again that I have come to love this neighbourhood and feel happy looking around me?

Amwell Street and the Lloyd & Son dairy

Amwell Street is intermittently busy with traffic using it to connect main roads. When it’s quiet, it gives the impression of a village high street, into which the old Lloyd & Son dairy (currently a hairdresse’s) fits perfectly.

Lloyd Baker Street

All three views are from our table outside the deli. This one shows Lloyd Baker Street and a row of smaller Georgian-style houses.

I had to use a walking stick

I had to use a walking stick today. This is because when I woke up this morning I found I was suffering severe back pain. I have suffered this before, though some time ago, and it is disappointing that it has occurred again.

Entering Cumberland Gardens

After our scoffee break we went for a local stroll. Here we are entering Cumberland Gardens.

I have mentioned that a window box competition has been arranged in the neighbourhood and below is a selection of boxes we saw today.

Some are more ambitious, and perhaps more “expert”, than others, but all are welcome as they brighten up the houses and the streets.

New growth for the tree stump

And so back to the title of this post, “Never give up”. I was saddened when this tree in Inglebert Street was cut down though I expect that there was a good reason for this. When we passed by it today, we saw that the stump has grown new branches with leaves, showing that there is life and determination in it yet. If one needed an illustration of fortitude in the face of adversity, this is surely it.