We went out for a short local walk this morning.

Ladybird without spots?
Photo by Tigger

We hadn’t gone far before Tigger noticed something unusual on a leaf. It appears to be a ladybird without spots and of a light orange colour rather than the usual red. Or does it belong to a quite different species altogether?

Sandwich board man

Our next sighting was of something I have not seen for quite a while: a sandwich board man, walking along the street, advertising a gym company. He stopped to make a phone call, providing the chance of a photo.

Cloudy weather

According to the forecast, it is cloudy-sunny today but so far we have seen only the cloudy fraction. It is warm, though, but humid, giving an unpleasant “close” feeling.

A bag on the door knob

We have noticed this bag hanging on a door knob before. What is its purpose? Is it to receive a delivery or does it contain something to be collected? Mystery.

Myddelton’s, all tables free

We passed by Myddelton’s deli and saw that all the tables were free. However, we had an errand to run before stopping for coffee and guessed that by the time we returned, the tables would be occupied. Were we right?

St Helena Street

We passed along here or our way back to the deli.

Crow finding food
Photo by Tigger

In Lloyd Square we stopped to observe a crow who was finding food in the road, perhaps seeds fallen for the trees.

Sitting outside Myddelton’s

When we reached the deli, we found that our guess was right: most of the tables were now taken. There was just one left, however, which Tigger occupied while I went inside to order coffee.

Coffee!

We made the most of our opportunity and sat for quite a while, sipping coffee and watching activity in Amwell Street.

“Are we going soon?”

At the table next to ours was a man with a small dog. He engaged in a long phone call and his dog tried to keep occupied but sometimes, as here, seemed to ask whether they could leave now, please. His pleas passed in vain and we departed before there was any sign of movement from his man.

Myddelton Square Gardens

We walked along to Myddelton Square and sat in the gardens for a while. It was very quiet and there were few other people there.

A view from the bench

We found a bench looking across the gardens to the church. Despite the muggy conditions, it was pleasant sitting there.

They came in hope

It wasn’t long before we noticed a pair of pigeons walking determinedly towards us. When they reached our bench, they continually walked round and round us, looking hopefully at the ground in front of us, obviously expecting food.

“Got anything for us?”
Photo by Tigger

I’m sure they recognised us as people who have given them food in the past and were hoping we would repeat the exploit. Unfortunately, we had nothing for them today and their expectations were disappointed.

Raspberry treat
Photo by Tigger

We made our way home where a treat awaited: raspberries! We had bought them yesterday when doing our shopping at Sainsbury’s and forgotten we had them.