We started the day with a stroll into Chapel Market. The weather was cloudy-sunny and cool.

A quiet morning in Chapel Market

The market was fairly quiet, perhaps because of the relatively early hour. We went into Marks & Spencer without finding what we wanted and then gave our attention to the main purpose of our visit.

The pet shop

Our destination was the pet shop where we bought a bag of nuts for the birds and squirrels.

Light reflected from the windows

We walked along St John Street where we were struck by the appearance of light from the sky reflected onto the paving by the windows of the Angel Building. At first sight, it looked as though snow had fallen just in that area because the reflected light was so bright.

Sunshine in Chadwell Street

As we walked up Chadwell Street, the sun came out and it felt like a pleasant summer day. It was not to last, of course, because of the cloudy conditions causing the sun to play hide and seek.

Road works and traffic lights

On reaching Amwell Street, our first call, of course, was at Myddelton’s deli where we bought coffee. We sat outside and watched activity in the street. There are currently works in progress: Thames Water is digging up the road, leading to single-lane traffic and the installation of temporary traffic lights.

Colourful cushions

After our coffee break, we moved on to Myddelton Square Gardens. On the way, I photographed the colourful cushions in the window of Timorous Beasties. Yes, I’ve photographed them before but they always attract my attention.

We set up shop in Myddelton Square Gsrdens and, as usual, my task was to keep the pigeons busy while Tigger tried to tempt the squirrels down from their trees.

A squirrel appears

To my surprise, while I was occupying the pigeons, a squirrel came along. The trick was to keep the pigeons on one side while tossing nuts to the squirrel on the other. Complicated but possible.

Climbing up the bench

The squirrel became bold enough to climb up the bench in search of food though any movement of mine caused him to flee away.

Squirrel eating

I managed to keep the pigeons at bay while taking this rather nice photo of the squirrel eating nuts.

Pigeons sunbathing

When the sun came out, some of the pigeons retired to a grassy area to take their ease, sunbathe and socialise. We also sat quietly for a while, sharing the peaceful atmosphere and then we gathered up our belongings and returned home for lunch.