Baron Street

Today is sunny again though not quite as warm as yesterday (around 6°C).

Farmers’ Market

The Farmers’ Market seemed up to its usual strength today after a couple of weeks of low attendance.

Not open yet

We usually aim to reach Sainsbury’s after they have opened at 11 am but today we were early and found ourselves waiting in a queue for the doors to open.

In Sainsbury’s

Sainsbury’s was averagely busy for early on Sunday and it didn’t take us long to collect our shopping and join a mercifully short checkout queue.

Mobile snack bar

I passed through the main market on my way to Mercer’s and photographed the mobile snack bar. It seems to have a regular turnover of customers without ever being crowded.

Electronics stall

These days, the market includes electronics stalls offering repairs to phones and computers along with more traditional stalls selling food or household wares.

Carrying the coffee home

As usual, we called in at Mercer’s to collect our coffees to take home, one of life’s simple pleasures!

Aboard the 341

We didn’t wait to have lunch at home but, having put away our shopping, we walked to St John Street and boarded a number 341 bus.

Finsbury Park

We left the bus at Finsbury Park. We were going to meet a friend for lunch and as we were early, we went for a stroll in the park.

“Sculpted lace” of branches
Photo by Tigger

There are many ancient trees in the park, all interesting and beautiful, even in their winter bareness. I was fascinated by the “sculpted lace” of their interlaced branches.

Park View Cafe

We were going to have lunch actually in the park: the venue was the Park View Cafe that is inside the park.

Inside Park View Cafe

The cafe has seating outside and inside. We made no bones about preferring to be inside, given how cold it was in the open air.

Out friend joined us and we ordered lunch. The cafe was busy and the service was consequently very slow. Fortunately, there was a lot to talk about and keep us occupied while waiting.

Walking in the park

After lunch, we went for a walk, strolling through the park and then accompanying our friend to a stop where she could catch her bus for home. By now the clouds were thicker and the sun had disappeared.

The New River

I photographed the New River that runs through the park.

Aboard the 341

Having seen our friend onto her bus, we caught a 341 bus back to the Angel. We look forward to an evening at home to conclude our weekend.