Lunch with the poet

They always say you should never meet your heroes, but when you have the opportunity to have lunch with William Blake (1757- 1827) (of Tyger-fame) and his wife Catherine Sophia (1762-1831) in London, how can you say no? 
They had by their side a wonderful tree with inviting seat-shaped roots, and off to the left the attention-seeking Daniel deFoe (1660-1731).

A silent crowd

Sometimes you can only sort out your thoughts in a crowd of strangers, today was like that. I'm thankful to Alfred (1839 - 1930) and Alma Sandwall (1846 - 1915), for providing a free bench for me. Even though they had gathered quite a crowd around themselves there was a welcoming calmness where I sat, at the edge of the group, and drank my coffee in silence.