The Oddball Scooter Rally — now celebrating its 10th anniversary — is on this weekend at Abingdon Rugby Club. Every so often, the phut phut of a vintage motor scooter can be heard in West St Helen Street. Earlier, outside the Co-op, I overheard one rider say, “Not bad for 1958,” as he stood beside his machine.

It was a lovely, sunny afternoon. The petunias have filled out and cover the beds with colour.

The hanging baskets are at their peak — not yet straggly.

A regular street musician was playing in his mellow way. A few days ago, he was playing as four children danced in a line beside him — getting applause from their parents and the people at nearby tables. Today, he got quite a few coins from passers-by.