The Shard, London Bridge

Does size matter?

The Shard towers over Londoners.

On relection:

 

Handley Road, Kingshold Estate, Hackney, London E9

In 1993 Handley Road, Hackney, London E9 looked like this:

In 2012 Handley Road looks like this:

Handley Road, Kingshold Estate, London E9, March 2012, by Cybermyth13.

The concrete blocks have gone to be replace by low-rise terraces. The tree in the middle survived the deomlition of the old estate.

Other pictures of the Kingshold Estate and its redevelopment from the 1990s can be seen in my set on Flickr.

The Tunnel, Leake Street, London

Airborne Mark and paper planes, The Tunnel, Leake Street, London, by Cybermyth13.

The Tunnel, Leake Street, under the railway lines at Waterloo Station, is an "authorised graffiti area". The tunnel was used in 2008 for a display by Banksy.

Street art need not be ugly

The walls are constantly being resprayed with new art and tags

The walls are open to all

Boy in Rocking Chair, Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square

Curious use of Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar square:

Boy on Rocking Chair at night on Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, London, close up, by Cybermyth13.

Powerless Structures, Fig 101 by Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset. More commonly known as Boy in Rocking Chair, a 4.1m high bronze sculpture.

It replaces:

HMS Victory in a bottle, by artist Yinka Shonibare, 

with African cloth representing the former colonies.

Graffiti need not be ugly, Banksy in Pollard Street

Banksy Pollard Street yellow flower, by Cybermyth13.

Graffiti need not be ugly but can easily lead to a mess. This Banksy in Pollard Street, Bethnal Green, has gradually been vandalised.

The flower is an extension of the double yellow lines on the road.

Snow on Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking, Surrey

Snow and sunshine on Denbies Wine Estate, near Dorking, Surrey.

Snow on Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking, Feb 2012,  by Cybermyth13.

The vines are cut back for the winter.

By August, the vines should look like this:

Snow photos, East London, Feb 2012

Snow always makes for some good photos if you can get the exposure right.

The new Pogoda is being built in Victoria Park as part of the restoration work. It is not finished but it looks good in the snow:

Even the pigeons seem to be finding it cold:

Victoria Park, East London

For other snow pics, see my Snow pics in 2012 set in Flickr