It’s cold, it’s dark, it’s miserable! So I thought a bit of colour might help. And what better to start with than the Woven Worlds Tapestry Exhibition at the Barbican Library followed by some other treats I have found elsewhere.
And Cote have really excelled this year …
Some strange creatures living at City Point …
Special display on the Barbican Terrace …
A golden ballerina at St Pancras …
Finally, a very colourful lunch …
Badger flame beetroot with gorgonzola cream and pumpkin seed praline courtesy of the excellent Luca restaurant in Clerkenwell.
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I hadn’t thought of a particular theme for this week’s blog so, as is my usual practice when this happens, this is a bit of a random collection.
Walking along the Barbican Highwalk I came across this friendly coot …
He strolled right up to my feet, looked up at me, and then carried on walking …
It posed a bit of a dilemma for me since his normal habitat is the lake and I wondered whether I should pick him up and place him on the parapet where he could see the water below. But he didn’t seem distressed, and I was reluctant to frighten him, so I let him contiue on his way. Maybe he was off to visit the Giacometti exhibition.
Or he could have been heading for the library for this event …
There are some great pictures on display, here are images of a few of them …
Some of the other items in the exhibition …
Well worth a visit.
I liked these artistic vapour trails …
I’m also a fan of Bidfood delivery van artwork (bit weird I know). This is a new one …
Some earlier favourites …
Good advice …
In amongst the cityscape, the weathervane of St Lawrence Jewry catches the sun …
Clever marketing near King’s Cross …
Medieval/Roman construction meets the modern day …
You can just glimpse The Gherkin in the distance – so sad it is now almost impossible to see from the west due to new developments …
Fire drill evacuation on Fore Street. Blue and white shirts for men still the most commonplace attire. See if you can spot the one chap wearing a tie…
Pimlico Plumbers licence plates, always good for a laugh …
American Judge endorses Kennedy’s Fish and Chips in Whitecross Street (I agree with his statement) …
Silk Street beds development.
January this year …
February …
March …
April/May …
June/July …
August …
September, it’s a forest …
As well as the Wonderful London books I wrote about earlier this month, I now have a new source of research, the London Topographical Record Volume XXXIII, which I received this week …
What it’s all about …
You can read more about the London Topographical Society and how to join here.
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Having a camera on my smartphone is a terrible temptation to take numerous, miscellaneous images – a temptation I surrender to all the time. Here are some images that didn’t fit any particular theme but which I felt were worth recording – I hope you agree.
There are crews filming at the Barbican on a regular basis and last weekend was no exception. What strikes me, however, are the sheer number of people (and vehicles) involved and what a vast sum of money must be needed to produce a professional result.
Here the tracks are laid but no one has yet shouted ACTION! …
What looks like a small, cosy apartment is being constructed in the Barbican ground floor lobby – I have no idea why …
In Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, an artwork by Adam Faramawy entitled Gradient Fade (2015) …
‘I’ve got my beady eye on you’ …
Rather good, I think …
Highwalk reflection …
Is this the most dangerous door in London? It’s on Long Lane and every time I see it I really, really want to push it, even if it ‘may cause injury’. Would that be why they have ‘Medical oxygen stored inside’ …
Amazing what can be found on roofs these days …
The Lord Mayor’s ‘Roller’ at the Guildhall …
Made me laugh …
Moonshots …
Abandoned duck eggs on our balcony …
You can watch a super film of ducklings hatching at the Barbican and ‘diving’ off a balcony in this short Bill Oddie report.
McLaren F1 racing car at the RAC Club …
Odd seeing it parked on a carpet.
Shoreditch Bard …
Crazy artwork overload …
Colours and sky meeting …
For some reason I like this because of the brake lights reflection contrasting with the blue sky …
Silk Street flower bed January to May …
The City gardeners are so good!
Barbie Green and a green wall …
I’ve become a bit obsessed with the profile of St Giles at sunset …
And finally, the D-Day 80th Anniversary flypast …
The Avro Lancaster …
C17 Globemaster …
Voyager KC and Atlas A400M …
P8 Poseidon and two Typhoons …
Rivet Joint and two Typhoons …
Nine Red Arrow Hawk T1 and four Typhoons …
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