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JANUARY
It is midwinter in the city
and the trees are bare.
2 January
Royal Festival Hall, South Bank
Commuters are muffled in hats and scarves,
attempting to face down the rain.
29 January
Waterloo Bus Station
Every coffee shop is a temptation
promising hot drinks and comfort food.
16 January
Le Pain Quotidien, South Bank
There is a spare, angular beauty
in the urban landscapes of winter
13 January
Westminster from the South Bank
but when the sky and the river are grey
I long for a jolt of colour
27 January
Waterloo Station
and I seek shelter from the wind
in the arcades and interior spaces.
30 January
Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall
Despite the weather I feel the energy
of the city preparing for another day
15 January
Cyclists at the IMAX
and I am always delighted
by unexpected glimpses of the Eye.
13 January
London Eye, South Bank
And there are those mornings
when London looks drop-dead gorgeous.
And they are worth waiting for.
2 January
City of London from Waterloo Bridge
It is midwinter in the city
and the trees are bare.
2 January
Royal Festival Hall, South Bank
Commuters are muffled in hats and scarves,
attempting to face down the rain.
29 January
Waterloo Bus Station
Every coffee shop is a temptation
promising hot drinks and comfort food.
16 January
Le Pain Quotidien, South Bank
There is a spare, angular beauty
in the urban landscapes of winter
13 January
Westminster from the South Bank
but when the sky and the river are grey
I long for a jolt of colour
27 January
Waterloo Station
and I seek shelter from the wind
in the arcades and interior spaces.
30 January
Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall
Despite the weather I feel the energy
of the city preparing for another day
15 January
Cyclists at the IMAX
and I am always delighted
by unexpected glimpses of the Eye.
13 January
London Eye, South Bank
And there are those mornings
when London looks drop-dead gorgeous.
And they are worth waiting for.
2 January
City of London from Waterloo Bridge
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This makes me want to enquire if you have run into Terry and Julie at all on your travels?
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ReplyDeleteJules gets the MrsM award for Comment of the Day but I'm afraid it is not the best weather for Waterloo Sunsets.
Beautiful pictures, despite the grey, they have a great atmosphere to them. xx
ReplyDeleteI am loving how you are finding beauty in the grey. and how that hint of pink in the sky makes the grey sing x
ReplyDeletetop stuff - good roll call of January
ReplyDeleteI can tell from the pictures it is a city you love, beautifully captured.
ReplyDeleteUtterly lovely. I knew exactly what Jules meant!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful winter photos, you have captured the city so well.
ReplyDeleteI've been checking your weather as we are coming out of the deep freeze - my god but it rains a lot there.
ReplyDeleteLovely sights, though. I like this new commute of yours.
Beautiful, beaufitul, beautiful.
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