Colourful Eggs

You can find some very colourful - and monochromatic - objects in the streets and parks in central London. In 2010 there was the Elephant Parade, now this last week we have Eggs.

A notice on the plinth underneath each Egg says there are some 200 of these in London, and you can text a phone number to get clues on their location - which several people were doing at the above (no I didn't photograph them - they were doing enough of that with their camera phones!)

I'm sure I'll find more on my meanders, just as I found those elephants. According to the notice they'll be around for 40 days and 40 nights. Must get my calendar out and check - does that get me up to Easter ?

A New 4th Plinth Artwork

A new artwork arrived on the fourth plint in Trafalgar Square this week - ‘Powerless Structures Fig. 101', replacing the Ship in a Bottle which was there previously - you may have seen my previous postings on the various offerings on trhe fourth plinth elsewhere in this blog.

Some good early spring sunlight and a vivid blue sky assisted my humble photographic efforts here and my polarising filter - which can at times be an almost permanent addition on my lens - was unnecessary on this occasion.  Whilst I don't always like aircraft vapour in my images, in the case of the 4th image above, perhaps they add something ?

Perhaps I'm missing something here, but what does the title of the artwork mean ?

159 Days and Counting

Even on a cold Sunday morning in February of an Olympic year - and with 159 days to go (there is no  paticular significance in this number for me) to the Opening Ceremony, folks are still  having their photo taken at the countdown clock in Trafalgar Square.

I've posted some images previously - of people and this  clock - over the last few months. On this ocassion I photographed from across the Square,  and as you can see above, some of the picture takers as well. I hope they have happy memories of London.

Year of the Dragon

Last Sunday saw some festivities in Trafalagar Square to welcome the Chinese New Year - the Year of the Dragon.

Also - as this is my first post of 2012 - Happy New Year, Dragon or otherwise.  I missed my usual visit this Jan 1st to the London New Year Parade - I welcomed 2012 in Dublin rather than London on this occasion. Wonder where I'll be in 2013 ....?