foggy shard

See the Shard...?

And don't be fooled by this shot of Docklands. It's bright sunshine outside right now.

kensington snow

The last of the snow pictures for a bit. Here's Kensington Gardens in all its frosty glory. Kensington Palace, the Royal residence there, is closed for renovations but reopens in time for QEII's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

overground undersnow

When it snows in London, everything shuts down. No plows and only so many people who can get out with their shovels and salt. So the Overground rail services near my house were ineffective for a while.

snowy london

When it snows in London, the lights from this enormous city reflect off the white snow and the white clouds and the whole city glows golden.

bleak midwinter

Winter days can be pretty bleak in London, as evidenced by this shot of Battersea Power Station.

union jack umbrella

A typical scene: a rainy day in Russell Square.

Signposts

More archival footage. From that Great December Snowstorm of 2010. It was a bit hard to find your way around...

shaky or whimsy?

Though I couldn't stand still long enough for this to turn out the way I really wanted, I like to pretend the shakiness and particularly the multiple pairs of feet and red umbrellas adds a sense of urban whimsy to the shot. Pretend with me?

St. Paul's in the rain

St. Paul's as seen from the north side of the Millenium Bridge. It was raining that night so my lens got a few splashes on it, hence the light spot in the upper right corner. Let's just pretend that was intentional and that it adds a sense of whimsy to the shot.

White Hampstead

Went for a windy wintry walk on the Heath. (If only "Heath" started with "w.") The snow is all gone now, but it gave my favorite London park a totally different feel for a few days.

Snowfall

We had some wonderful snowfall in London over the last few days, something that apparently doesn't happen too often. As a transplanted Midwesterner, this snow has been a real godsend. There's already a foot or so back home and I was starting to worry I'd have to wait until my trip home to see some flakes. But, happily, the weather gods took pity on me and I've been in an unspeakably good mood for the last few days as a result.

How can you dislike something that makes even my relatively ho-hum north London neighborhood look like whispered poetry?

After the rain

A power station glowing in the sun after a burst of afternoon rain. This is taken looking southwest from the Hyde Park area. Anyone know where that power station is? It might be the Battersea Power Station, and it's in about the right place, though it looks like it's missing the back two smokestacks.

The 24

When I first arrived in London, it rained for about two weeks straight. So this was my first impression of the city, as seen from the top of one of those iconic double-decker buses. Speaking of which, if you ever have occasion to visit London, can I suggest you travel as much as possible by bus? You see a good deal more of the city that way and they really are wonderfully convenient.

This is part of the City Daily Photo theme day, "Public Transportation." Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.