Squirrel uses picnic table, Victoria Park, East London

A squirrel has a bite to eat on the picnic table in Victoria Park, East London, UK.

A coot waits for the squirrel to finish.

Easter Chocolate Festival, Southbank, London

Expensive but tempting:

Easter is coming so the food market had chocolate delights on sale at the Chocolate Festival at the Southbank, London.

Saturday evening, Southbank Centre, London

Real Food market outside the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, on a Saturday evening.

Some travel in style. A tour bus outside the Royal Festival Hall with a satellite dish placed by the front entrance. Joan Baez was performing at the venue that evening.

Christmas scenes, Trafalgar Square, Southbank and Soho, London

The nativity scene in Trafalgar Square

The white lights of the christmas tree and the red lights of the olympic countdown are reflected in the glass.

Short video of the square at night (37 secs)

Some people are just thinking of the food:

but some prefer simpler celebrations:

For pictures of 2011 Christmas lights in London, see this set in Flickr.

The Mayor's Thames Festival 2011, London, 10-11 Sept. 2011

 Southwark Bridge on Saturday evening, 10 Sept 2011

 The road was closed to traffic for the weekend and tables were placed along the bridge

Lots of food was available to buy at stalls

New tactics for dealing with troublemakers? 

"Appearing Rooms" by Jeppe Hein outside the Royal Festival Hall