Winter in London

Winter photos

Snow Flake on Cafe window

Skating in the courtyard of Somerset House, London

Cakes for sale in Chinatown, London

Stray glove in park

Saturday eveming at the Royal Festival Hall

Tour of Britain 2013 in Dorking

On Saturday, the 2013 Tour of Britain was going from Epsom to Guildford via the streets and country lanes of Dorking in Surrey.

Getting ready to watch the cyclists pass through Dorking

The bus stop is put to use

The excitement mounts

The leaders appear

But it is a bit of a blur (Sir Bradley Wiggins in gold)

And the race moves on

So it is back to normal in Dorking

The stage was won by Mark Cavendish in Guildford

London cycling

Found a cycle race going on around St James 's Park.

The start of the inaugural Prudential RideLondon Women's Grand Prix, a 15-lap criterium around a 1.3-mile circuit. The Wiggle team included Joanna Rowsell, Dani King and Laura Trott, the gold-medal winning riders in the Women's Team Pursuit at the 2012 London Olympics.

It had been cut to 45 minutes because of delays in earlier races. There were several breakaways as above, but it came to a sprint finish won by Laura Trott (Wiggle team) with Dani King fourth. Joanna Rowsell fell on the last lap and broke her collarbone.

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.

Bollards of Dorking

Inspired by Bollards of London and a lunchtime in Dorking, here are some Bollards of Dorking in Surrey,

Reflector Bollards

Neglected Bollards

Park Bollard

Older Park Bollard

Car Park Bollards

High Street Bollards

New Wine Store Bollards