London's Calling.... City Spirit

London Olympics 2012... 

The 2012 Olympics have come and gone -- the city

has gotten back to its regular rhythm before the city shifts 

gears for the start of the Paralympics on 29 August.

The spirit of the games is enjoyed across London as you can see below....

Neighborhood spirit!

Fan spirit...  they got it in the bag!

A little Wenlock bowling team GB style...

Young Team GB fan flying the flag...

A gold medal for team GB

 

Inspire a Generation

London Olympics 2012...

Inspiring A Generation

You couldn't beat the beach volleyball venue 

or the action taking place inside it!!

 

            Women's Quarter-Finals

                   China vs Austria

                     USA

                    Walsh and May-Treanor

The crowd celebrates with the wave...                   

Walsh & May-Treanor
US Olympic Beach Volleyball Women's
GOLD MEDALIST

Reflections of the Women's Marathon

London Olympics 2012

The women's marathon took place on Sunday, 5 August.....

yet the rainy London day didn't slow these ladies down.

Ethiopia's Tiki Gelana not only wins the gold medal -- she set a new Olympic Record

of 2hr 23min 07sec!!

Tiki Gelana is seen here running behind the two Kenyans on the right.   

It's pretty obvious when the runners are getting near..... 
just look for the truck load of press photographers!

Fans stood in the rain for hours to
witness the greatest women's marathon runners
and cheer them on in front of the Tower of London

Reflections:
 Generous fans offered extra umbrellas to many
of the yellow vested volunteers.
A kind gesture indeed on this rainy Sunday.
The volunteers did an outstanding job.
Our thanks to all those that gave their time
to help make the London Olympics run so smoothly.

Women's Triathlon....

London Olympics 2012...

       
The women's triathlon was held in Hyde Park on 4 August 2012, 

a beautifully sunny Saturday for a triathlon

and the Swiss fans were out to cheer on their Gold Medal winner.....

Celebrating the Games.....

 London Olympics 2012....

Olympics celebrations are in full swing in the venue 

within Hyde Park.  There are big screens with 

different events playing all day long, vendors with refreshments,

and as you see below...... lots of colorful people.

I didn't realize I had caught the same women in two photos -- once in the park 

and again leaving on a boris bike -- until reviewing the photos after getting home!

Nothing real spectacular about these images just sharing a little of the color & spirit of the games :)

Fans young and old show
their spirit and enjoy the games in Hyde Park!

Let the Games Begin

London Olympics 2012

London is a buzz 

celebrating the worlds greatest athletes!

The spirit shown in the first photo below is just an example 

of the bold, wonderful team spirit being demonstrated 

by people from across the globe 

that are in London to cheer on their home team.

This posting will continue to grow with the posting

of new photos over the course of the Olympic games.

Olympic Spirit at the Hyde Park venue.....
No doubt who she's cheering for during these Olympic games!!

Mounted Police - nice way to get around town these days :)

Masked men on the road course following the men's road race! 

London: Old & New

Tower Bridge & City Hall

While visiting the Tower of London this spring we toured the White Tower 

and I found this great vantage point looking across the Thames

with a view of both Tower Bridge and City Hall.

I loved the windows in White Tower framing the contrasting

views of London with the historic Tower Bridge and the modern City Hall building.

The cloudy day provided added interest for me.

Award Winning Images...

Day in the Life of Marylebone

The two images above were selected as winners in the 

Art in Marylebone

Day in the Life of Marylebone 2012 

photo competition.

The competition is focused around St. George's Day

and the photographs have to be taken in Marylebone over St. George's Day weekend.   

There were over 250 entries and I was fortunate enough to have 
two of the three images I submitted chosen as winners!

For more information on Art in Marylebone and to see all the winners 

check out the Art in Marylebone website.
An exhibit of the winning images took place in June and
a Day in the Life of Marylebone 2012 book 
was published including the two images above.

Seeing Purple

British Lavender

It's been a while since my last post so wanted to try an get back 

on track with my postings.  This image is from a recent trip 

to Mayfield Lavender.  What a beautiful place!  

The lavender is currently in full bloom and, as you can see, there are acres of lovely lavender.  

If you have the chance I highly recommend a visit.

April 2012

The Big Egg Hunt...

Just a few more eggs from The Faberge Big Egg Hunt before April ends.....

#144

Self Eggspression

by Selfridges

(sold for £1,100)

#29

Eggtastic Eggstasy

by Mia

(sold for £2,400) 

#191

Baaaaa-bara

by The Goring

(sold for £4,350)

April 2012

The Big Egg Hunt...

Funny thing these eggs - the designs really did cover everything 

imaginable and some things you wouldn't have imagined like Gregg (see below)! 

#167

White on Black

by Penny Fowler

(sold for 3,000 gbp)

#92

Gregg

by Brodie Neill

(sold for 1,600 gbp)

April 2012

The Big Egg Hunt....

Below are probably two of my favorite eggs found on the Big Egg Hunt.  

Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall at entry to St James Palace just off the Mall.

It was a very fitting place for him to be perched just above a guard for the palace.

The Royal Post Egg was displayed on Carnaby St and, while the first time I went 

by it was missing from it's perch,  when I went by at a later date it had re-appeared.

As you can see from the winning bids listed below -- the Eggs were a big hit 

and ended up being a grand charity fund raiser!!

#103

"Humpty Dumpty"

by The Prince's Drawing School signed by 

TRH the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall

(sold for 51,000 gbp)

#169

"Egg Letter Box"

by Benjamin Shine

(sold for 42,000 gbp)