#VignettesFromTheBikeLane the most extraordinary noises coming from a cat carrier, a rising and falling howl of pure rage, an air raid siren warning of approaching claws.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a sullen blanket of fog draped over the Thames, the occasional mournful foghorn a counterpoint to the lonely crying of the gulls.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a light-up purple collar, very low to the ground, belonging to a dachshund scampering about on secret dachshund business.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a man with multi-coloured fairy lights wrapped round the frame of his bike. A corgi in a bright yellow coat and light up collar, bouncing busily along.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane "mummy, when we see Father Christmas, I'm going to ask him for a wombat."
Mummy, thinking very quickly "I think they're endangered and might not be allowed out of Australia."
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane A Small, waving cheerily at all the bus drivers coming through Aldwych, while their dad explained where the buses were all going.
Of course the bus drivers were waving back.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane racing the gathering rain clouds along the Thames Embankment, a sudden flurry of bike bells and cheering for the PCS union picketing outside New Scotland Yard.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a man outside a tube station, giving religious tracts to everyone apart from me.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a punk with a bright red mohican and a "fuck Putin, glory to the heros 🇺🇦" patch on the back of his jacket.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane sharing wry grins and laughter with the other maniacs cycling home in the torrential rain.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a small boy, gold medal round his neck, practically levitating with pride as he told his dad all about it.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane Old Father Thames running high and fast, every tall building in the City wearing a crown of clouds, and the rain hammering down like the ground had done it an injury.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a Samoyed with the road sense of a lightly stunned beetle, stopping halfway across the crossing to try and say hello to all the cyclists.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a lady wearing an enormous stripy marmalade cat like a scarf.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a small infant, imprisoned in its buggy, triumphantly waving a tiny, primrose-yellow sock above its head like a battle flag.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a little girl, delighted that my multicoloured leopard print jersey matched her multicoloured leopard print backpack 🐆
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane really beautiful driving from an RMS Ltd skip lorry through the nasty roadworks on the Mile End Road. Going to find their contact details and email them.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a small, mournful, chocolate-coloured dog, the very definition of "hangdog" after a somewhat aggressive trim at the dog groomer, and its owner reassuring it that it will grow back.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a brown dog, leaping and trying to catch jets of water from the fountain.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a pointer, shaved patch and stitches on their shoulder, trotting along happily while their owner walked behind, holding the cone of shame behind their back.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a game of street cricket in the LTN, a girl in shalwar kameez dealing very competently with her brother's somewhat erratic bowling. 🏏
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane the magnolia outside St James Garlickhythe in full, glorious bloom, pink and white candles against a pale grey sky.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane A small girl on a scooter, in full fairy princess costume (sequins, wings, tiara, wand) pointing and saying "daddy, I want a sash like that one!" so of course I stopped so daddy could take a photograph of the label.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane an ambulance on lights and sirens using the bike lane to bypass a queue of traffic.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a small, indeterminate child cycling to school with their dad cycling alongside carrying their school bag.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane an old man, lost in thought by the Battle of Britain memorial.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane the household cavalry out for a trot, a cyclist with a mood octopus turned to "happy" clipped to his rucksack, and lots of small gulls, fluffed up against the cold, on the roof of the Embankment RNLI station.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane people dressed up as knights, hitting each other with fake swords in the park.
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#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a pigeon dutifully stopping, looking and listening before strutting across the road.
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