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Bubble tea in Stratford

My hometown: dancing under the overpass

Couples dance together under a concrete flyover, decorated with red swooshes, people sitting on benches look on. Terry Spinks Place, Canning Town, East London

Drift down to the beach

A paraglider descends towards the beach over the sea, with the sun setting behind the shoulder of a mountain in the background

A community event in Custom House (from some years ago)

A red poster advertising a community event fixed to a dilapidated metal fence, behind which is dessicated overgrown grass and weeds.

Surprise to see this coot here on the pavement at Poplar Marina

A coots sits on the pavement beside a pigeon who is eating seeds, there's a metal fence in the background, and the water of a marina

There’s a colony of wagtails at Westfield in Stratford. They’ve bounced back since the pandemic.

A wagtail against a background of paving stones

An annotated illustration of a wagtail colony, their roots and their poop, on the decorative bronze frontage of a shopping complex

Critters

A group of friendly cows blocking the road

Down to the spine

The bones of a fish on a plate with chilli and lime

Park light at Canary Wharf

A smartly dressed man walks down the path in a park. The trees are lit with fairylights, the park benches glow green.

Dreamy dusk at the Docks

Dusk at the Royal Docks in East London, light fading from blue to yellow at the horizon, and buildings reflected in the water