#VignettesFromTheBikeLane Ginger the beagle, sniffing a fascinating lamppost with his bum stuck out in the bike lane, and all the cyclists carefully skirting past.

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane two children on tagalongs on the backs of bikes, singing the "Stabat Mater" as they pedalled along the Embankment.

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane there's a small girl in a princess dress and tiara here, I feel so inadequate #FreedomToRide #WomensFreedomRide

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane "You look smart, young lady!"
Thank you, random man, for both compliments
Off to the LCC #FreedomToRide #WomensFreedomRide protest, princess sash and all.

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a small child in a tiger onesie and a tutu, who liked my reflective princess sash.

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane Boudicca on the Embankment getting her face washed by a man with a mop, watched by a very calculating seagull.

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane bitter cold and frosty, the spires of the city churches stabbing the fog like the fingers of an angry preacher.

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane two corgis jaunting along jauntily, a man riding a Santander bike with a pigeon on his shoulder, and I finally remembered to take a photo of the front door with the giant pair of googly eyes stuck on.

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane two whippets scurrying along in matching fluorescent orange fleece jumpers.

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a small girl in a bike seat shouting "giddyup, daddy, faster, faster" along the Thames Embankment

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a man with a dented tin of paint on the handlebars of his bike and a liberal coating of white paint on him, his bike, and, I suspect, the road where it happened.

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a front door with a giant pair of googly eyes, a goose perched on top of the Household Division memorial, surveying its kingdom, a tradie on a bike towing a trailer with all his tools in.

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane the Household Cavalry out for a trot, a dachshund in a bike basket, gulls crying along the Thames. 10/10, London, excellent work for a Tuesday morning.

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane "My puppy hasn't seen many bikes and he's a bit nervous of them, do you mind?"
"Is this a trick question?"
He was a very nice puppy.

Not done a #VignettesFromTheBikeLane recently. Small girl in an Elsa from "Frozen" dress, waving animatedly at everyone

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a woman in heels, a shift dress and pearls cycling along the Embankment.
Horses in Hyde Park.

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a small Pomeranian, bouncing along busily. You could almost hear the "bibbidy bibbidy bibbidy" internal monologue.

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane horses pulling a carriage in Hyde Park, and a dog in a bike basket near Tower Hill. Top work, London

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane a cheerful bruiser of a tabby with white socks, watching the world go by from a backpack on a bike.

#VignettesFromTheBikeLane rolling home under the gas lamps on Birdcage Walk, in the gloaming.