Behold, the Shard of Glass

This piece of no-award-winning photography shows you what I gaze upon while waiting at London Bridge station for number 48 buses to convey me back to Clapton after visits to City Hall. I decided yesterday that I'm going to like The Shard of Glass . While generally suspicious of skyscraper incursions in London, this one is going to work for me: shiny, sparkly, cheeky, original and a bit kitsch. As you can (just about) see, the real thing is starting to take shape behind the barriers. The credit crunch seems not to have halted its rise , which will cease at a pointy peak of just over one thousand feet - the highest in the capital. It's scheduled to be completed next year and will become Transport for London's new home. I'm planning to visit on day one. Will wave.