Saturday was wet. There were people from One Planet Abingdon talking to people about some of their projects under the old County Hall.

There was a blue sky today, Sunday. This Kite was circling over when we walked out along the Ock Valley Walk. For anybody not from these parts, the Kite was saved from extinction and now is a common bird over Abingdon and central England.

There were lots of people out on the Ock Valley Walk. The path itself is sticky and muddy. Ivy grows up a lot of the trees and stumps. So there is still a lot of green about.

The back path is less muddy. Lots of birds singing and flitting about. Near here new trees get planted with plastic tubes, and some make it and grow strong, and some don’t.

There was a lot of rain this afternoon which left standing water on many roads and paths in Abingdon. At the top of East St Helen Street the run off from the Punchbowl and adjoining shops helped to cause a flash flood. The drainage never seems that good at that water juncture.

At Nic’s church water gushed out of the spouts of the gargoyles and so avoids splashing the building. There is the chance it will hit anybody not looking.

Last night there was a snow fall.

By morning some of the snow was still there because the night was cold. The morning was sunny and cold and in places snow remained.

Allen sent in this picture of Trinity for the URC Calendar.

One of the most interesting photographic records of Abingdon in the 1950s and 60s has pictures of the winter of 1963 in Abingdon. They can be seen at http://www.aeolian-hall.myzen.co.uk/. Pictures are by Bernard Loach and Martin. The site is dedicated to telephone exchange equipment and early TV transmission equipment and aerials, and Abingdon.

On the left hand menu you can see among the electronics:
* Abingdon, 1950s
* Abingdon Ock Street Michaelmas Fair – Irvins setup
* 1960s Destruction of Abingdon
* Aerial Views of Abingdon taken in the early 1980s
* Abingdon Winter 1963
* Abingdon Lantern Slides
* Abingdon Miscellaneous