This goose has settled down but with its 360 degrees vision is not going to be taken by surprise. I read on one blog that geese can see more colours than us. They have finer sensitivity to green to discriminate the tenderest green grass to nibble.

As the sun went down the stones of Abingdon Bridge took on a golden / honey colour.

Reflected in the water it was like liquid gold.

I walked on the other side of the River Thames with views back to St Helen’s Church, and saw a bunch of blue flowers growing all alone, near the trees. They could be Chinodoxia.

The sun set at about 5:45.

There was a little frost this morning at sunrise, but the sky was clear of cloud all day and so lots of people were out walking and enjoying the sunshine. It felt congested in places – with people and not cars.

Two days ago Rosemary sent a picture of the Long Tow Ice.

There were also ice bushes on Steventon Hill. A stream of water off the fields running down the road got splashed and froze. It looked so dangerous at night that I got off and pushed my bike down.

It was much milder today and the ice has melted and most of the flood water has gone from the Abingdon Vale Cricket Ground.

There was an icy start to the day with temperatures overnight of about -6. The river alongside Thames Street was frozen.

The remaining flood water on Hales Meadow (Abbey Vale Cricket ground) has also frozen over.

As has Rye Farm Meadow. Not enough to bear my weight.

Comments on facebook said that the cabin cruiser that had been attached to the long boat on Nags Head Island came adrift during the floods.

There were only food stalls at the Abingdon Monday Market.

Fine snow fell during the night and collected between the stones of the Market Place.

It felt cold with temperatures below zero and the pavement was slippery in places.

Temperatures remained below zero throughout the day. Snow flakes were falling a lot of the day but they fell so sparsely that each flake or granule could be seen.

The weather forecast predicts more cold days.