The rain fell again this afternoon. The sudden downpour filled the gutters and drains.

The water seems to collect on Stert Street even thought the gutters and drains were doing their work.

There was quite a puddle growing outside Abbey House.

Preparations for Fun in the Park and Music in the Park were underway. Let us hope conditions improve enough to dry it out.

A mini lake had formed at Tilsley Park – holding back some of the waters from Abingdon.

Another mini lake formed at the bottom of Harding Road, near where a stream runs. Presumably it too holds back water to prevent the flooding of properties.

The Northcourt Road junction with the Oxford Road was flooded,

as were many minor estate roads in Abingdon.

I spoke to relatives in Cumbria this evening who said they have had no rain, just 4 weeks of sunshine.

Yesterday in Abingdon, there was thunder and lightening and two downpours. Today there was just a downpour, but what a downpour.

Bank holiday Monday completed the early May bank holiday weekend with a scorcher. This picture was taken on Abbey Close at about 9am before it got really hot.

I don’t know why they even bother having a doorbell when they have a knocker like that.

The Unicorn Cinema has an extended run as they await the chance to move into the Guildhall. On the front of the current brochure is the film The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. An interesting title – I’ll have to go and see what it is about.

On the millsteam at that early hour the reflections were better than the original.

The snow continued to fall through the night and by morning there was a covering in Abingdon. There has been more snow this winter than most recent years, and I think this is the third covering. This is the view to the back of Long Alley Almshouse…

Looking up East St Helen Street, the blue and gold flag put up on Commonwealth Day, 12th March, is still there. The Commonwealth Flag is one of the allowed flags from the protocol followed by the Town Council.

On the Market Place, looking towards the County Hall, pigeons flew down in the hope of food.

Daffodils near the Abbey Meadows were looking sad and droopy.

Looking along the River Thames, the banks both sides were white and the river a silver sheen.

At Fat Face there was a contrast between the snow outside and children on the beach, advertising a new range. The year is already picking up speed. Spring starts in three days time.