Going to bed the wind was not very strong; neither was it on waking. But during the night there must have been a storm.
St Helen’s Wharf is currently blocked by a tree, and traffic is being diverted until it can be cleared.
There is also a large willow split and fallen near Meadowside, beside the River Ock, and a lot of smaller branches, and a small tree beside.
A couple of years ago I went to talk to the Abingdon artisan who recyles all sorts of cast offs to make windmills. It gives him and passers-by at Withington Court great pleasure.
This evening it was good to see as many windmills as ever.
Here is a short video to show how wind can be harnessed for fun.
(Often at the start of the month I join with bloggers worldwide to do something on a joint theme which is for May 1st creative artisans.)
The clocks went forward by an hour this morning and so the sun rise was at 6:39 this Easter Sunday morning. The picture was taken just upstream from Abingdon Lock. There was a frost and puddles were icy.
The overnight rain turned to snow this morning, and heavy snow at times.
I made a short video as I walked round town marveling at the snow, and then went to Trinity where the snow was settling on the grass.