S I N J U N @lordsinjun tweeted this picture of a polar bear seen in #Abingdon.

There was still lots of snow for making snowmen, snowcreatures and pulling children round on sledges. I even saw one child being pulled on a sledge across Caldecott Rec by a bike.

As always when it snows I take far too may pictures to put them all on the blog. These are possibly my favorite five … St Helens Wharf viewed from Wilsham Road …

Trendell’s Folly in the Abbey Gardens …

A fisherman by the River Thames …

Twitty’s Almshouses.

St Helen’s Church with snow like blossom on the trees.

Other pictures can be found on a facebook album called Snow in Abingdon on 18-19th Jan 2013 .

Got back to Abingdon after a four hour drive that usually only takes one. The band of snow had already passed Abingdon but caused great problems when I tried to leave Bracknell at the same time as lots of other people.

I was back in time to donate blood at Preston Road Community Centre but that had been cancelled because of adverse weather conditions. So I still have the blood.

Stopped off at Reynolds Way shops to get something to eat only to have snow balls thrown at the car by some giggling children hiding near the garages.

Finally I uploaded a youtube video of the last 2 minutes of the long journey.

It was one of those Monday mornings when I could not find the car. I cut through the gap near the church and was surprised to find the car was not in the parking area by the River Ock.

Returning along St Helen’s Close, I cast an eye over West St Helen’s Street Carpark, before finding the car two doors up from our house, in West St Helen’s Street – covered in snow.

I suspect Alzheimer’s is a bit like that – as stronger memories take over from the more immediate past.

Spike sent me a picture of ‘Cold start on the 12/12/12 Masefield Playing Field‘

I got myself a free souvenir parking ticket with 12:12 12 Dec 12.

The Abingdon Herald of Wednesday, December 12, 2012 led with the story that there will be new traffic lights at the top of Spring Road.

Adfas (Abingdon and District Fine Art Society) had a talk on Beau Brummell at the Guildhall, and there is a production of Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters at Abingdon College for three days.

During the day I saw one of the Solar Powered Christmas Trees being attached to Goffs, thanks to Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council. I believe they had a budget for 17 energy saving trees.

12/12/12 ended as it began – cold and frosty. The final picture is taken from the walkway across Abingdon Weir.

Did anybody notice anything to make a remarkable day of what was a remarkable date?