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?

Michael sent me some pictures at the weekend saying “You don’t seem to have many pictures of the floods at their height so here are some I took on Wednesday.”

A lone motorcycle in the Carpark near the Cricket Pitch.

The kiosk at the open air pool. The waters have gone down since that high point a week ago.

Since then Highway Information signs have been telling of “Salt Spreading” and this morning brought the first snow of the season. The picture shows West St Helen Street Carpark at 7:10 am.

Leaves have been gusting about on the roads in Abingdon this evening. Some blew into the porch at St Helen’s Church, where the lights were on, and the door ajar.

There has also been a lot of rain, and the new pavement beside the County Hall looks far more shiny than before.