The river by St Helen’s Wharf looked like a painting – the River Thames was so still and the clouds had an evening glow.

At the Margaret Brown Gardens some young lads ran over when I was taking this picture. They looked into the water for a scooter that another lad had allegedly thrown into the water.

All that was visible in the shallow water was a bicycle somebody else must have thrown in

Over the road from the Margaret Brown Gardens, the former Hygienic Laundry site has been made into flats.

At Abingdon Lock a number of changes were made during the winter before last. The back drainage area was cleared and landscaped,

and a carved crocodile appeared in the ditch.

There have been further developments last winter. The lock island is beginning to look like a wooden menagerie.

A Pooh like bear has appeared next to the Abingdon Lock sign.

Not just wooden animals, but also houses for real animals have appeared.

A crew from Abingdon Rowing Club take a breather before rowing another punishing mile.

Two longboats pass closer than the width of the River Thames at this point would allow.

They are making room for all the anglers on the other bank where a match is in progress.

By midday St Helen’s Wharf has brightened. The rowers and anglers are gone. The golden leaves remind us that time, like a river, so quickly passes by.