Monuments in the snow

Stone Monuments
A is for Abingdon – on the other side of the River Thames from most of Abingdon.
Stone Monuments
B is for the 1870 Abingdon Parliamentary Boundary, a few feet from A.
Stone Monuments
C is for The Spring Road Cemetery.
Stone Monuments
Stone crosses lean together.
Stone Monuments
An angel looks down.

Snow Day 2

Abingdon snow day 2
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.
Abingdon snow day 2
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 …
Abingdon snow day 2
Trendell’s Folly in the Abbey Gardens …
Abingdon snow day 2
A fisherman by the River Thames …
Abingdon snow day 2
Twitty’s Almshouses.
Abingdon snow day 2
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 .

Back in Abingdon after snow

Abingdon after snow
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.
Abingdon after snow
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.
Abingdon after snow
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.