There was a frosty sunrise over the River Thames.
I photographed these two swans flying after a running takeoff.
Hoar frost covered branches of trees, leaves, hedgerows and the grass blades at Caldecott Recreation Ground
These pictures do not show all the cars trying to get to school or to work. I cannot remember seeing a queue so long of vehicles on Caldecott Road waiting to get onto Drayton Road.
Peter has been the leader of the Abingdon Monday Club for nineteen years, and the members love his sense of fun. He is planning one more year to make it twenty, and hopefully, somebody else can be found to take over. He is helped by his wife, Alison, and Helen, the chairman, who has been doing it even longer. Other volunteers also make this club possible.
On Sunday, they took members to the annual pantomime in Swindon. It was good, apart from one joke about Oxford United. Swindon Town are local rivals.
On Monday, there was a concert by the Abingdon Town Band. The banter between Steve Rich (band leader) and Monday Club members was hilarious in between songs. It was an enjoyable concert with lots of Christmas favourites.
On Monday, the club said goodbye to Brian, who used to organise bingo and other activities at the club, as he has died, and club members were saddened by the news.
The Christmas postbox topper on the Market Place has Father Chrismas and Rudolph.
At Tesco, the Christmas topper has a snowman and hedgehogs.
I have not seen a topper in the Co-op yet, but there was a notice saying, ‘Post Box full’. There were also large lunchtime queues at the post office itself. Allow plenty of time for posting this year.
There was a craft market on Abingdon Market Place this Saturday morning.
A group of young people from the Yo Co Youth Challenge Oxfordshire ran a food hub and raffle in the old police station. They will be running Bingo from St Helens Church on 13th December. Yo Co organises programmes for young people that culminate in a time of volunteering in Kenya.
In Rye Farm meadow, there was a Saturday tree planting session.