Snow in London – part 3

2 02 2009

The following is the third installment of my ‘Russian winter in London’ series of posts, following on from my previous two posts (Snow in London, and Snow in London – part 2).

Australian War Memorial in London, coated in the snow

Australian War Memorial in London, coated in the snow

Commonwealth Memorial, Hyde Park Corner

Commonwealth Memorial, Hyde Park Corner

New Zealand War Memorial, London

New Zealand War Memorial, London

Entry gate to Buckingham Palace

Entry gate to Buckingham Palace

o)

Westminster snowman with tuppenny eyes, cherry tomato nose, and bunch of grapes for hair ;)

Not-so-grouchy Churchill

Not-so-grouchy Churchill

Pathway in Green Park

Pathway in Green Park

Seated snowman in Hyde Park - that's tops

Seated snowman in Hyde Park - that's tops


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Snow in London – part 2

2 02 2009

To follow on from my previous post (Snow in London), here are some of the photos that I took today while ‘playing tourist’ in London. Well, I thought I may as well, since it seems that when more than a dusting of snow falls in the south-east of the UK and almost all public transport grinds to a standstill.

And we’ve not seen the last of it either – as I type / compose this post, I’m watching ever more big, fat snowflakes add themselves to the city’s new winter blanket.

The drama of a 4WD that never goes off-road ...

The drama of a 4WD that never goes off-road ... it took almost 5mins for the driver to 'un-park' this car

Snow-bound bicycles

Snow-bound bicycles

Snow-balled terrier on the way home from Kensington Gardens

Snow-balled terrier on the way home from Kensington Gardens

William of Orange, Kensington Palace

William of Orange, Kensington Palace

Head of the Long Water, Kensington Gardens

Head of the Long Water, Kensington Gardens

Ice forming on the Serpentine

Ice forming on the Serpentine

Life preserver and unneccessary warning sign on the Serpentine

Life preserver and unneccessary warning sign on the Serpentine

Snowy boats

Snowy boats on the Serpentine

Snow in London – part 3


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Snow in London

2 02 2009

London’s currently enjoying a ‘Russian period’, and we’re enjoying (well, some of us are) the results of a little bit of hijacked Russian winter weather. So just when I thought I’d probably seen the last of ‘my’ snow of the winter, a whole lot has come to visit me :)

These photos are from last night, Sunday 1 February.

Palace Gardens Terrace, Kensington

Palace Gardens Terrace, Kensington

RBKC bollard

RBKC bollard

Churchill Arms in the snow, with London bus

Churchill Arms in the snow, with London bus

o)

Cars in blankets :)

Snow in London – part 2

Snow in London – part 3


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Draped in Snow

17 01 2009
What is the maximum snow-weight a pine needle can bear?

What is the maximum snow-weight a pine needle can bear?

Snow-capped branches

Snow-capped branches

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Icicles

Icicles

Vail's creek

Vail's creek

(Snow) covered bridge in Vail village

(Snow) covered bridge in Vail village

Tree reflections

Tree reflections

Vail's cheeriest resident

Vail's cheeriest resident


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Vail by night

17 01 2009
Snowed-in lamppost ... reminiscent of Narnia ...

Snowed-in lamppost ... reminiscent of Narnia ...

Vail Main St by night

Vail Main St by night

Vail Main St

Vail Main St

Statue shrouded in snow

Statue shrouded in snow

Bronzed deer

Bronzed deer

Melting snow by a street-fire

Melting snow by a street-fire


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Rocky Mountain Glory

10 01 2009

What’s more fabulous than a day of solid snowfall, followed by a glorious sunny morning of skiing on fresh powder snow?

Morning glory in the Rockies

Morning glory in the Rockies

Snow-dusted pines on the slopes

Snow-dusted pines on the slopes

Mountain forest

Mountain forest

Bordering the ski run

Bordering the ski run


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A preserved fairytale

4 01 2009

As part of our Christmas wanderings, we made a day trip to the lovely village of Gruyeres when we were recently in Switzerland. Following are some of my favourite photos from the day.

Gruyeres village church and graveyard - sun-drenched and snow-dusted

Gruyeres village church and graveyard - sun-drenched and snow-dusted

View from the courtyard of the Chateau de Gruyeres

View from the courtyard of the Chateau de Gruyeres

Through the window pane - Chateau de Gruyeres

Through the window pane - Chateau de Gruyeres

The box hedges of the Chateaus formal garden, draped with snow

The box hedges of the Chateau's formal garden, draped with snow

Swiss sunset, Gruyeres

Swiss sunset, Gruyeres

Giger Museum, Gruyeres

Giger Museum, Gruyeres

As a post-script, I’m really not sure why there’s a Giger museum in the postcard-pretty hilltop medieval village of Gruyeres, but there is. So if you’re a mad-keen ‘Alien‘ or Giger fan, Gruyeres should be on your ‘to visit’ list. Me? I was more than happy just to explore the Chateau :)


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April snow

11 08 2008
I took these on the first weekend of April, 2008 during the first (and only) snow fall of the winter in Kensington Gardens
A snowy April day in Kensington Gardens

A snowy April day in Kensington Gardens

Magnolia bud cloaked in April snow

Magnolia bud cloaked in April snow

Both taken with my Nikon D40X


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