I'm now regretting getting rid of all my snow icons...

[jadesfire]

Not only did it snow overnight, but it's still snowing here, and not the light sleet that we usually get. Oh no. These are huge flakes, settling on the four or so inches that we already had, turning the whoel world white. Oxford was strangely quiet this morning, a combination of the muffling effects of snow and the lack of cars on the road. I did see one poor soul trying to do a three point turn on Hollywell Street and failing miserably because the car kept sliding sideways.

Up where we are, everything really did have a blanket of 'deep and crisp and even' snow on it, which was baffling the ducks no end. There's something about being the first person to walk through a thick layer of snow, although I really wished I'd had some wellington boots to stop the bottoms of my trousers getting so wet.

Work's shutting early, everyone's looking out at the snow with expressions somewhere between horror and wonder, and we built a snowman in the carpark after having a brief snowball fight with the porters.

Could be worse.



Some are blurry, sorry. The light wasn't great, so I think it was on a longer exposure and my hands aren't that steady. But you get the general idea. They're from my gallery where there are full captions and everything, and I'll add the ones of the snowman later!

Comments

[stackcats.livejournal.com]

Pretty pictures! It's amazing how a covering of snow can make the most mundane of scenes beautiful.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean - there's now way I'd usually take pictures of the lawn!

[with-apostrophe.livejournal.com]

Those are lovely! It's just raining here, so all the crunchy ice has turned to treacherously slick ice. Those ones of the river are particularly lovely. (I have a photo of a snow covered post box too!)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Ah, that's a shame. But you did get awesome snow for London this year!

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

Snow!!! I love Snow! Your pictures are great, but I particularly like the one of the bikes.

It snowed this morning in Liverpool but it's all melted now. Still, I got proper snow in Scotland on Monday to the extent that I was almost snowed in! And travelling back from Cumbria on Tuesday was beautiful as the sun was shining.

Here are a couple of Cumbria pics - this is on the first leg of my journey home to Liverpool.


(http://s215.photobucket.com/albums/cc176/a_lanart/bits/?action=view&current=feb08snow2.jpg)

(http://s215.photobucket.com/albums/cc176/a_lanart/bits/?action=view&current=feb08snow3.jpg)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

So pretty!

I think it's melting here too but it was fun while it lasted :)

[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

I love the Sheldonian heads!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Everyone on Broad street was taking pictures of the heads. It's hard for them to maintain their dignity that way ;)

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Snoooooww! Beautiful. I especially like the photo of the bicycles. But really I like all of them and I want to be there! I'm glad you're having fun. :)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee! It's really lovely and so much fun!

[entangled-now.livejournal.com]

I love looking at people's snow, and you have about as much as me today, but the trees especially, the trees all look amazing today!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

The trees are definitely the best bit. Everything is so gorgeous like this.

[wildcat88.livejournal.com]

Jealous? Me? Not a bit. Whatever would make you think that? Oh, and it's going to be almost 70 (Fahrenheit) here today. Yeah.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. It's all starting to melt now, which is so much less fun (my feet are soaking) but it was very pretty first thing :)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Fascinating pictures - thanks for posting them.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed them! I'm working on uploading the snowman ones before the real thing takes a soggy dive onto the pavement...

[greyias.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's so blue, and icy, and cool looking! (I especially love how it gives the statues mustaches.)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

I loved the statues - they look so silly! Despite some melting, much of the city still looks really pretty. Hopefully we'll get fresh stuff overnight to restore the prettiness :)

[anniehow.livejournal.com]

The bicycles and the stone heads are just awesome!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

It's those normal things that end up looking so bizarre in the snow!

[genagirl.livejournal.com]

Snow in pictures + beautiful. Snow on our roads and my car = crap.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

TRUEFAX. It's pretty to look at but hell to walk in :S

[rivers-bend.livejournal.com]

the bikes! and the snow 'shawls'!

It's all so pretty :D :D

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*giggle* It's snowing on your icon. This amuses more than it probably should...

It was absolutely gorgeous this morning. The slush tonight? Not so much :S

[azure-chaos.livejournal.com]

Very pretty, some of them would look so great on christmas cards.

nate

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

It does have that feel about it, doesn't it? Oxford really shows off in the snow :)

[2bluaeryn.livejournal.com]

Beautiful!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Isn't it? :D We've got even more today!

[stackcats.livejournal.com]

Pretty pictures! It's amazing how a covering of snow can make the most mundane of scenes beautiful.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean - there's now way I'd usually take pictures of the lawn!

[with-apostrophe.livejournal.com]

Those are lovely! It's just raining here, so all the crunchy ice has turned to treacherously slick ice. Those ones of the river are particularly lovely. (I have a photo of a snow covered post box too!)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Ah, that's a shame. But you did get awesome snow for London this year!

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

Snow!!! I love Snow! Your pictures are great, but I particularly like the one of the bikes.

It snowed this morning in Liverpool but it's all melted now. Still, I got proper snow in Scotland on Monday to the extent that I was almost snowed in! And travelling back from Cumbria on Tuesday was beautiful as the sun was shining.

Here are a couple of Cumbria pics - this is on the first leg of my journey home to Liverpool.


(http://s215.photobucket.com/albums/cc176/a_lanart/bits/?action=view&current=feb08snow2.jpg)

(http://s215.photobucket.com/albums/cc176/a_lanart/bits/?action=view&current=feb08snow3.jpg)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

So pretty!

I think it's melting here too but it was fun while it lasted :)

[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

I love the Sheldonian heads!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Everyone on Broad street was taking pictures of the heads. It's hard for them to maintain their dignity that way ;)

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Snoooooww! Beautiful. I especially like the photo of the bicycles. But really I like all of them and I want to be there! I'm glad you're having fun. :)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee! It's really lovely and so much fun!

[entangled-now.livejournal.com]

I love looking at people's snow, and you have about as much as me today, but the trees especially, the trees all look amazing today!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

The trees are definitely the best bit. Everything is so gorgeous like this.

[wildcat88.livejournal.com]

Jealous? Me? Not a bit. Whatever would make you think that? Oh, and it's going to be almost 70 (Fahrenheit) here today. Yeah.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. It's all starting to melt now, which is so much less fun (my feet are soaking) but it was very pretty first thing :)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Fascinating pictures - thanks for posting them.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed them! I'm working on uploading the snowman ones before the real thing takes a soggy dive onto the pavement...

[greyias.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's so blue, and icy, and cool looking! (I especially love how it gives the statues mustaches.)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

I loved the statues - they look so silly! Despite some melting, much of the city still looks really pretty. Hopefully we'll get fresh stuff overnight to restore the prettiness :)

[anniehow.livejournal.com]

The bicycles and the stone heads are just awesome!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

It's those normal things that end up looking so bizarre in the snow!

[genagirl.livejournal.com]

Snow in pictures + beautiful. Snow on our roads and my car = crap.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

TRUEFAX. It's pretty to look at but hell to walk in :S