Snow fell in London!!

The snow last Sunday morning was absolutely phenomenal. It was forecast, but I didn't believe it until my housemate greeted me around 9am with "Have you opened your curtains yet?" !! It was drizzling rain the night before, seemed so unlikely! Snow had all but vanished around 2pm.




My housemates are busy studying for exams at the moment, so I went out on my own to run a few errands and take some piccies of the downfall. Mostly just to discover the world that forms in London's undiscovered places when it snows.



I had so much fun! I think walking through Highgate Wood during the snowfall in such a pristine setting is going to linger in my memory for a long time to come.



Met some really cute kids, didn't catch their names, but they were all to eager to make sure I knew that their snowmen were called Sylvie and Whitey.



Apparently Whitey (remarkable, the Pooh resemblance!) looked like a bear because they were trying to encourage the Polar Bears hiding in the woods to come out. As far as I know, that didn't happen, but we did find a worm at the bottom of the snowman. It was attracting some creatures at least...


People came prepared. This pic features a carrot, and real glace cherries for buttons!


a very odd looking snowman


...facing a fiend/friend/foe...

He had celery hair and radishes for eyes!


I think this was my favourite though. They added in the beer can just as I came along.
They were quite famous in the park - quite a crowd around them!



Look at the spring buds underneath the powder on these branches. It was so beautiful, and yet felt so wrong.


Such weird weather.