Winter Wonderland
Well - it's a bit of an event these days, isn't it? So - I trudged out this morning with my trusty camera - well - two of them actually. I managed to get (I think) quite a few good ones with my fabby camera - then the battery ran out. "Not to worry," I thought, "I still have my trusty point-and-shoot." I got about ten with that before the battery ran out on that too.
They're both on charge at the moment, and so far I've only been able to retrieve the ones on the point-and-shoot (see above.)
It's a shame really - I have never seen the deer so close to the side viewing point in the park and I didn't make it down to the Old Royal Naval College because it just wasn't worth the slidy-path hazards. But there were lots of people out taking pics - I certainly wasn't the only recorder of this rarer and rarer event.By 9.00am the snow was on the way out anyway.
I have no idea how often we'll see snow any more. Climate change seems to be coming on faster and faster. The local paper this morning says that the Thames Barrier was shut three times in four days last week - I had certainly noticed how high the tide was on Saturday. But this little snowfall proves all is not totally lost - yet.
I have both cameras on charge in case we get another downfall.
If the other camera's pics are any good, I'll post them either here or on my forthcoming gallery.
Labels: Events
posted by The Greenwich Phantom at
10:09
5 Comments:
It was certainly nice to wake up with snow on the ground this morning. While it didn't match the several days of snow we had a few years ago (I remember the Evening Standard doing a picture special about it, it was so unusual!) it did at least make a nice change from the wind. Greenwich Park always looks so lovely in the snow, not that I saw it today, sadly. Would love to see more photos when you have them!
I'm rather hoping we get some more snow tonight. Both cameras are on charge.
I'll load up the piccies when I get them (if they're any cop.)
Any more pics yet? Love the new look by the way.
Greenwich in the snow. Fantastic.
We left East Greenwich and moved abroad last year and one of the (relatively) small number of things we brought with us was a Fergus Noone shot of the park in the snow. You never know when you need to check the snow in the park (and it made a good christmas decoration too). So seeing this is very reassuring.
The new site is very professional -any chance of a webcam? Shame that we missed out on the fish shop.
One question - if I sign in through google, does my email address show, or can I pick an identity?
I can understand that - there is something very timeless about Greenwich in the snow - I'd find it quite grounding. Sadly I missed the latest snow - but with this weather it wouldn't surprise me if we had some more this year.
Thanks for the compliments. I'm currently considering a gallery for pics - but a webcam - tee hee. I'm afraid that makes me think of those postcards you see in phonebooths...(not in Greenwich of course - yet...)
As for the signing in thing - I think you can just choose yourself a name and not bother actually registering at all. Probably the best thing is to just tick the "other" box below the comments box and choose yourself a funky nickname.
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