Yesterday in the UK there was a snow fall, some say 20cm, and as always, the country cannot cope with the extreme weather. Schools were closed, buses stopped running, trains failed to arrive, and people could not get to work.
Being a country having a temperate maritime (mild) climate, one that is neither too hot nor too cold, the infrastructure, the services that in other countries are available to cope with such events are not cost effective to put into place in the UK. If we only get snow such as we did once every 20 years, then why spend money in buying snow plows.
So wanting to get some exercise, I slipped my way as I walked up to Richmond Park to enjoy the sights and fun of the snow covered vista.
Richmond Park, (UK), Snow falls, then people have fun.
Hundreds of people, families and children were arriving by the minute to enjoy the fun in the snow of Richmond Park, with snowboards, sledges, plastic bags, cardboard, all sorts of materials to sit on, to race down the snowy slopes.
Richmond Park, (UK), People having fun in the snow, on snowboards, sledges, plastic bags, cardboard, all sorts of materials to sit on.
The whole experience brought back so many memories of times in the snow, playing, being cold, the crunching of the snow under foot, being able to get back into a warm inviting room.
It also brought back memories of my time in Peru, boarding down sand dunes.