Andy Roxburgh and Paul Johnson sent these two photos to the Beeb, in late November. As I mentioned earlier, it is recollections of such things that remind me why I avoid UK and prefer warmer parts of the world. 
When Alice and I were living in UK, quite some time ago, we had a few jaunts around the country, and she was a little disturbed in the Yorkshire moors by the lack of people and habitations. Eventually she got used to this but the bleakest that we saw was in heavy rain. Notice here how the snow has built up on the wires. A great photo that confirms Christmas in Singapore is preferable! 
And the above photo is also great, very clearly recording both the nasty chill and the interesting bridge. This type of bridge may not be immediately recognisable by non-Brits, and indeed in this late (and debased?) century, perhaps not even always by the younger ones among us.
When Alice and I were living in UK, quite some time ago, we had a few jaunts around the country, and she was a little disturbed in the Yorkshire moors by the lack of people and habitations. Eventually she got used to this but the bleakest that we saw was in heavy rain. Notice here how the snow has built up on the wires. A great photo that confirms Christmas in Singapore is preferable! And the above photo is also great, very clearly recording both the nasty chill and the interesting bridge. This type of bridge may not be immediately recognisable by non-Brits, and indeed in this late (and debased?) century, perhaps not even always by the younger ones among us. In fact this is a canal pathway bridge, horse drawn canal boats would be towed along the canal with the horse on the path at canal side and a bridge like this would allow the horse to spiral up, walk over the canal and come down on the opposite bank ready to continue without problems to the tow rope.
I am very fond of such elegant yet simple (once the brain works) solutions.
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