River Thames Flooding At Shillingford

I am breaking my own rules of all photo's on this blog are within 5 km's of Carfax, I am sorry.  In the 5 years that I have been doing this photo blog of Oxford I think this will be only the second time I have taken and posted a photo further than the 5 km's.
I was in Wallingford this afternoon and on the way back into Oxford I stopped off at the Bridge Hotel next to the Shillingford Bridge to have a look at the flooding of the Thames in this area.  The River is very high at the moment, as you can see from this photo.  The boat is moored along side what would have been the normal river bank, and the building on is on the other side of the River Thames.  The river is flowing very fast at the moment, and I have a couple of additional photo's and a video on the making of site, here.
I know that the residents along Abingdon Road have been given sandbags last night as the water was rising along this area of Oxford, so we are all hoping for no more rain over night.

Closed Boxing Day Open 27th December

For a large international brand, I was so pleased to see this sign in the window of Pandora this afternoon telling the public that the company values family time.  Imagine how the employees of Pandora must feel to be work for a company that appreciates time with family over Christmas, so rare these days for a large company to take a stance like this.  Well done Pandora!

And Now The Sales Start In Oxford

Just when you thought you were all shopped out, the Boxing Day sales start! Where do we put all this stuff that we are constantly buying?

Merry Oxford Christmas

Wishing all the readers of the Oxford Daily Photo posts, a very very Merry Christmas.  Thanks for stopping by this year, and I hope to be able to bring you more photos of Oxford during 2013.  Thanks for all your comments, and emails.

Lonely Doggy

I had a nice Christmas tree photo for today, but just as I was walking around Summertown this evening I spotted this lonely little dog all in the cold waiting....
Not sure how long it had been waiting, but it just looked so wanting, and I am hoping that none of the readers of this blog are alone this Christmas.  I know that I have been a little slack over the last few weeks, sorry for that.  Merry Christmas to you all, and I hope you are surrounded by those you love this Christmas.

National Postal Workers Day

Today is National Postal Workers Day, and I have been told is also one of the busiest days for Royal Mail and your local postie.  The Royal Mail is one of those national institutions that has served the nation proudly for over 350 years, and I am hoping will be around for many years to come. I am however not sure that those in power understand how important the Post Office and Royal Mail are to everyone in the UK, the politicians talk about protecting there local post office in the press, but in practise it is another thing, just look at the recent Early Day Motion 818, only 39 signatures on this motion to protect the Universal Service to everyone across the UK.

Santa's On The Run In Oxford

Trying out a new camera today, think I need to adjust the date setting?  Well didn't we have a lot of Santa's in town this morning for the Santa's On The Run 2012.  Think there was more than last year, and lucky I arrived when I did cause I think it may have started a minute or so early. Still nice to see so many people out enjoying the run, and it was not to cold.

Water Over The Railway Line South Oxford

Parts of Oxford have flooded this morning and there are lots of roads closed around the city causing a lot of congestion on the other routes not effected by flood waters.  I know that the Abingdon Road is closed for all traffic today which is making getting in to Oxford from the South very difficult.  Today I was not in Oxford till late afternoon returning by train around the Redbridge park'n'ride you could see water over the tracks.  This photo was taken out the window of the train as we crawled towards the Oxford Station, about 40minutes late.

Flooded Oxford Cricket Ground

Brasenose College Cricket pavilion is completely surrounded by water this evening as water from the River Thames engulfs the grounds.  There is a lot of water around Oxford at the moment, and I think my photos for the next few days are going to be of this flood.  It did not rain a lot today, however the forecast for tomorrow is more rain, so this is not going to help.  I heard that those in the Botley area have been advised to move items of value to higher parts of your house, that is not a good sign.

River Cherwell Is High At The Moment

This might be one of those photo's that you will have to click on to see it in it's full scale, cause the River Cherwell this morning was very high.  I took this photo this morning while out jogging with my iPhone I could not believe how much water was around Oxford at the moment.  I know other parts of the county are experiencing flooding at the moment, however I think if we get more rain in Oxford our Rivers will also start to become dangerously close to causing property damage.

Free NHS Dental Check Up's

I have never seen this type of mobile dental service before.  In Broad Street today, you can wonder in to a free NHS mobile dental clinic and have a check up, no appointment or charge.  WOW, we doing really have a great public health service in the UK.  Not sure how long this clinic is going to be on site, but if your in Oxford today this might be worth a go if you have not been to the dentist in awhile.

@TheDuck42

I am not sure what all this all means, this is @TheDuck42 so I am assuming that there could be another 41 ducks around Oxford, maybe it is part of a treasure hunt? I did not see any other ducks and have not seen any before, so maybe it was just a one day event.  Strange?

Bananaman Helps Children In Need

Over the last couple of days in Oxford and around the country people have been up to all sorts of weird and imaginative activities to raise money for the BBC's Children in Need appeal.  This morning in Cornmarket I spotted "Banana Man" shaking a bucket and promoting the super hero powers of Banana Man.  I must admit that I had not heard of Banana Man before today!

Gaza Under Attack

This evening in Cornmarket Street there was a small demonstration against the attacks on Gaza yesterday.  It was a very low key event, with those concerned handing out information to shoppers and those going home at the end of the day, about the events that had taken place less then 24 hours before.

World Kindness Day

Well todays post is the first non photograph of the life of the blog, which is about 5 years now.  Today is World Kindness Day, which is part of the World Kindness Week, and it was not that I could not get a photo of Kindness in Oxford cause like most city's you often see random acts of kindness taking place, I just could not get the camera out in time.  It is hard when you have a little point and shoot camera to get a good shot, so I am sorry for just posting the logo for World Kindness Day, but I fully support small daily acts of kindness.

Bollard People

I have always been very confused by the word "Bollard" and here I see it on the side of a van in Cornmarket Street.  I am not sure where the word "Bollard" came from but I do find it a strange word.  I think these guys were fixing the rising bollard to stop unauthorised traffic from entering Cornmarket.

British Legion Poppy Appeal

Every year in November the Royal British Legion holds it's annual fundraising appeal, the Poppy Appeal.  This annual drive for funds could not be as successful as it is without the 1000's of volunteers up and down the country, like this gentleman outside Marks and Spencer in Summertown with this Poppy's.

Starbuck's Red Christmas Cups?

Now I am not sure why some people get excited about Starbucks changing there take away cup from white to red, but people do.  Outside every Starbucks in Oxford this week they have been advertising that this weekend you will start to see the "Red Cups" and to celebrate between 2-5pm you are able to take advantage of a BOGOF offer.  I think it has something to do with Christmas?

Mole Holes In The Church Yard

I was in North Hinskey this afternoon and could not help but notice all the little mole holes around the church yard at St Laurence Church.  I am not sure if moles are more active at this time of the year or if I have not noticed them about before.  I have never ever seen a mole in the real, but I have seen where they have been.  Anyone having Mole problems at the moment?

It Was A Little Cool This Morning

This morning was very frosty in Oxford when I was riding to work, but the sky was so clear the light was amazing.  I was not sure how this photo would turn out as I was taking the photo into the sun, but the little Panasonic camera that I use for all my photos managed to capture the moment.  I think I need to get the gloves out now! That's the John Radcliffe Hospital in the background.