Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow...

So while most of you are melting in the 40C+ weather back in Australia, over here things are...well...about 40C cooler. The days and nights getting as low as -3C but mostly staying around 1-2C. Last night (Sunday) this is what outside was like when I ducked down to the shops around the corner...

And this is 10minutes later when I got back home...
Next morning when I looked out the window [note the fox tracks - I saw him, but didn’t have the camera close enough to hand...]
Off to work on the bike, suitably rugged up, but not really knowing what to expect as this was what confronted me...
Certainly not the rather ‘interesting’ ride that it was! Snow, ice, sludge, the works! I’m pretty thankful for my mountain biking experience as I spent plenty of time sliding about. So many iced ruts to navigate that just take your front wheel for a slide. Here’s one of the streets on the way to work - it was safer on the road than on the (rather invisible) bike lane on the left, which you can just make out (click on the image to see it full size and get a better look)...
Some of the traffic...
The view from the 5th floor at work...
My ride home was directly into the direction of the snow fall, which made life rather interesting as it accumulated on my lenses! I took the easy way home too, and stuck to the main roads - not only was the traffic moving at the same speed as me, but the cars leave better and wider ruts to ride in without the re-freeze factor in the back streets. Here's my front wheel once home AFTER giving it a few thumps on the pavement to shake off the ice n snow...
It’s now Monday night and the snow is still falling! I’m not sure if I’ll ride tomorrow as I’d much rather do it on the mountain bike with far wider and knobbly tyres, than the 23mm wide slick road tyres! I may still do it as the views of a snow covered London are impressive (although I won't be photographing much as I'd rather have two hands on the handlebars - hope you don't mind!)Depends if the buses are running or not...