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It rarely snows in London, and I had just a few photos of Regents Park taken one morning at the end of December 2000, when the snow lay in Regent's Park for about six hours.Then on January 8th, 2003 there was a blizzard and for two days the park was transformed into a magical snowscape.Here are the pictures of this. The Blizzard | However, temperatures below freezing are more common. In January 2002 the lake froze. Then when the thaw came a few days later the ice cracked forming interesting patterns. Seagulls were able to settle on the ice, but the ducks and swans prefer the pieces of water that are still unfrozen.  The picture below looks like a flowerbed covered in snow, but it is simply frost.The frost appears as crystals and autumn leaves covered in rime frost have an almost fairy like appearance Below you can see the Japanese Garden in Queen Mary's Gardens taken in January. This smaller lake was also partially frozen . I watched some ducks on the lake in January 2002 
trying to walk across a thin sheet of ice between two pieces of water. Some slipped and others refused to attempt it. The bridge and the garden and the waterfall, despite the bare trees and cold weather are still attractive in January.This is a picture taken in January 2003. 
This is another picture showing the big lake. This picture shows how glass-like the ice is. It reflects everything,the trees , the seagulls and everything else, just like a mirror. 
The picture on the left was taken in January 2000. The sun sets early in January and I took this picture about half past three in the afternoon... 
In January 2001 the lake was frozen but this time the ice was white.When the Park wqas first opened, the lake was a favourite resort of skaters in the winter seasdon. As Edward Walford wrote in 1897 " At that time,whenever the ice will bear ,notwithstanding the throng of fashionables, there may be seen here a large number of the working,even of the vagabond classes pursuing their favourite recreation with perhaps more spirit than elegance." In the winter of 1866-7 a terrible accident occured in one portion of the ornamental waters ;a large field of ice gave way suddenly and upwards of 200 persons were immersed in the frezing cold water. Forty were drowned and the lake was afterwards cleared out, and the water reduced in depth.
Finally here is a picture I took of "The Holme", reflected in the ice.On the right is a picture of the same stretch of lake which had white ice in Janary 2001,showing the clear glass-like ice of 2002 The park in February | 
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