Snapshot: 17 Photos of British Snowmen
Have you been out frolicking in the snow, laying down and wildly moving your arms and legs up, out and down (otherwise known as snow angels) or piling huge snowballs one on top of each other? No? Us either. We mean, it is cold outside. The thing is, Britain doesn't get as much snow as we do here in the U.S. and it's not promised to come every year. So, when it snows, that white fluffy wonderfulness is not wasted. We're going to take the warmer route and live vicariously through these 17 snaps of snowmen popping up in the U.K.:
[caption id="attachment_114127" align="aligncenter" width="460"] This two-and-a-half-year-old and his older sister seem to know what they're doing near Westminster Abbey in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114129" align="aligncenter" width="460"] This might be considered a "job hazard" when making snowmen, beware of hungry penguins as seen at Blair Drummond Safari Park in Stirling Scotland. (AP Photo/PA, Andrew Milligan)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114128" align="aligncenter" width="460"] This snowman seems to be in better spirits at Green Park in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114130" align="aligncenter" width="460"] The House in the Junction community project added a splash of color to their snowmen at Ruskin Park in Camberwell London. (Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114131" align="aligncenter" width="460"] What's better than one snowman? Two! These guys got into the spirit at St James Park in central London. (Yui Mok/PA Wire)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114132" align="aligncenter" width="460"] Snowmen may bring friends together. This is one cold group hug in Brighton, England. (John Stillwell/PA Wire)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114136" align="aligncenter" width="460"] PM David Cameron and Carol Vorderman aren't deterred by the cold and help a child build a snowman in Victoria Tower Gardens in central London. (Katie Collins/PA Wire)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114138" align="aligncenter" width="460"] Snowmen need to take a seat every so often, like this cool dude in Hampstead Heath in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114139" align="aligncenter" width="460"] And, of course, there are snowwomen. This lovely lady seems to be taking a kip near Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament's clock tower, in Parliament Square. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114140" align="aligncenter" width="460"] Snowmen can take a scary turn like this Doctor Who-inspired snowman sent in by a U.K. fan. (FB)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114141" align="aligncenter" width="460"] The DW snowmen are popping up left ... (FB)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114142" align="aligncenter" width="460"] ... and right. (FB)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114211" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Do we need to say it ... don't blink! (FB)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114144" align="aligncenter" width="460"] On a happier note, this smiley guy is seen in the middle of The Mall as traffic passes by in London, giving drivers a giggle. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114145" align="aligncenter" width="460"] This goofy guy is well accessorized in Brockwell Park in London.(Rex Features via AP Images)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114146" align="aligncenter" width="460"] Unfortunately, as the warm weather comes, we have to say goodbye to our new friends, like this poor snowman melting away near the Palace of Westminster in central London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_114143" align="aligncenter" width="460"] Artist Gary Hume has created a snowman, called "Back of a Snowman", who we can hang with all year, seen here at Tate Britain in London. (Nick Ansell/PA Wire)[/caption]
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