Firle Beacon

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[arielstarshadow.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, look at the shape of the trees!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The wind sculpts them.

[arielstarshadow.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's just lovely!

[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

What glorious views!

Looks rather brisk up there though...

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I love the South Downs.

It wasn't as blowy as it looks. Those trees have been fixed like that by decades of wind.

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

These pictures make me think of Jane Eyre....

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean, but the Sussex Downs are much friendlier than the Yorkshire Moors.

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

Wuthering Heights...:)

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

Do those photos mean that it isn't raining where you are? I'm jealous.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

No, today has been a perfect day. Virtually cloudless.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

You can tell which way the prevailing wind blows!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

You can indeed.

No tender-hearted garden crowns,
No bosomed woods adorn
Our blunt, bow-headed, whale-backed Downs,
But gnarled and writhen thorn...

[veronica-milvus.livejournal.com]

My hubby is a Brighton boy and threatens to retire to Sussex. I said, as long as it's not Brighton, but this bit, I would be happy with that. Did you have lunch at The Ram at Firle?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Yes, we did.

They were doing a roaring trade in spite of it's being a weekday in January.

London is basically London by the sea, but there are many quieter bits. We may well retire to Sussex when the time comes.

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Awesome pics.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.