heathland

Some photos from a recent stroll around Frensham pond.
A funny sort of landscape.

walking and windmills

On Friday we walked in the sunshine along the coast path to Rottingdean, and then back over the hilltops, via the windmill.

It was a lovely time.



Oh, apart from the hayfever attack on the way home.

one photo

...from a lovely weekend trip away.

south west coast path

This week I walked the first two legs of the South West Coast Path with Derek and Yumi.

We stayed in a lovely youth hostel in the woods above Minehead, which we walked from to Porlock Ridge on the first day.

Then on the second day we took the mammoth journey up and down cliffs to Lynton. Very tiring. But from the looks of it even the experts find it to be a tricky route. We were lucky enough to stay in the best bed and breakfast I've even been to on that night though so we were well looked after once we arrived, soggy and windswept.

I now feel motivated to do the whole of the coast path so I'm going to try and do a bit each year. At this rate I'll have it finished by the time I'm 50...

a ticket to Rye

Yumi and I took a trip to Rye on Monday. There were flowers on the beach and some ostriches in a field.

We have been working our way through Yumi's book of walks in Sussex and this was walk number one so it is good to have it ticked off the list.

We saw some nice mosaics of flowers and birds in the Nature Reserve which has sparked up my interest in doing a course again. Although maybe in the autumn as I have stained glass to do in the summer.

isolation & ice lollies

What a grand extended weekend it has been!

Dinner & scrabble with old housemates, cuddles with cats, cliff top hiking, a ride on the volks railway (but no ride back...), markets and tea and swimming in the sea. And yesterday a day trip to Arundel which included some picnicking, strolling and boating.

The book told us we would feel isolated as we walked further from the lake but actually it just felt like we were in Jurassic Park (the scenic bit, not the deadly bit). A lot of fresh air!

And we came 3rd in the pub quiz last night. What luck! Banana skids all round.

Now back to work...

cliff tops & cows

Yesterday we hopped on the bus and travelled along the coast to the Seven Sisters Country Park for a spot of hiking, watercolour challenge and sea air.

We walked along the river, had a picnic on the beach and then walked up to the cliff top to see the views. On the way back we got to amble through a herd of sleepy cows. Lovely!

And in the evening we watched Atonement and spied the Seven Sisters once again. A nice coincidence. Now for something to do on Bank holiday monday...