We made the best sandcastle that a beach has ever seen it took us several hours to make a mark where we had been Little children paused to stare and admire it with a smile for it was truly massive and took all of us a while
May 19, 2022
Sandcastle
May 8, 2022
Reversing the loop
Six miles and thirteen thousand steps reversed, the loop's still fine as this quite pleasant circuit is something wholly mine Takes around two hours with a few stops in between to savour once again the views amongst the best I've seen For this is Sussex and my home we share a synergy taking full advantage of each other's company
May 3, 2022
Shoreham my home
Through a gap in the bushes I spied Shoreham town nestled there under the Downs twixt me and the sea safe there in the lea the bearer of treasure and crowns
May 2, 2022
Chalky
These chalky trails on Sussex loam in these green hills above my home are quite the best so many times I will return as they are mine and with a joy I'll shout aloud this is my Sussex and I'm proud
April 29, 2022
Back to the loop
It was back to the loop with a whim and a way as the sun was quite warm on this late April day and I was on leave and the hills were all green and the chalk of the trail is the best I have seen so I put best foot forward with this walk 'cos it's there reacquainting myself with this pleasure to share
April 28, 2022
Greenship

There's a green ship in the harbour up the river quite a bit much further on than usual so I took a pic of it Rarely dredged of course these days the building silt means most will rarely venture up this far at Shoreham on the coast A far cry from my yesterdays when every berth was full so good to see the odd one still with time's incessant pull
April 27, 2022
Summer in April
At the end of April, summer made an early show of hand as the sun shone warm on Sussex fair across this pleasant land So I put a best foot forward took advantage with no shame once more into the hedgerow bordered pathways, trails and lane Exploring parts of Sussex I had never been before in this lovely springtime sunshine as that's just what it is for
April 25, 2022
Fairwarp Cimb
Above the eighteenth century village through yellow gorse and sand on the edge of Ashdown Forest neath shady beech trees grand we climbed to top of Ashbourne Hill walked past the airman's grave silent in memorial this bright day April gave then back down through Campfields rough crossing Small Brown's brook to conclude this four-mile circle at the starting path we took
April 22, 2022
The silence of ancient walls
Beside old Railway Gardens the old flint wall has stood built two hundred years ago but still it's looking good And if its stones could talk and tell the history of the years of Shoreham since the railway came of all those toils and tears What a merry tale that would be for us who live in this town beside the sea and what we wouldn't give For history books are great to have but the interesting essence can only come from something that has stood from past to present So sadly we will never know for these old walls are still and silent from the years they've seen as they forever will
April 20, 2022
Sussex my home
From up here with this vista three sixty turn around I can see the hills I've walked upon on this fair Sussex ground Some are many miles away feint shadows in the mist but all of them both near and far my feet have trod and kissed For this kingdom is my Sussex with its flint and chalky sod all its hills and pastures touched by the hand of God So whenever opportunity gives me the power to roam I offer up a prayer of thanks that Sussex is my home
April 19, 2022
Sunset glow

High on Ditchling Beacon the warmth of sunshine glow hid the fact of bitter cold with Sussex Weald below But sheltered in the lea this bank gave us some respite there as we took in the setting sun this special time to share And as the evening gathered and the gold slipped slow away the glow outside so too within confirmed this lovely day
February 27, 2022
The February cast
Brighton Pavilion lit up at night in the glow this February cast provides for an image to capture and hold for a memory I know will last And though long we've lived here and many times have before seen this view by day and by night it's always a pleasure never to fade to again see this wonderful sight
February 3, 2022
Of fortune and privilege
A horse wandered slow on the golden foreshore as the sun diamonds shone on the sea and high on the shingle the wolf wagged his tail with my two daughters and me Eastward we wandered this vista beside our fortune and privilege known a walk on the beach in winter sunshine here in Sussex this place that is home
January 28, 2022
Seagull II
In Worthing a seagull perched on a pole looked out over the sea surveying the land from birds' eye view so regal and proud there was he that I paused for a moment in reverence there doffing proverbial cap admiring his stance and the vista below provided by this handsome chap
January 24, 2022
Me by the sea
Gold on water evening time on the beach into sublime Westward walking all this mine In Sussex by the sea Sea air salty winter clime far out there horizon line evening shadows intertwine In Sussex by the sea All these wonders help define the sea in me this storyline of beaches with the weather fine In Sussex by the sea
January 14, 2022
A spirit freed

The mystery of what's beyond the gate across this winter field keeps me guessing in the rain that winter brings to Sussex Weald I can see I think a mound of earth and a house bathed deep in mist behind the barren trees devoid of green the spring and summer kissed And part of me longs there to tread exploring paths to whence they lead for this the gift on me bestowed to celebrate a spirit freed
January 9, 2022
Adur valley beauty revisited
7 of 10 in the Jemverse Winter 22 series ‘Brittle Days’

Today the river mirrors The pale blue of the sky As whitened Sussex fields In frosted splendour lie Lancing college chapel Proud as always on the hill Overlooks the Adur valley Quiet and beautifully still And as I gaze upon this vista Briefly from the train I am reminded that I live here And a smile returns again
December 22, 2021
Reluctant Reindeer
December 16, 2021
Mill Hill Barking
Popped up to Mill Hill for a wander Obi barked all the way there shouting loud from the window all that we passed by for to share that he was going for walkies out on the fine Sussex trail and he wanted all there to know it by his barking there to regale
December 15, 2021
Emmaus II
Sitting outside Emmaus my purchases clamped in my hand looking forward to hearing old vinyl from my favourite band Pleased with my finds here this morning browsing bric-a-brac and some more this place in Portslade that we come to up here at our favourite store
December 7, 2021
Our beach hut
And the view from the beach hut to the shine of the sea on this day in December was fantastic for me So pleased I can come at all times of year as this place is my haven and always brings cheer
November 27, 2021
Our field
So many times we've both walked this field with our little dog, Obi in the heart of the Weald Just north of Steyning on the Partridge Green road it's been here our haven and many times strode Each time we come here something different we see whilst Obi does running quite safe and quite free and we never grow weary despite knowing it well as it's wholesome and lovely which these words I think tell
November 19, 2021
Days Gone

In Regency Square where once stood the Pier Victorian splendour still evident here but time has moved on and the 360 high is now the feature high up in the sky Yet standing here now the future I hold is recalling the heyday ('cos yes, I'm that old) when the West Pier still stood as a visual feast besting the new one a mile to the east
November 17, 2021
SDW (South Downs Way)
The South Downs Way my favourite trail so as moments come I'll oft regale the pleasure I derive from this just walking here my perfect bliss
November 16, 2021
Jack and Jill
November 10, 2021
Veteran

So this morning, leaving Brighton after breakfast in the sun we saw two old cars passing on the annual 'old crocks' run Both brought a smile, they always do these cars of yesteryear with drivers dressed up to the nines quite cold but full of cheer And not alone our spirits raised as people stopped to wave the veterans as they chugged past a memory to save
November 5, 2021
John Harvey
September 21, 2021