I Love To Go A-Wandering.

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Today wasn't the greatest of days, weatherwise. It was overcast most of the day, although quite warm. Then, this evening, the sun came back out, and as I felt a little pensive, I thought it would be a good time to wander. So, I went onto the South Downs, above Storrington, and about four miles from Chanctonbury Ring which you might, or might not remember from a previous discussion. I headed for the South Downs Way, a track which stretches from Eastbourne, in East Sussex, to Hampshire. The part I chose offered splendid views over the Weald, and over Lancing, to Brighton and across the sea. Wow... it was awesome. Anyway, I walked eastwards on the trail, which took me down a hill slope, past a deep pit, which looked as though it had been some sort of pool at one time, which spilled over and carved a gully down to the bottom of the hill. As I walked, and stopped to take pictures of the view, I could hear a horse clopping in the distance... I managed to spot him being led by his rider down a chalk track, the sound of his hooves echoing against the surrounding hillside. The, I approached a small field of sheep, who had been shorn and were looking rather sorry for themselves, but they had cute, chubby faces, and I couldn't resist clicking the shutter again! lol. I got a quite indignant look from one of them before he turned his back and ran off. When I reached the bottom of the slope, I turned southwards, and climbed the slope to an old, tumbledown barn, where I saw a badger scurry across in search of shelter from the hay in the barn. From the gate, I could see across Lancing, the college standing proud on its hill, and the sea behind it, with a few boats glinting in the evening Sun. Whilst I stood here, it went dark, and I thought the Sun had set, but when I looked around, a dark cloud had gathered along the hillside, with the Sun setting behind it. This gave out the most awesome sight. A dark grey sky, with a reddish orange hue beneath it. So, I set to clicking again. I climbed westward, to the brow of the hill again, and took several photos of the sunset and the surrounding rolling hills, containing a jigsaw puzzle of different coloured fields, sheep, tree-silhouetted horizons and patches of sea. I'm so glad I chose this place to go to. It was my first time on that particular stretch, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I think now, I shall have wanderlust for a while!:)