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| Winter at Firle in Sussex |
It's been it's usual grey bleak wet days with just a few frosty mornings and even a smidgen of snow !
I've had to keep my Winter walks local so as to get out and about before everything thaws .
My first walk was at North Chailey over part of the common and some of the nearby fields.It was cold and crisp and felt so good to get out at last ! The Exmoor ponies were grazing near the windmill but headed off too quickly for me to get a photo of them.
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| Winter walk at North Chailey |
My next frosty walk took me just a couple of miles south to Chailey Green. By now there had been a small amount of snow fall overnight . It didn't really show as there had been so very little, but it resulted in my paths being an interesting mix of ice, snow , frost and mist .
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| Winter walk at Chailey green |
I have to admit that this is one of my favourite areas to walk . Lots of different paths through the Sussex countryside and it changes so much with the seasons
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| Walking over the icy fields |
. It never fails to inspire me to paint ...perfect
"Wintertide"
"Wintertide" Acrylic painting on canvas 24" x 18"
"Winter Sun"
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| "Winter Sun " Acrylic painting on canvas |
Another venture was a visit to Firle . There had been a small amount of snow that had settled mainly on the high points of the South Downs . It looked rather wonderful and such a rare sight to see .
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| Snow at Firle village |
We didn't go up to the top as the road was rather icy and I didn't want to risk slipping and breaking something....like me! Plus as pretty as it looks a vast landscape of white doesn't give me much to paint .
Instead my husband and I took a slow stroll around the village and church , it's a lovely place with lots of very old flint built buildings . It also had the added bonus of a four legged friend that guided us all the way around the church yard ....
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| Our four legged guide |
I doubt that we'll see any more frost or snow for this year , even if I'm wrong my mind is now on the brighter and more colourful days of Spring . The lush greens, the glorious sound of birdsong and the scent of Bluebells in the air .....
"Springtime Brook"
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| "Springtime Brook" Acrylic on canvas 24" x18" |
