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| Bo Peep and Firle Hill Climb |
September saw us jaunting off to watch the Firle Hill Climb. It's an event that used to take place between 1949 and1967 when it was ended due to an unfortunate accident. This is the second year of it's revival but now days the cars drive up the steep slopes of Bo Peep for fun rather than racing against each other. It's a really good day out and great to be able to see a good selection of old and classic cars actually being driven.(The event is held to raise money for Chailey Heritage school.)
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| Firle Hill climb 2016 |
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You can see more photos from the hill climb here
https://www.facebook.com/paula.oakley1/media_set?set=a.10210109239225370.1073742124.1169430909&type=3
The weather was a bit cloudy at first but as the sun started to break through the lure of the South Downs got the better of me and I wandered off to explore the route towards Alfriston .
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| The South Downs way, Bo Peep to Alfriston |
It was a good walk and the views towards Cuckmere Haven were wonderful but impossible to photograph due to the direction of the sun .
Looking north over the Sussex Weald saw a patchwork of freshly harvested fields .
A short diversion off the South Downs Way took me down a chalk track where the view just had to be painted! As the Summer draws to a close and Autumn enters in then so the colors of the landscapes change. Much more subdued with longer shadows cast by the early Autumn sun....
"September Downs"
Acrylic on canvas 24"x 18"
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| "September Downs" acrylic on canvas |
"Along the South Downs Way"
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| Painting the South Downs Way |
One of the familiar sign posts along the South Downs Way where the
wonderful views over the Sussex Weald fade off into the horizon.
Late Summer flowers put on their final display of colour among the wild
and windswept grass. (The view between Firle Beacon and Alfriston)
