Category: Landscape

In the beginning…

English Channel

…God created the heaven and the earth.

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Hard not to think of words like these (at least in the West) upon seeing such a sight. Probably the wind turbines don’t support the imagism, but don’t tell Donald.

A Typical Southern Street View

St James Street, Kemptown, Brighton

I was struck by the blue-grey of the sky against the green of the sea on this particular day in mid-December, not quite fully realised by the final image, but such a view is available from many East-West streets in Brighton and Hove.

Descending to Rottingdean

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“Rottingdean is a village in the city Brighton and Hove, on the south coast of England. It borders the villages Saltdean, Ovingdean and Woodingdean, and has a historic centre, often the subject of picture postcards.” Some of its more renowned residents include Rudyard Kipling, Enid Bagnold, and Edward Burne-Jones.

More at Wikipedia

South Downs

In October we joined the Ramblers for a walk from Falmer to Rottingdean (a little over 7 miles) on the South Downs. I took a lot of landscape pictures of the lovely English countryside along the way (more to come in future posts).

As I’m just getting to mid-October pictures now in December I’ll revert to 2 posts a day until I’m a bit more caught up.

Solar Halo

Hove Beach

You can just see 2 points in this solar halo, either side of the sun.

A circular rainbow around the sun is known as a solar halo, which occurs when sunlight interacts with ice crystals in the atmosphere, typically found in thin, high-altitude clouds. This phenomenon creates a ring of light, often appearing at a 22-degree angle from the sun, and can sometimes display colors similar to a rainbow.