Shadows on Devil's Dyke, Brighton

This photo was taken near Devil's Dyke, just outside Brighton. It's an amazing area with fantastic views across the South Downs. Devil's Dyke itself is a V-shaped valley formed by river erosion after the Ice Age melt down.

Wiki explains one of the reasons it might have been called 'Devil's Dyke':

Local folklore explains the valley as the work of the devil. The legend holds that the devil was digging a trench to allow the sea to flood the many churches in the Weald of Sussex. The digging disturbed an old woman who lit a candle, causing a rooster to crow, making the devil believe the morning was fast approaching. The devil then fled, leaving his trench uncompleted.

Here's Georgie, our Golden Retriever, enjoying the incredible space on Devil's Dyke.


The top photo is part of the Shadows Theme Day. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Open Road - 2 Things Challenge

Opening a bag with one hand and driving with another can be dangerous; proceeding to take a photo while you're driving is madness; doing all this in a blizzard, well, it's asking for it!

But last April in Brighton we had one day of freak weather. Just as we thought summer was on its way, we had a day like this. And I couldn't let the day pass without a 'road photo' so I snapped this as I was driving home along the A27.

I really must just get on with life and stop thinking, 'that'll make a good photo!'

Part of the 2 Things Photo Challenge - this is for the 'Open Road' week.

Toying with the sea

These boys spent ages getting as close to the end of the groyne as they could before the sea came in. A great game - but they had to be quick!

Spring Flowers

Spring is a beautiful time for flowers and the Brighton flower shops are doing good business.

Here are two shops proudly showing off their wares, one of which has the inviting sign.

It makes me want to get out in the garden and do some work on our patch.