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Still I Need Some Comfort "To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders." ~ Lao Tzu

ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY: it never fails to amaze me that it’s possible to walk up to an extraordinary national park from Brighton. Looking East from the South Downs Way you can see the white cliffs of the Seven Sisters, inland are the undulatations of Firle Beacon and Mount Caburn and alongside is Lewes with its distinctive castle keep. Of course, it’s impossible not to think of chalk paths and think of the watercolours of Eric Ravilious, but actually this landscape has been an inspiration to so many artists. We saw our first lark of spring, or to be precise, we heard it before we saw it, right above us and I thought of Samuel Palmer and heard ‘The Lark Ascending’ in my head. It’s exhilarating to get out into nature and the sunshine after spending weeks working inside at home and to see cows, sheep and even the occasional horse - and for much of time there was no sound of cars or traffic. @southdownsnp @visit_southdowns @southdowns #southdowns #sussex #ericravilious #southdownsway #nature (at Castle Hill Nature Reserve) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLkGWHZFlG5/?igshid=1i6v59b61phmf

South Downs Way

Reposted from @dani_tattooer - Bike chain dna strand for @cycling_dom ✨ #legtattoo #biketattoo #cycling #roadbikes #cyclingtattoo #dna #dnastrand #bikechain #chain #tattoo #inked #cooltattoos #brightontattoo #uktattoos #follow #theinkwell #steyning #southdownsway #southdownswaycycle #hizokucycles HizokuCycles.com https://www.instagram.com/p/BsglJN5HtzL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=q4wcl6e9mbbc

All that remains of the Fulking isolation hospital, #fulkinggrange. In use between 1902 and 1940 when it was #requesitioned for #militaryuse in #wwii #fulkingarchaeologicalwalk #tb #smallpox #lonelyplace #windswept #desolate #isolated #publicarchaeology #conflictarchaeology #historyofmedicine #southdownsway #walkinginsussex #walkthroughhistory #pastinthepresent #nationaltrust https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl20r3PgAKi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2ec9fkpf6fse

#Repost @rpm90snick ・・・ Test prep for a singlespeed overnight adventure on the South Downs . ⛺️ #trekbikes #apidura #southdownsway #singlespeed #mtb #camping #backdoor #adventure

Day 602 of 'A Photograph Every Day For The Rest Of My Life' Tuesday 17th January 2017 It was stunning watching the paraglidering whilst walking along the South Downs Way this morning. A range of Gill's images are available in special edition at www.gillcopeland.com