Spring is Here

Snowdrops at Bishopstone

It is a very hackneyed phrase but Spring is definitely in the air, The snowdrops have been around for a while now, with their superb glossy white petals nodding in the breeze. Daffodils seem to be at different stages of growth - from the green bud just appearing in between the leaves, to the flower bud starting to colour and open up, to the full blown flower. The small Tete-a-Tete daffodil has to be my favourite, but there again, I've always been a sucker for miniatures of almost anything, flowers included.

We have been out and about recently, taking a ride out to Litlington, where we were most surprised to see, at one side of the road, water almost like a lake right up to the edge of the road. It was even in areas where would normally go for a walk. Although we had seen similar sights a couple of year ago, when we had all that rain over the winter, we weren't expecting to see it at this time of the year. Talking to an inhabitant of  Litlington, they said that it was caused by the sluices being blocked, so water hadn't been able to get out. He also told us it had been like this throughout the  whole winter.

When we visited High and Over a few days later we were treated to a spectacular view of the Cuckmere river and the extent of the water penetration of the fields. Other people were there who, on chatting to them we found were regular visitors to this spot, who also were amazed at the sight. And yet another person told us it had been caused by blocked sluices.

View on 10th March 2015

Whatever the cause it was a fantastic sight to
see.

Normal View from High & Over