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As much as we fear getting dragged into something that has no exit plan.

Leafless trees form a skyline upon a golden brown countryside floor with blue skies and white clouds above.

seasonal structures – Meon Valley, Hampshire.
As the seasons change the nature art of leafless trees disappear; golden colours change to green, here with bonus late winter blue skies. We’re lucky to have four forever changing seasons in Britain.
#trees #nature #structure #photography a5239-prov1c

A bridge covered in red plants straddles a small river, leafless tree branches form a canopy overhead. In the background stand traditional white painted houses with thatched and slate roofs.

Cheriton, Hampshire.
.. dates back to Roman times though it’s known for the 1644 Battle of Cheriton fought during the First English Civil War. Its history is in stark contrast to what is a traditional village surrounded by peaceful countryside.
#river #village #bridge #photography a3758-nat

A break in the clouds allows the light through to illuminate the dark woodlands and fields below.

rural radiance : Hinton Ampner, Hampshire.
#clouds #sky #illuminate #photography d3420-natc

She's gonna need a big plunger to unblock Westminster.

A man and woman are talking to each other whilst they’re sitting on rocks on the beach. In the distance across the Solent the Isle of Wight coastline can be seen.

the conversation : The Solent, Hampshire.
#talking #coast #rocks #photography a5521-fccv60

A Saxon church stands in the background with leafless winter trees behind it, in the foreground lies an oak framed with red brick traditional house.

Corhampton Saxon Church, Meon Valley, Hampshire.
.. stands on a mound next to the River Meon; built in 1020, it’s an almost complete two-cell Saxon church. A traditional oak framed house here keeps it company.
#Saxon #church #history #photography #architecture a4503a1fc

A pond in the shape on an eye lies in the sunlit valley in the foreground. It is blue the water reflecting the colour of the sky. Behind it is a woodland of dark trees, then in the background open fields and trees rise up to the hillside on the horizon.

earth eye : Meon Valley, Hampshire.
#pond #valley #rural #photography a5132-prov1c

A church with a very tall spire sit in its isolated graveyard with blue sky in the background and trees to either side of the church

The inside of the massive rural church is built of the finest materials like marble. The roof is very high, there are large stained glass windows to the read and sunlight comes through high windows either side. The rear wall is illuminated by sunlight.

A view from the church. Fields to the foreground, a small tree to the left, rolling hills in background. There are no buildings to be seen. The church and its spire can be seen from a long distance away, it is a local landmark.

Holy Trinity church, Privett, Hampshire.
.. now redundant the church was built in 1876 by a wealthy country estate owner who required his workers to attend church. On a high hill in isolated countryside, its 160 feet (48.8 m) spire is a landmark from afar.
#church #landmark #rural #photography

The ferry has landed on the beach at Bosham with its customer ramp open and down. The ferryman stands in the front of the ferry and two customer are sitting in the back. In the distance lies Itchenor across the water. The sun is shining from behind the ferry putting the boat and its passengers nearly into a silhouette.

Itchenor Ferry, West Sussex.
A ferry has crossed the Chichester Channel for over 400 years; from the Itchenor Jetty to wherever the tide dictates the beach is on the Bosham side,
#ferry #boat #coast #photography a4733-a1f/

Two people are walking towards us on the coastal path. The tide is out and the beach is exposed below. The path is raised above the beach and protected from erosion by rocks. There are large trees besides the path which are hiding houses that are sheltered behind them.

Solent Way coastal path : Emsworth, Hampshire.
This section of the coastal path connects Emsworth to Hayling Island; it’s raised here but parts of this path goes underwater at high tide, forcing a detour inland.
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Boats moored alongside each other seem to make up a floating bridge stretching out into the harbour.

bridge of boats : Dell Quay, West Sussex.
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Thanks Laura, my dad used to have a shop like this. I used to 'help' him as a kid standing on a wooden box behind the counter : - )

A man carrying and umbrella in the rain walks along St Richards Walk passage towards the Cathedral, the large building in the background is the Deanery.

along St Richard’s Walk, Chichester Cathedral, West Sussex.
… towards the cathedral cloisters, the Deanery in the background.
#passage #walk #umbrella #rain #chichester #photography d3933cVelv

Four cyclists are riding down a trail, besides a fence, off down to a gap in the trees then on to the valley in the distance.

The Monarch's Way, Meon Valley, Hampshire.
Part of a 625 mile (1,006 km) long-distance footpath that follows the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester. It runs across southern England.
#cycling #footpath #ride #rural #photography a5123cFCC

A woman carrying an umbrella in the rain is holding a tissue up to her face as she walks past a picture of a white cat in a shop window.

Allergic to Cats : Chichester, West Sussex.
#cat #rain #umbrella #Chichester #westsussex #street #photography d3927cFCC

It's nice that Mr Reftard gets to ride on top of the bus before he gets thrown underneath it.

Perfect point made, and your excellent point equally applies to all the political commentators in our broken British MSM.

perfect ! 🖤

Two figures can be seen walking along a coastal path that winds its way over the green wet marshland alongside Bosham Channel which is covered in mist.

wonderful wetwalk : Bosham to Smugglers, West Sussex.
This coastal path spends much of each day under water, and the tide comes in fast, check tide-tables or get trapped. This path is always worth walking, when it’s there.
#coastline #coastalpath #nature #mist #walk #bosham #photography a5029velv1c

Chris Mason's currency is his own opinion, so in his defence he hardly ever has to deal with numbers or facts.

Wooden steps lead down to the beach, the low sun reflects in the water from over the channel.

steps down : Cobnor Point, West Sussex.
Off the low cliff edge wooden stairs lead down to the beach, a place to watch the sun set over Birch Copse across the channel west of Itchenor.
#beach #steps #sunlight #westsussex #Itchenor #photography #westsussex #sea #harbour #sunset d8324/a1f

Decades ago I thankfully left corporate. Part and parcel of which was to stumble across LinkedIn profiles and vomit with laughter. If it wasn't for MuskysX LinkedIn would be the worst place on the internet.

A couple are walking their white dog. There are a number of yachts in the tidal harbour behind them which is full because the tide is in. In the distance a row of cars and camper vans line the coastal road looking out over the Solent.

harbour dog walk : Hill Head Harbour, Hampshire.
#dog #harbour #coast #Solent #boats #photography d7532-ekw

I absolutely blame our msm and media for the continuous negative drama. It doesn't matter who their target is; Labour, Tories, Reform, LibDems, Green. The media are not reporting the news, they're plotting the next gotcha, creating dumb drama, reporting their own views, not our politicians.

Three beach huts at West Wittering, coloured coloured orange, teal, and multi coloured, sit on the edge of the sandy beach. They are not being used because even though it’s sunny it’s winter and cold. Leafless bushes and a blue sky sit behind them.

waiting out winter – West Wittering, West Sussex.
The beach-huts are silently looking colour-shades pretty in the winter sun, waiting for spring.
#beachhuts #huts #beach #sand #wintersun #photography d1182ast1c

From the green slime and reed covered shoreline an old wooden jetty can be seen to the right. At the end of the jetty a yacht is moored in the mist-covered channel. In the distance the Chidham shoreline is just visible.

moored in mist - Bosham Channel, West Sussex.
The sea-mist hung low all day, the Chidham Peninsula in the distance fading in and out.
#moored #yacht #mist #bosham #chidham #jetty #photography #sailing a5038-v50

spot on - the current media outlets are primarily interest in delivering edutainment and drama rather than the news. What's disappointing is their audience enthusiastically sucking up this pap and parroting it down the pub and on social media.

At the beach edge, the silhouette of a leafless winter tree is illuminated by falling light over the distant Chichester Harbours entrance.

sentinel silhouette - Cobnor Point, West Sussex.
The furthest most remote point at the end of the Chidham peninsula.
#sea #remote #tree #silhouette #wild #nature #photography d8313-v50

that question should be asked of anyone who wants to make this into a massive get rid of Starmer drama.