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Lunar eclipse
My almanac tipped me off about a lunar eclipse when I read it, as I try to do every month, at the beginning of the month. I popped a note in the calendar. Earlier this week, Richard did some checks and confirmed we’d be able to see it from the seafront, and the weather looked like it would give us clear skies. The simulation Richard had found suggested we’d lose the moon to the horizon before totality, so we decided to get out early.
So this morning, at approximately rude o’clock, our alarms went off, we woke the dog up, and we headed down to see. We saw almost all of it. From darkness into light as the sun rose. From a tiny nibble to total cover.
My first lunar eclipse. I spent a little time considering how this must have appeared to my ancient ancestors before science explained such things. But that may be doing them a disservice, given that such places as Avebury and Stonehenge have been in existence for quite some time.
Regardless, I’m glad we woke early and went down to the seafront to watch.
Photos, taken on my phone, don’t do it justice but at least provide a record for me. The first was taken at 5:32am, the last at 6:08am.
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Today’s walk: Wolstonbury Hill from Pyecombe
We are back in Sussex and had a lovely time catching up with friends and walking up Wolstonbury Hill from Pyecombe. Pyecombe is a place I frequently drive past but have never stopped at before. Once we walked up the footpath for a short while, the sound of the A23 faded away and we got to enjoy the sound of skylarks and the sight of birds of prey circling above us. A great reminder of how beautiful Sussex is and how fortunate I am to have the South Downs on my doorstep.
Given how close it is to home, I can imagine us revisiting this as an after-work summer evening walk.
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Today’s walk: At Hinton Ampner
All too soon it was time to leave Wiltshire and head home. We decided to stop at Hinton Ampner - another National Trust place we knew was dog-friendly as it had appeared on the Pooch Passport.
There were a few different signposted walks , and we chose to do a couple of them. First, the Stewkeley walk and then, after a stop for lunch, the Ancient Tree Trail.
It was a great leg stretch in the middle of our journey that kept the dog and her humans happy.
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