'Blown away' by Me

Blown away, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

As I sit here at the computer I can hear the wind blowing a gale outside. Well, it's not gale force quite yet but it does sound rather strong and I'm sure it'll be even stronger in the middle of the night. Oh well, at least it's not snowing!

The weather might be rubbish but it has inspired me to post this rather cool photograph. Whilst up on Beachy Head I spotted this fantastic tree which of course had to be photographed. I wonder why it had grown in this way. I mean it is rather windy up at the top of the cliffs but you'd wouldn't expect quite such a dramatic growth of a tree. I think this picture works well in bold black and white. It makes it look really wintery and cold even though it was a beautiful and sunny autumn evening.

'What a view' by Me

What a view, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

So what did you do this weekend? We went up to Beachy Head in East Sussex and I must say it was truly breaktaking. It was a beautifully sunny day and the views from up were stunning but what made the whole experience even more amazing were the paragliders which were up there. I've never been up close to people paragliding before and as much as I'm not sure I'm brave enough to actually try it myself I can totally see how magical it must feel. The whole time I sat watching them I just felt so calm and peaceful. I could have stayed there for hours.

Here is a photo I took of one of the paragliders with Eastbourne in the background. Technically or artistically it's not one of the best photos I took that day but it probably my favourite as it shows exactly how fantastic the view was.