Photos from the South Downs

Posted on 31st January, 2008 by

Birds in flocks
Birds in flocks,
originally uploaded by Indigo Jo.

The other day I had the use of the family car, so I decided to go down to the South Downs, a spectacular range of hills next to the south coast of England, including the Long Furlong near Littlehampton and the Devil’s Dyke outside Brighton. Neither of these are here, but I got some interesting pictures, and maybe I can get better ones another day insha Allah.

My trip to Arundel

The fuel bill was less pleasant - half a tank of petrol cost £20 (over $40). Fuel costs really are criminal here now.

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  • Thersites

    “Fuel costs really are criminal here now.” Reaaly? When was a law passed saying that £20 for “half a tank of petrol” is illegal? Why wasn’t somoene prosecuted for this “crime”?

  • Old Pickler

    That’s a great picture of the landscape, but to get the birds in flight you’d need a very expensive camera and lots of experience. More than £20.

    What kind of car is it? Half a tank for my Vauxhall Corsa is about £15, but it lasts for ages.

  • Indigo Jo

    It’s a Toyota - Corolla I think - and it has a 1.8 or 2.0 engine and an auto gearbox, both of which drive these costs up. But the biggest things driving fuel costs up are taxes and greedy oil companies.

  • Thersites

    “But the biggest things driving fuel costs up are taxes and greedy oil companies.” Sure roytalties to producing countries or supply-and-demand aren’t connected? When there is debate about building another runwayt at Heathrow, when people unthinkingly drive 2-litre cars miles for “fun”, it is quite obvious that the price of petrol is nothing like high enough.

  • George Carty

    I find it ironic that someone with a link to George Monbiot on his website should be complaining about high petrol prices…

  • Farah

    Birds tend to fly in a circle. Not sure if this is common. Did you notice this because I have.

    I like the photograph a little later of the castle/fort. This is England - had it been elsewhere it wouldn’t be standing.

  • Farah

    Flapjacks! An aunty made some! They are still there in the little container. I wonder how long they’ll keep! Better be good and healthy. Perhaps that’s why they caught my eye.

  • http://www.southernmuslimah.blogspot.com UmmFarouq

    Is a flapjack the same as a pancake? One pancake would scarcely fill a body, so I’m assuming it is something bigger. Sounds delish, nonetheless.

    I want to see G. Britain!

  • Indigo Jo

    As-Salaamu ‘alaikum,

    No, a flapjack is not a pancake. A pancake is made with eggs and flour, fried on one side in a pan, tossed over and the fried on the other. A flapjack is baked in a tray; it’s made of rolled oats, butter, fat, sugar and (sometimes) currants or other dried fruit, and is much thicker than a pancake.