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Out yesterday with Pauls Pix 53 for a wander around Rye.
I decided to have a mono day in a vertical 4x3 ratio and getting the camera close to the ground. I did become a bit obsessed with manhole covers :))))
Set in a windmill next to the River Tillingham, this refined B&B is a 3-minute walk from Rye train station and a 9-minute walk from Rye Castle Museum.
Out on Tuesday with Pauls Pix 53 and ianbartlett for a wander around Rye.
I thought this a cute addition to someone's railings.
We were nearly at the sea by now. This is the view inland, with the Red Shed in the distance! JJ and I had left Tim and Lina on a bench not far from it, as Lina was huffing and puffing a little in the heat. She also kept trying to eat the cracked mussel shells on the walkway, and we weren't sure if that was a good idea!!
My sister and Rye.
Today I searched for a leucistic red tailed hawk that was sighted by a couple people in Union. I actually caught sight of it gliding through the trees twice but didn't get a clear shot of it. This is the only decent photo I got today.
Wide-angle shot of the steep cobbled Mermaid Street in Rye - reminiscent of the steep cobbled climbs used in the early season cycling classics in Belgium.
An HDR composition.
Rye Harbour.
This little egret came right in front of the hide. I couldn't get the whole bird in shot but the detail I managed in what I could get in the frame was pleasing.
Colour photography,2020.The rye field is wonderful, it looks especially beautiful in windy weather, there is a feeling of freshness and lightness.
Looking across the mouth of the River Rother towards Camber Sands, from Rye Harbour.
Rye Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest is a nature reserve located on the western side of the mouth of the River Rother at Rye Harbour, about 1 mile downstream from Rye East Sussex. It forms part of a wide network of SSSI's on the Kent-Sussex border that include the Romney & Walland Marsh, the Dungeness Peninsular, the lower Rother Valley and the Pett Levels.
It is a complicated site of both biological and geological interest. Varied habitats of shingle, saltmarsh and intertidal muds host a wide variety of flora and fauna. It forms the second largest area of shingle habitat in southern England, only surpassed in area by Dungeness. Part of the site is also designated as the Rye Harbour Local Nature Reserve
Wikipedia: Rye is a small town and civil parish in the Rother district, in East Sussex, England, two miles from the sea at the confluence of three rivers: the Rother, the Tillingham and the Brede. In medieval times, as an important member of the Cinque Ports confederation, it was at the head of an embayment of the English Channel, and almost entirely surrounded by the sea.
Its historical association with the sea has included providing ships for the service of the Crown in time of war, and being involved in smuggling. The notorious Hawkhurst Gang used its ancient inns The Mermaid Inn and The Olde Bell Inn, which are said to be connected to each other by a secret passageway.
Those historic roots and its charm make it a tourist destination, with hotels, guest houses, B&Bs, tea rooms, and restaurants. One such hotspot is Mermaid Street, which was named one of the most instagrammed streets in the UK. Rye also has a small fishing fleet, and Rye Harbour has facilities for yachts and other vessels.
Taken a few years ago after some really dark clouds came out of nowhere on a beautiful day. All I did was crop it, add some contrast, and highlight the color
Rye Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest is a nature reserve located on the western side of the mouth of the River Rother at Rye Harbour, about 1 mile downstream from Rye East Sussex. It forms part of a wide network of SSSI's on the Kent-Sussex border that include the Romney & Walland Marsh, the Dungeness Peninsular, the lower Rother Valley and the Pett Levels.
It is a complicated site of both biological and geological interest. Varied habitats of shingle, saltmarsh and intertidal muds host a wide variety of flora and fauna. It forms the second largest area of shingle habitat in southern England, only surpassed in area by Dungeness. Part of the site is also designated as the Rye Harbour Local Nature Reserve
Rye Harbour, Sussex, England, UK.
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We had to wait about 5 minutes for the William the Conqueror to open, but we were amongst the first in for our lunch!!
Rye's history can be traced back to before the Norman Conquest, when, as a small fishing community, it was almost surrounded by water and lay within the Manor of Rameslie. The sea has retreated and now lies two miles from the town and sheep graze where the waves once broke on the beach.
The Manor of Rameslie was promised to the Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy by Ethelred the Unready, who - true to his name - had been caught off guard and forced to flee from the Danes in 1014. Luckily it was the Abbey that gave him shelter. Although Ethelred died before he could bestow his gift, his widow, Queen Emma married King Canute and made him confirm the transfer of Rye and the surrounding area, to Fecamp.
It was Henry III who finally restored order and in 1247 the area was returned to the English Crown from the Abbey of Fécamp, except for a small area some way inland, still known to this day as Rye Foreign. It was not taken back under English control until the Reformation.
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