The pleasant, warm weather is coming to an end as the easterly wind is about to give way to south
westerlies and high pressure turns to low. However for now it’s bright and sunny looking out over the mud flats at Nutbourne. It’s just past low water on one of the highest spring tides of the year, over five metres. Not surprising really as it coincides with the autumn equinox, lets hope that the bad weather forecast for a few days time don’t match up to the reputation equinoctial storms have.
Only the deepest parts of the channel have water; all the other channels are clear to see high and dry. Boats everywhere lie at drunken angles awaiting the return of the sea to let them settle upright
in their proper manner again. Just away from the sea wall are ten Canada geese finding something interesting to peck at in the mud at the bottom of a small depression.
There’s much about pollution in the news, about run off from fields and how it reduces water quality nation wide. Here it’s very evident in this backwater behind the sea wall that’s clogged with algae; very unsavoury for birds. Such a shame, let’s hope that some of the mitigation measures work.
There’s now much colour along the path, just a few hawkbit plants that haven’t
yet gone to seed. However in this meadow there’s a mass of Cats Ear spreading from hedge to hedge in a dense carpet. Shame the horses that are usually here are gone, they would have enjoyed the lush grass that’s having a growth spurt after the recent rains.