It takes me approximately 50 minutes to walk home from University. That's about 40 minutes of pure, unadulterated motorway. It does seem difficult to see anything worth noting when the main things on your mind are the dreary weather, the dangers of cyclists and the beeping of the odd lecherous van driver (I'm not stereotyping by saying that...I got beeped by a van shortly before I took this photo, and I wasn't sure whether to be flattered or not). But luckily my walk does involve about 10 minutes of absolutely amazing countryside. It is in those 10 minutes that I finally understand why everybody seems to associate Sussex with stunning greenery and rolling hills, as up until recently the only greenery I had seen was the mould growing on the inside of my student digs. I chose this photo because to me it has a look about it similar to the metaphorical forks in the road in films, with the left path being dark, cold and menacing and the right path being sunny, bright, with birdsong resonating in the trees. Unfortunately on my walk home I have to take the left path, past an old, seedy looking bus stop. But it does join onto the country path later on and everything feels crisp and fresh, I'm sure that even the texture of the air changes and feels a little bit purer. In these ten minutes my head feels clearer and everything feels brighter, and it makes my dreary walk home that little bit more worthwhile.
If you ever want to experience a little more than 10 minutes of the beautiful scenery Sussex has to offer, I'd reccomend looking at this site which features the best walks, cycles, even archaeology in East Sussex: http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/countryside/