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Five seagulls on a seashore, which already says a great deal about
Brighton...for a start the local, bravely unsuccessful,กก football team
is known as the Seagulls. On a personal level birdwatching is my oldest
hobby, going back forty years.It is a very grounding activity and keeps
you in touch with the seasons and the natural environment - and your own
inner rhythms. For me the high point of spring is when the first migrants
fly up the Channel, and in autumn I watch them gathering to leave with
sadness.
Birds are beautiful and richly varied creatures and add a whole extra
dimension to life.กก
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Brighton and Art! I read in a recent article that this is the most
creative town in Britain, and that 2% of the population are practising
artists. I originally studied at Brighton art college back in the sixties,
but when I left I became interested in the academic side and studied the
history of art at London and Berlin universities. For twenty years after
that I lectured and wrote on the subject, but now that I've returned
to Brighton I'm getting involved with the practical side again. The art
scene here is humming, and I go to classes at two centres, Evolution and
Phoenix, which is where I took this picture.
During the summer festival artists open their studios to interested
visitors and it is fascinating to see the variety of work on show. |
| There are many aspects of life in Brighton-its criminal underworld
featured in Graham Greene's famous novel Brighton Rock-but it also has
a thriving alternative culture.I was 'initiated' into Transcendental Meditation
in Kemptown twenty years ago and find it a useful aid to relaxation.Two
years ago, at a time of crisis in my life, I became involved with Buddhism
and found it provided an invaluable philosophy to life. In these uncertain
times we need to cultivate the inner garden! There are two Buddhist centres
in Brighton and many other meditation activities. I took this picture during
a weeklong creativity course in the Sussex countryside which I really enjoyed. |
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