On Blackdown Hill

For the past three weekends, Ian and I have been driving out to his old stomping ground, Blackdown Hill in West Sussex. Born and raised in a small village called Fernhurst he's long enthralled me with tales of his idyllic upbringing and the bluebell woods that served as the backdrop to his childhood games. The bluebells are late blooming this year, hence our repeated journeys, but today I got a little taste of how wonderful it must have been for him there;