...and rain-swept. This image epitomizes my walk on Butts Brow, Eastbourne, this afternoon in blustery wet conditions. No wonder the tree is bent over - I felt like that too by the end of the walk.
Yes the tree tells a story. You were brave to be walking there in the conditions shown - I hope you are upright once more, unlike the poor tree which has been shaped by the elements for good. Looks bleak.