CCC#52
Welcome to my weekly challenge—open to all—just for FUN, FUN, FUN
Here’s how it works:
Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.)
You respond with something CREATIVE
Here are some suggestions:
- An answering photo
- A cartoon
- A joke
- A caption
- An anecdote
- A short story (flash fiction)
- A poem
- A newly minted proverb, adage or saying
- An essay
- A song—the lyrics or the performance
You have plenty of scope and only two criteria:
- Your creative offering is indeed yours
- Your writing is kept to 150 words or less
If you post a link in the comments section of this post I’ll be able to find it
If you include Crimson’s Creative Challenge as a heading, WP Search will find it (theory)
by ‘Searching’ in the WP Reader (fingers crossed)
Here’s wishing you inspirational explosions. And FUN.
crispina kemp 
Hopefully, I’ll be able to join in this week.
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Yay! Look forward to reading 🙂
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See that? See what looks like a path right down the center of the photo? It’s a ley line, a fairy path. Titania laid it down over 3,000 years ago when she went down to the river to take a bath. (You all know what happened then.) 2,000 years ago, the Romans built a road there. The first and last legion ever to use the road was IX Legio Hispana, and after its grim fate, the Romans quickly abandoned the road. 1,000 years ago St. Adelbert the Addled caught sight of Titania bathing (again), and her curse led to the Norman Conquest. 500 years ago Queen Anne Boleyn was walking on the path, and the fairies swapped the child in her womb for one of their own. You might have heard of her: Queen Elizabeth. A local red–headed woman walked down the path recently, and . . .
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Brian. that’s brilliant. And a total chuckle.
I’ll agree on the fairy path. And perhaps the Romans did build a road, but it went no further than where I was standing, for there the marsh begins which, in there days, would have been a beach. And I’m not happy with St Adelbert the Addled, if he was responsible for the Bastard’s invasion. Though I shall have nothing to say of the rest, for it is true, of late a red-headed local woman did walk this path. 🙂
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♫ Over the river and…♫ Oh, no. I guess that’s already been done…..
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Is this your take? It makes me chuckle. 🙂
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No. But it is the first thing I thought of..
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Ok, so I wait with interest…. and a smile on my face
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Another beauty. As I looked, my eyes started focusing on the light shining through, what looks like an Archway in the distance. My imagination is taking over. There are tons of ways to go with this. 🤗
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I liked its ambiguity. That light green dusting suggests springtime. Yet on the ground are autumn leaves
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Hmm interesting.
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That’s what I thought. That’s why I picked it
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It even has sound effects 🙂 I could hear leaves crunching underfoot 😊
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Yea. Good isn’t it. If you listen hard you might hear the cattle grazing across the marshes… just at the back of me.
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Oh! Is that what that was?
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And if you stand there too long there’ll be a chatty woman along with a black labrador.
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Oh? Is the dog trained? or might he bite me.
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He was friendly, Sniffed my shoes and walked on
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oh nice 🙂
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Met all sorts walking. Most are friendly. Actually, I’vee never met one that’s not, human nor beast
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You’re lucky or they are, or both. Good people! 🙂
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Folks are. Mostly. At least out of the pressures of town and city living. Not that rurl and village life is stress free, but it’s easier than everyone living on top of each other. Or so I have found.
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Depends on the city. I grew up in a huge city but lived in an area that felt like a small town. We hardly ever went downtown. We didn’t need to.
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https://padresramblings.wordpress.com/2019/11/06/treasures-galore/ Thanks for the great picture prompt.
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My pleasure as always. And thanks for contributing. You’ve helped to make this challange a success. Hope you’ll stay with us for another year!
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Nice pic so I thought I would try a limerick response, hope you like it at http://bobfairfield.org/2019/11/06/crimsons-creative-challenge-52-a-stroll-in-the-woods-limerick/
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You know I always like your limericks. Thanks for staying with CCC for its first year. Hope you’ll continue through for another year. 🙂
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Wouldn’t be Wednesday without it
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In which case, barring accidents to myself, let me say that Wednesdays will continue to be Wednesdays. 🙂
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And I hope you keep on posting, Happy Anniversary
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Thank you. 🙂
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Oh Wow! I’m such a newbie! I didn’t know it was your Anniversary. Congratulations! 💐 Yours was one of the first prompts I wrote for. HIGH NOON LANE on Mar. 20th 2019 Challenge #19.
about 7 or 8 months ago. I was nervous as heck!
Just for fun, here’s the link
https://jengoldie493473930.wordpress.com/2019/03/20/nathans-green-in-response-to-crimsons-creative-challenge-19-high-noon-lane-flash-fiction/
😊💜💐🥂🎂❤
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I remember reading it.
I’ve scheduled a post for tomorrow to celebrate the year round. But my take also goes out tomorrow, so don’t get them muddled!
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oopsy Have I muddled already? 😌
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Did you want to share your Hight Noon Lane this week?
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Might be a good idea, Jen 🙂
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Can’t get to this one, Jen. Password protected?
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Or WP playing hide & seek?
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Oh! Sorry I’ll fix it. 🙂
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Here it is.
http://susansplace.blog/2019/11/06/fallen-leaves/
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Thanks Susan. I’ve read. And I liked. Keep those words coming! 🙂
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Do you realise you have been hosting this challenge for a whole year already? Of course you realise it, what am I saying. How can I not participate then? Already have my matching pic 😉
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I’ve scheduled a special post for tomorrow, to celebrate. DO NOT mistake it for my own take on this week’s pic 🙂
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Looking forward to it.
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Lo! That’s now today….
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https://jengoldie493473930.wordpress.com/2019/11/06/mouths-of-babes-j-e-goldie-crimsons-creative-challenge-52-nov-6-2019/
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And I loved it, J. 🙂
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https://violetslentz.home.blog/2019/11/07/to-loo-or-not-to-loo/
Got a real loo-loo out of this one, Crispina! Fun fun fun!!!
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You sure did. I did wonder if this photo was too tame. But it’s certainly brought out the imagination. Thank you participating, and may you continue to do so for the coming year!
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My laugh for the day was reading this. Thank you!
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Violet has my admiration. Never one to be… delicate. A person after my own heart
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Happy Anniversary dear.
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Thank you. And this Sunday sees a different anniversary. Not sure yet what I’ll do for it; probably post links to earlier posts
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Fantastic, so congratulations again.
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I thank you, Laleh
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My pleasure dear.
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thanks Crispina!
https://tinastewartbrakebill.com/2019/11/07/dancing-fairies/
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My first time participating and I am already breaking a rule, the writing not being my own. But I must offer this quote from a book I am currently reading: The Journal of Helene Berr. The quote seems to go with your photo:
“The silence rustles with memories and images.”
An answering photo can be found here: https://youcantrusthim.com/2018/04/11/photo-challenge-awakening/
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I like both the photo and the quote. And I’ll let you off, this once, that you’ve broken the rules 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Thanks much!
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Smiles ….
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Your photos are fantastic, and excellent answer to mine, and the journey you take us on… enjoyable 🙂
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Happy Anniversary, Crispina!
https://adelectablelife.com/2019/11/07/the-journey-crimsons-creative-challenge-52/
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Thanks, Dale 🙂
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Hello Crispina,
At the outset, congratulations on completing a year of Crismson’s Creative Challenge. You have contributed immensely to broadening the perspective of the participants ingenuity and imagination. Thank you so very much! Here goes my piece:
https://blogternator.com/2019/11/08/nodding-heads/
Cheers!
Venky
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I thank you, Venky, for such a lovely comment. 🙂
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So beautiful!
This is where it led me:
https://naamayehuda.com/2019/11/08/the-essentials/
Na’ama
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I like where it led you. A good place, a place for recharging batteries
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Yep. One plugs in and gets grounded … (Sorry, had to)
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Thank you for the chuckles. I love puns. 🙂
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🙂 Yay to puns!
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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A little late, perhaps, but here’s what I did with it: https://eluminoracreations.wordpress.com/2019/11/08/flash-fiction-the-sacrifice/. Thanks for reading!
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No such thing as late. Only two must-adhere rules: 150 words max, and your own work. And this was really good.
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Thanks! Glad to hear you liked it 🙂
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Indeed 🙂
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Hi! https://amaltaas.wordpress.com/2019/11/09/crimsons-creative-challenge-52-2
This is an old story but as you like to about other traditions, I’m republishing it.
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I do like to read about other people’s traditions. We live in an age where boundaries blurring and we’re losing what define us. Soon we’ll all be the same. But I believe our differences are worth holding on to and honouring. 🙂
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So true dear. Some traditions are worth carrying on.
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Definitely. 🙂
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SYLVAN AND GOLDEN, FAIRY TALE WOOD
Boundaries there were
When first I ventured but now
Crumbs eaten by birds
At home in the wood
Where we meet one another
Time and space unborn
Ponder mysteries
Wondering while wandering
Thickets of thought-spun words
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Yea, I read it, I like it
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Good, for that was surely the plan. 😀
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Yea, guess it was 🙂
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Cindy’s continuing adventures in Faerie: https://jedigirlblog.wordpress.com/2019/11/12/ccc52straying-from-the-path-flash-fiction/
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Like it. It rings so true for me (see my comment on your page)
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Nice
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Beautiful photo. I love how the light glows through the trees 🙂
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Thanks, Sammi. I just had to use this photo. It seems to straddle the seasons, and not belong to any
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“As I looked across the forest, towards the light, I saw a young little girl. She was dressed in a red riding hood. I wonder where is she off too? And is this hunger I feel?”
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A self-confessed wolf? Then I dedicate this song to you…
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Whenever I see a photo I tend to ask myself if this was a point of view of a person other than the photographer, who would it be? The wolf seemed like an interesting subject.
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The wolf was a good prospect… 🙂
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