Monthly Archives: November 2020

O Squire of the Shire

Posted on November 30, 2020 by crispina kemp

O Squire of the Shire You are a liar To set hearts afire With words like a choir You entangle roses in briar sweet You halt and hamper with bemired feet You wrap around with barb-some wire You besmirch, you … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Sun, Mud and Marsh

Posted on November 29, 2020 by crispina kemp

Sunday 22nd November my legs cried for a walk. And it was best done locally for the Sunday bus service leaves much desired. And so, again, Great Yarmouth to Burgh Castle, via Breydon Water. I left early with the sun … Continue reading →

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I say, I say, I say

Posted on November 28, 2020 by crispina kemp

Truly, from a distance, this chap looked real. But the closer I got, the more he reminded me of a certain comedian (Roy Chubby Brown) What a Sight, another title achieved in Maria’s Antonia’s #2020picoftheweek

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CCC107: Cocoa

Posted on November 26, 2020 by crispina kemp

The cheek, the nerve, the insult of it Calling me cuckoo! Stupid inbred misfits, you want to fight? It’s Cocoa. Cocoa, you blurry-eyed birds. It is, of course, a pigeon. But rather fancy.

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #107

Posted on November 25, 2020 by crispina kemp

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 … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treat: A Rainbow of Flowers

Posted on November 24, 2020 by crispina kemp

The colours fade from the countryside as winter approaches. Time to trawl through my files… and give you a rainbow of flowers

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A Different Story

Posted on November 23, 2020 by crispina kemp

To travel back in time To change what has been done To alter the course of history Make it tell a different story But who dares foretell the events that follow upon that alteration? Would that story be better? Woe, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Not Such a Dry Day

Posted on November 22, 2020 by crispina kemp

Despite a spate of wet days, Monday 9th November was to remain dry (according to the Met Office. Met Office lied!) We bused to Acle on the far side of the grazing marshes where the land starts to rise. The … Continue reading →

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Wise Old Bird

Posted on November 21, 2020 by crispina kemp

Returning from the weekly shop I had to stop. For here was this gull, obediently queueing. Excellent behaviour; he could teach us a thing or two. So I give you Priceless, another title achieved in Maria’s Antonia’s #2020picoftheweek

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CCC106: Follow the Rabbit

Posted on November 19, 2020 by crispina kemp

I didn’t expect to find such a thing here Not in my hometown Nothing magical here. That’s why first off, I thought it an underpass. Yet… what was that I saw beyond it? Red? Red trees, red bushes? What was … Continue reading →

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