Monthly Archives: August 2021

Tuesday Treat: Flowers and Flutterbies

Posted on August 31, 2021 by crispina kemp

The walk from Tunstall to Halvergate and back to Acle Marshes is mostly through arable land, the flowers seen reflect this… And the butterflies… and the first I’ve ever seen and identified and managed a photo… And with a return … Continue reading →

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Slam the Man

Posted on August 30, 2021 by crispina kemp

It was easy to take stock To list the qualities The abilities The attained training The experience To lay my plans I would not be taken for a fool again I would marshal my weapons And SLAM the man! 39 … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Beyond the Marsh

Posted on August 29, 2021 by crispina kemp

Last we we left our marshland walk at Tunstall. Today we’re heading to Halvergate. Please do come along. The famous flint flushwork, much in evidence in this part of Norfolk The marshland wasn’t drained until early C19th. Before them *marsh* … Continue reading →

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In Dappled Sun

Posted on August 28, 2021 by crispina kemp

A Speckled Wood. We all know how restless a butterfly is. So when it came to rest I took a chance. I wasn’t sure of the focus, the sun was blazing through the leaves and reflecting on the pond beyond. … Continue reading →

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CCC146: Little Ted Busted

Posted on August 26, 2021 by crispina kemp

Ted thought no one would find him, holed up in the old telephone box. No one used it; everyone had their own mobile phones. But his rural sequester was broken when the village got a new vicar. “Since the phone … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #146

Posted on August 25, 2021 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: Marshland Flowers

Posted on August 24, 2021 by crispina kemp

Flowers seen on our walk of 10th August. Enjoy. Growing beside the village pond, the figwort makes a satisfactory break in this walk. More next week. Hope you enjoyed.  

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The Alpha Male

Posted on August 23, 2021 by crispina kemp

My man is resourceful He’s intelligent, tenacious – he stays the course, has a PhD He’s imaginative, the creator of hot plots that feature me His body’s robust, well-formed with thighs that are solid Respected, respectable, nothing about him squalid … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Marshland Walk

Posted on August 22, 2021 by crispina kemp

10th August, we hop on the bus… and get off at the next stop: Acle, the far side of the grazing marshes. We’re walking from Acle to Halvergate via Tunstall. These photos record the first stage… to Tunstall. Waterproof boots … Continue reading →

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Met Office Lied

Posted on August 21, 2021 by crispina kemp

Breydon Water, a short walk from where I live, is where I go to take photos of sunsets. This day the Met Office forecast an overcast sky, too cloudy for the sun to shine through, but I needed the walk. … Continue reading →

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