Monthly Archives: January 2024

Crimson’s Creative Challenge #273

Posted on January 31, 2024 by crispina kemp

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 … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: January’s Colours

Posted on January 30, 2024 by crispina kemp

Berries, catkins, fungi…and some birds. Enjoy We can always rely on wood jellies to swell and look juicy after weeks of rain Moss and tremates, the perfect wet winter combo… Sturdy brackets, here to stay Alder catkins, the cones just … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Out of the Wind Into the Woods

Posted on January 28, 2024 by crispina kemp

The Whitlingham Walk, 9th January 2024, part two, please, join us Our intention of circuiting the lake is hampered by impassable paths due to flooding… And so we cut away… A moment to admire the tall-grown alder trees, all hung … Continue reading →

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What an Achievement

Posted on January 27, 2024 by crispina kemp

When walking the camera I seldom pass by a church without investigating. Most often they’re locked. This one wasn’t…which was most welcome since half-hour of clicking camera in sub-zero temps had frozen my fingers into icy lumps. So of course, … Continue reading →

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Thusi the Magician

Posted on January 27, 2024 by crispina kemp

The sun as it crested the valley caught Thusi still filling his water flasks at the designated pool. It wasn’t that the water was low but that he kept losing his purpose in the turmoil that spilled from the depths … Continue reading →

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CCC272: I Thought I Saw…

Posted on January 25, 2024 by crispina kemp

I thought I saw a puddy cat Looking up at me I did, a marmalade, thin cut Sweet and sweet can be Where was he from? Had he lost his home? Might I adopt him? Alas, one look at me … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #272

Posted on January 24, 2024 by crispina kemp

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 … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: A Winter’s Miscellany

Posted on January 23, 2024 by crispina kemp

Additional pics from our walk on 9th January 2024. Enjoy… We can always rely on ivy to provide winter colour, and not just the obvious green Most of the ice has gone but this lingers on Great Egret… looking great! … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: In a Biting Wind

Posted on January 21, 2024 by crispina kemp

9th January 2024, first walk of the year, and it’s a tad cold, and the wind is howling. But we’ve been promised sunshine. So hats, gloves and thermals on, and let’s go. We’re headed to Whitlingham Country Park. Although we … Continue reading →

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Problems at the Foundational School For All Things Grey

Posted on January 20, 2024 by crispina kemp

Now listen to this, guys—no, no, quieten down, I’ve something important to say. And so began Melinda Black’s day Head teacher at the Foundational School of All Things Grey It wasn’t easy to get their attention Even when she threatened … Continue reading →

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