Monthly Archives: August 2025

Sunday Picture Post: Going Home

Posted on August 31, 2025 by crispina kemp

21st August 2025, with the forecast hot but with a cooling wind we took a chance. This is a walk I’ve been wanting to do all summer but the heat has kept me away. Please, walk along with us; here’s … Continue reading →

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Up, Up, Up

Posted on August 30, 2025 by crispina kemp

A pair of gulls hover in the strong winds that cooled an otherwise sizzling day at the beach. Truly, they couldn’t compete. We watched them trying to reach the sea. Incoming tide didn’t help them any. Sky Watch, one of … Continue reading →

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But The Fish And Chips…

Posted on August 30, 2025 by crispina kemp

The day was too hot The wind too strong The walk too long Not a butterfly seen all along There was scarcely a flower The boats were covered against a shower But oh, when we reached the pier The fish … Continue reading →

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Friday Fliers

Posted on August 29, 2025 by crispina kemp

Butterflies, Dragons and Damsels encountered on our walk to Tunstall Mills 26th August 2022. Enjoy It’s a white, large or small, I couldn’t say 🔼🔽 ⏬ but this one’s a speckled wood, undeniable 🔼 Comma 🔽 Apologies, I can’t identify … Continue reading →

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CCC049: That Time of Year

Posted on August 28, 2025 by crispina kemp

I can tell by the place of the rising sun Those greedy, sticky-fingered pickers will soon be around Now’s when me and my sisters increase our spinning To protect Nature’s harvest, though it’s freely given Aye, but not for those … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #049

Posted on August 27, 2025 by crispina kemp

Every Wednesday I’ll post FOUR photos (if you want to get a head start you’ll find them marked in that week’s Sunday Picture Post and Tuesday Treats). Lots of choice! And here they are: You respond with something CREATIVE. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: In the August Light

Posted on August 26, 2025 by crispina kemp

A medley of photos from that walk to Tunstall Mills on 26th August 2022. Enjoy Bittersweet. Poison. 🔼🔽 Stinging Nettles. Pain. How I love our countryside! Fleabane turns its sunny faces to the sun 🔼 🔼 Multi-coloured berries guarded by … Continue reading →

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Seed Fall Ch31

Posted on August 25, 2025 by crispina kemp

Chapter Thirty-One of my current wip. As before, all and any comments very much appreciated Please note: This is a weekly post Why, when there were no doors, had the Fire-keepers urged him to keep the doors open? The Tech-killing … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: To Revisit the Mills

Posted on August 24, 2025 by crispina kemp

Due to continuation of temperatures beyond my endurance I am again drawing from the archives for this week’s post. While those archives are deep, walks rich in butterflies, dragons and damsels are less common. So forgive me for drawing on … Continue reading →

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Come Rain or Shine

Posted on August 23, 2025 by crispina kemp

First thought Cow parsley Hemlock and hogweed Then felt a raindrop Yet best umbrella’s at the beach According us shade from the glaring sun 24 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Umbrella

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