Monthly Archives: August 2025

Friday Fliers

Posted on August 22, 2025 by crispina kemp

A selection of butterflies, damsels and dragons. And a treat from our archived walk on 13th June 2022. Enjoy 🔼 Small Tortoiseshell 🔽 Two moths’ caterpillar: A rather fussy-looking yellow-tailed moth 🔼🔽 and a mullein moth Butterflies: comma and 🔼🔽 … Continue reading →

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Don’t Pick These Flowers

Posted on August 21, 2025 by crispina kemp

Do not pick these flowers! Yet, foolish human, look what she does Doesn’t she know what will follow The torrential downpouring heavy showers Heavens cracking, splitting, renting Thunder clapping, tight clouds snapping Sparks shocking, tearing down to earth Such destruction … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #048

Posted on August 20, 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 – with apologies for the slightly … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Verge and Fenny Flowers

Posted on August 19, 2025 by crispina kemp

A selection of flowers featured on our walk from the archives (13th June 2022). Enjoy Scrolling this collection I noticed a distinct ‘white’ theme to these roadside flowers 🔼 white campion 🔽 stitchwort Almost keeping to the white theme is … Continue reading →

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Seed Fall Ch30

Posted on August 18, 2025 by crispina kemp

Chapter Thirty of my current wip. As before, all and any comments very much appreciated Please note: This is a weekly post Back at base Jess woke to horrific screams, frantic they were, full of denial. Not exactly the usual … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: A Walk to Wheatfen

Posted on August 17, 2025 by crispina kemp

This week the soaring temperatures have kept me housebound. So it’s just as well I’ve archives to call on. Here’s a walk from 13th June 2022. I know I’ve shared various photos from this walk before but – well, let’s … Continue reading →

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Lake of Dreams

Posted on August 16, 2025 by crispina kemp

There was no avoiding it, she had to say it, for no matter how she turned it, Kerrid could suggest nothing other. She drew in a deep breath. “That dream we share, that nightmare of falling through a storm, it’s … Continue reading →

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Friday Fliers

Posted on August 15, 2025 by crispina kemp

A selection of the butterflies we encountered on our walk 6th August 2025. Enjoy 🔼 Speckled wood  🔽 🔼 Green veined white 🔽 Holly blue 🔼 Gatekeeper 🔽 🔼 Common blue 🔽 ⏬ 🔼 Silver washed Fritillary 🔽 🔽 Red … Continue reading →

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CCC047: Howard’s Flat Tyre

Posted on August 14, 2025 by crispina kemp

I was scarcely out of the gate when Howard skidded his bike up beside me. Heart aflutter. A thousand insects river-dancing in my cavities. “You going mistletoeing?” I held up the twine I’d use to pull the clusters closer so … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #047

Posted on August 13, 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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