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Tuesday Treats: Including Unexpected Fungi Finds

Posted on February 17, 2026 by crispina kemp

A gathering of photos taken on our walk on 4th February 2026 during a drab and fitfully spitting day. Enjoy 🔼 Seen in a garden, and irresistible, Green Hellebore 🔽 Hazel catkins. No wind. See, they’re hanging straight down! Geese 🔼 … Continue reading →

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Words On Writing Issue 6

Posted on February 16, 2026 by crispina kemp

All writers have a weakness No, I don’t mean that craving for chocolate and cold coffee. I mean that one thing they struggle with, that doesn’t come easy, that feels like an entangled nightmare every time. My weakness is dialogue … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: City Limits

Posted on February 15, 2026 by crispina kemp

4th February 2026 and a gap in the perpetual rainy days encourages us to reacquaint ourselves with our beloved Marriott’s Way. While our ultimate destination is Costessey Ponds, this post covers our walk only as far as the City Limits. … Continue reading →

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On This Once-In-A-Year Day

Posted on February 14, 2026 by crispina kemp

Shops brim with roses Not a scent to them Designed for the eye, not for noses Men of all ages crowd around With panicked hope bound For this special once-in-a-year day His chance to say She means a lot A … Continue reading →

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CCC073: Sitting Alone On An Empty Shore

Posted on February 12, 2026 by crispina kemp

Look at her, sitting alone on the empty shore Don’t you feel the tug of her too Calling to your hidden fears Doesn’t she hug you, too Crazy Lady, you say To which I respond with a hefty, Hey, But … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #073

Posted on February 11, 2026 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: This and That

Posted on February 10, 2026 by crispina kemp

A collection of photos with no other unifying theme but our walk on 28th January 2026. Enjoy 🔼 Southwold is a resort of cannons. Or so it would seem. They form clusters along the clifftop. This one’s a small cannon, … Continue reading →

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Words On Writing Issue 5

Posted on February 9, 2026 by crispina kemp

Writing on Voices That is, First Person, 2nd, Third Experimentation Over the (very) long years of writing, I have experimented with voices. I’ve a persistent desire to write a story with multiple point-of-view (pov) characters, each telling the tale from … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: A Resort Out Of Season

Posted on February 8, 2026 by crispina kemp

January and February: such difficult months to know where to walk the camera. January 28th 2026, we resort to an out of season resort. Dry under foot and with the small harbour along the river, there’s sure to be something … Continue reading →

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Drats And Double-Drats

Posted on February 7, 2026 by crispina kemp

Waking from sleep Restorative deep Nothing’s pressing Another two hours In bed I’m guessing Wake, grumpy for food Remember Sammi Double-drats Now in a grumpier mood 26 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Mood

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