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Friday Flyers

Posted on August 7, 2026 by crispina kemp

A few of the butterflies seen on our walk on 27th July 2026. And a damselfly. 🔽 Common Blue Damselfly, lots of these about, not many cooperative 🔼 Meadow Brown 🔼 Lots of these too, but devilishly difficult to photograph. … Continue reading →

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CCC098: Heal My Heart

Posted on August 6, 2026 by crispina kemp

Yellow Lily River Lady Focus of my fantasy River Lady Yellow Lily Lend to me your remedy Heal my heart Mend what the world has torn apart River Lady, there for me

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #098

Posted on August 5, 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: Late July Flowers

Posted on August 4, 2026 by crispina kemp

A small collection of late July flowers, photos taken on our walk on 27th July 2026. Enjoy… Two invasive plants but so very different 🔼 Himalayan Balsam invades and clogs our waterways. But the bees love it and it’s so … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Last Walk of July

Posted on August 2, 2026 by crispina kemp

27th July 2026, forecast cool morning, hotter-than-hot afternoon. We need a walk that’s done by noon and yet will feed the camera with ample shots. I know just the one, although we seldom walk it in summer, plus this time we’re … Continue reading →

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Oddments. Miscellany. Patchwork. Collage.

Posted on August 1, 2026 by crispina kemp

I tried not to stare at her This dishevelled lass of indeterminant age Late teens? She could have been older In my continued silence She repeated: I’m an artist I asked: Performing? Creative? She answered: Destructive Then turned and said, … Continue reading →

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CCC097: An Almost True Story

Posted on July 30, 2026 by crispina kemp

1271: Foundation of the grey-friars’ monastery (Franciscan Order) 1538: Dissolution of that monastery (by order of King Henry VIII) Portions of land and buildings variously gifted and sold Carter, local merchant, amongst those invested, or investing Elegant town house erected … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #097

Posted on July 29, 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: Up and Down The Streets

Posted on July 28, 2026 by crispina kemp

An odd collection of details and places that caught my eye in Summer 2020. Enjoy… 🔼⏫ I do wonder if this ought to be called street art, since I found it not in the street but in an underpass that … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: 2020 Hindsight, A Town In Lockdown

Posted on July 26, 2026 by crispina kemp

Due to too many appointments for both myself and my daughter, we’ve not managed a walk over the past two weeks. So, I must resort to the archives, and I thought you might like see our town. Here’s some photos … Continue reading →

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