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Friday Fungi

Posted on November 14, 2025 by crispina kemp

More fungi photos from our walk on 30th October 2025. Enjoy As usual, if I’m not sure I will not name. And mostly, I’m not sure 🔼 Wow, here’s one I can name (but only because I checked with someone). … Continue reading →

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CCC060: The Cobbler’s Gold

Posted on November 13, 2025 by crispina kemp

Beneath the tree a squat cottage grew As if out of the earth A native dwelling for a native man The man had the look of one grown out of that soil Short and gnarly Like a beech tree’s roots … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #060

Posted on November 12, 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: Yay! Colour

Posted on November 11, 2025 by crispina kemp

An assortment of various photos, including some fungi, from our walk on 30th October 2025. Enjoy 🔼 Chestnut leaves refusing to leave the tree 🔽 Beech leaves, not old enough yet to let go 🔼 Mountain ash, aka rowan 🔽 … Continue reading →

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Seed Fall Ch42

Posted on November 10, 2025 by crispina kemp

Chapter Forty-Two of my current wip. As before, all and any comments very much appreciated Please note: This is a weekly post To satisfy Kookka, Jess put his mind to learning the Itamakku ways. First, he would learn the star-beasts. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Autumnal Trees

Posted on November 9, 2025 by crispina kemp

30th October 2025, a day of dazzling sun. So we hop the bus to Norwich and head off to Mousehold Heath, that wonderful tree-grown heath with its precipitously-sided former quarries where fungi tend to show themselves around about now. I … Continue reading →

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All Mixed Up

Posted on November 8, 2025 by crispina kemp

Remember that ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ scene with the blue belt? Watching that movie, my thoughts drifted to my art student days. Tight on funds, I learned to mix ANY colour from a basic palette. Now, there’s two ways to … Continue reading →

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Friday Fungi

Posted on November 7, 2025 by crispina kemp

Despite I included a few fungi in this week’s Tuesday Treats, I’ve still plenty more for you. It really has been tricky to decide which ones to include. I hope you enjoy the ones I’ve chosen. As usual, if I’m … Continue reading →

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CCC059: Beneath the Muddy Mirey Leaves

Posted on November 6, 2025 by crispina kemp

In the dank heart of a dark forest Where the oaks, the pines and the beeches can’t reach There sodden puddles gather together until, brimming, they flow Though that flow is glacially slow Beneath the muddy mirey mass of leaves … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #059

Posted on November 5, 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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