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Tuesday Treats: Flowers

Posted on May 25, 2021 by crispina kemp

As with Sunday’s Picture Post, I’ve divided the photos taken on our walk 12th May to cover two weeks since I’m unable to get out at the moment. But I’m sure you’ll enjoy them just as much All are flowers … Continue reading →

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Haunter of the Local Dairy

Posted on May 24, 2021 by crispina kemp

Mary, haunter of the local dairyWas a lassie to be waryTill, oops, she forgot to open her eyesThen Eerie Mary dies 24 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Eerie

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Sunday Picture Post: Lothingland [1st Half]

Posted on May 23, 2021 by crispina kemp

12th May we bused to Hopton (over the border in Suffolk) to an area known historically as Lothingland (Lothr’s, a Viking). It wasn’t a long walk yet the photo-yield was high. And so I’m dividing the photos across 2 weeks … Continue reading →

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Archimedes’ Bath

Posted on May 22, 2021 by crispina kemp

Not often you see a bath in such a situation, so we thought Archimedes must live here. Eureka! another title achieved from the list provided for #2021picoftheweek provided by Maria Antonia

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Happy is This Islander

Posted on May 20, 2021 by crispina kemp

I live on an island, I can’t deny.And it’s easily bigger than a giant’s eye.Gigantic trees grow thereTaller than a moss-treeEasily taller than that by three.In springtime they sproutBy summer they’re full outTheir feathery frondsSheltering all aroundBut those feathery frondsAlso … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #132

Posted on May 19, 2021 by crispina kemp

Welcome to my weekly challenge—open to all—just for FUN, FUN, FUN Here’s how it works: Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.)You respond with something CREATIVE Here are some suggestions: An answering photo A cartoon … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treat: Water World

Posted on May 18, 2021 by crispina kemp

Our walk on 3rd May meandered through Bure Park where there’s a *pond* (too small to call it a lake). Hope you enjoyed the birds. I was delighted, these aren’t tame birds, and to get the swan on the nest, … Continue reading →

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A Lively Sprite

Posted on May 17, 2021 by crispina kemp

A lively sprite, she was enchantingErotically tauntingUnmistakeably hauntingWith her gossamer wingsAnd her silken thingsAs she flitted over rivers and streamsAs she rustled the rusty leaves of autumnAs knowingly, flauntingAs painfully wantingAs careless and carefree, lacking cautionAs for a mate she … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: North Denes

Posted on May 16, 2021 by crispina kemp

3rd May: it being a public holiday the buses were running a skeleton service, and by tradition the weather is always foul. So we stayed close to home. North Denes Dunes. But look what we found. That’s it for this … Continue reading →

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The Ascent of the Snail

Posted on May 15, 2021 by crispina kemp

For us humans it’s just a flowerpot. But it’s one huge height for Snail-kind. Candid Shot, another title achieved from the list provided for #2021picoftheweek provided by Maria Antonia

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