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Tuesday Treat: Spring Flowers

Posted on March 23, 2021 by crispina kemp

Hi. As promised, the flowers seen on last Friday’s walk. Enjoy Daffs… of course; probably garden escapees but now growing wild Blackthorn, Quick-thorn, Sloe, call it as you will Alexanders. Always early to flower And the low-growers… These have to … Continue reading →

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You are my Sun

Posted on March 22, 2021 by crispina kemp

You are my sun You keep my warm You light my life When day is done You carry me down To enfold me In your netherworld of dreams Yet, my love, you are so hot I’ll burn if at a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Early on a Spring Day

Posted on March 21, 2021 by crispina kemp

Friday 19th March – the day before the vernal equinox – the Met Office forecast suggested I might catch a sunrise But with the sunrise scheduled for 5:59 I needed to be out early Downriver from Haven Bridge; towards Breydon … Continue reading →

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What the Romans Did

Posted on March 20, 2021 by crispina kemp

These Roman remains of  a C3rd fort sit 5 miles distant from Great Yarmouth (when walked via the estuary bank). There and back gives me a 10-mile hike. Wall/Tower from the list provided for #2021picoftheweek provided by Maria Antonia

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CCC123: What Have They Done?

Posted on March 18, 2021 by crispina kemp

What have they done to me? Taken me and turned me to stone Never again to go home Sat upon a post in the cold Do they think this foliage will fool me? I am not young but I ain’t … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #123

Posted on March 17, 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 … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treat: Details

Posted on March 16, 2021 by crispina kemp

A few of the smaller things seen on my walk last week (Acle to South Walsham via Upton) Remember the mistletoe tree? Not an easy shot, but… And the fairies’ garden, where the rowan leaves offered early colours Alder hung … Continue reading →

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Gladly Would I

Posted on March 15, 2021 by crispina kemp

Happily would I trudge the many mud mired miles Gladly would I work my feet Rub them raw in shoes until they blister Just to see this perfect vista 29 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Vista

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Sunday Picture Post: Land of My Fathers’

Posted on March 14, 2021 by crispina kemp

Monday 8th March dawns misty and cold. But we’ve arranged to do this 10-mile walk from Acle via Upton to South Walsham (home in 1817 to my many-times great-grandpa, John Self Brown) and back, and so we will.  The bus takes … Continue reading →

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Lined Up and Waiting

Posted on March 13, 2021 by crispina kemp

The boats line up, ready to move down the channel and into the river as soon as our government lifts the Covid restrictions. Follow Me, from the list provided for #2021picoftheweek provided by Maria Antonia

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