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Sunday Picture Post: Sunday on the Shore

Posted on January 24, 2021 by crispina kemp

While this covid lockdown continues, I have a choice for walks: the estuary or the shore. Hope you like the sea A walk through town to reach the beach… The Blue Hour. Everything’s blue and, to my eyes, seem blurred … Continue reading →

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Tulips in the Sun

Posted on January 23, 2021 by crispina kemp

A whole week of rain and wind. Frustrated with not taking my camera for a walk, I turned inwards. I always have at least one vase of cut flowers; I’d do some flower studies. And so… Backlight, from the list … Continue reading →

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CCC115: Come With Me

Posted on January 21, 2021 by crispina kemp

Come with me down to the sea Through dunes’ eternal green Come share with me this one last dream Let us be as once we were Not torn apart by one cruel year Let’s join with the ebbing waves And … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #115

Posted on January 20, 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: Dune Communities

Posted on January 19, 2021 by crispina kemp

To the north, south, and east of Great Yarmouth are dunes, one-time grazing for sheep, one-time a place to draw up the fishing boats and mend the nets. These days a swathe of those dunes are lost to housing and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: A Frosty 10-Mile Walk

Posted on January 17, 2021 by crispina kemp

Saturday 9th January, the day dawns bright. The Met Office claims low wind speeds. Great, a good day for a walk. It’s late before I set out but the overnight frost remains thick on the ground With covid lockdown re-enforced, … Continue reading →

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All That Glitters

Posted on January 16, 2021 by crispina kemp

On this one bush alone there were at least 50 such sparkles. I was happy to capture just these few. Sparkles, from the list provided for #2021picoftheweek provided by Maria Antonia.

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CCC114: Safe in Isolation

Posted on January 14, 2021 by crispina kemp

Someone had been there. How could I tell? Was it the lingering scent? Or the hairs, short and red, surely from a fox? Maybe it was the prints melted through the frozen mud? No, it was that break in the … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #114

Posted on January 13, 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 Treats: Details

Posted on January 12, 2021 by crispina kemp

Hi. A week of rain kept me in but Saturday dawned bright so I put on my thermals and shoes and off I went, getting a head-start, as it happened, on a head cold. These photos are just a few … Continue reading →

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