Author Archives: crispina kemp

Unknown's avatar

About crispina kemp

Spinner of Mythic Tales

Tuesday Treats: In the August Light

Posted on August 26, 2025 by crispina kemp

A medley of photos from that walk to Tunstall Mills on 26th August 2022. Enjoy Bittersweet. Poison. 🔼🔽 Stinging Nettles. Pain. How I love our countryside! Fleabane turns its sunny faces to the sun 🔼 🔼 Multi-coloured berries guarded by … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged , | 13 Comments

Seed Fall Ch31

Posted on August 25, 2025 by crispina kemp

Chapter Thirty-One of my current wip. As before, all and any comments very much appreciated Please note: This is a weekly post Why, when there were no doors, had the Fire-keepers urged him to keep the doors open? The Tech-killing … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy Fiction, Mythic Fiction | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments

Sunday Picture Post: To Revisit the Mills

Posted on August 24, 2025 by crispina kemp

Due to continuation of temperatures beyond my endurance I am again drawing from the archives for this week’s post. While those archives are deep, walks rich in butterflies, dragons and damsels are less common. So forgive me for drawing on … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged , , | 19 Comments

Come Rain or Shine

Posted on August 23, 2025 by crispina kemp

First thought Cow parsley Hemlock and hogweed Then felt a raindrop Yet best umbrella’s at the beach According us shade from the glaring sun 24 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Umbrella

Posted in Poems (Some Silly) | Tagged , , | 13 Comments

Friday Fliers

Posted on August 22, 2025 by crispina kemp

A selection of butterflies, damsels and dragons. And a treat from our archived walk on 13th June 2022. Enjoy 🔼 Small Tortoiseshell 🔽 Two moths’ caterpillar: A rather fussy-looking yellow-tailed moth 🔼🔽 and a mullein moth Butterflies: comma and 🔼🔽 … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged , , , | 15 Comments

Don’t Pick These Flowers

Posted on August 21, 2025 by crispina kemp

Do not pick these flowers! Yet, foolish human, look what she does Doesn’t she know what will follow The torrential downpouring heavy showers Heavens cracking, splitting, renting Thunder clapping, tight clouds snapping Sparks shocking, tearing down to earth Such destruction … Continue reading →

Posted in Crimson's Creative Challenge, Photos, Poems (Some Silly) | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Crimson’s Creative Challenge #048

Posted on August 20, 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 – with apologies for the slightly … Continue reading →

Posted in Crimson's Creative Challenge, Photos | Tagged , , | 15 Comments

Tuesday Treats: Verge and Fenny Flowers

Posted on August 19, 2025 by crispina kemp

A selection of flowers featured on our walk from the archives (13th June 2022). Enjoy Scrolling this collection I noticed a distinct ‘white’ theme to these roadside flowers 🔼 white campion 🔽 stitchwort Almost keeping to the white theme is … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged , | 16 Comments

Seed Fall Ch30

Posted on August 18, 2025 by crispina kemp

Chapter Thirty of my current wip. As before, all and any comments very much appreciated Please note: This is a weekly post Back at base Jess woke to horrific screams, frantic they were, full of denial. Not exactly the usual … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy Fiction, Mythic Fiction | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

Sunday Picture Post: A Walk to Wheatfen

Posted on August 17, 2025 by crispina kemp

This week the soaring temperatures have kept me housebound. So it’s just as well I’ve archives to call on. Here’s a walk from 13th June 2022. I know I’ve shared various photos from this walk before but – well, let’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged , , | 16 Comments