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What Pegman Saw: Conquered

Posted on November 25, 2019 by crispina kemp

Upon first contact in BCE 58 the local tribes accepted Rome’s outstretched hand. By BCE 56 they had realised its reality. The Coriosolitae, Veneti, Osismi and Namnetes, the Esuvii, Lexovii, Ambiliati and Diablintes, joined with the more distant Morini and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Fungi: Beneath the Spider’s Protective Web

Posted on November 24, 2019 by crispina kemp

Fungus, and spider’s web, and raindrops… nailed in triplicate!

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All in a Lull

Posted on November 23, 2019 by crispina kemp

I tend to hide in the warm and the dry at this time of day, especially at this time of year. But being late in returning from a walk, and with camera still primed into my hand… I here give … Continue reading →

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CCC#54: Imprisoned

Posted on November 21, 2019 by crispina kemp

Captured and imprisoned. Two crusts a day: one of bread, the other off cheese. The cheese is best; its mould might heal me. The bread is rye, its mould might freak me. Taken at the start of the war… In … Continue reading →

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Crimsons’s Creative Challenge #54

Posted on November 20, 2019 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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In Athens

Posted on November 19, 2019 by crispina kemp

In Athens the citizens gathered at the ecclesia to discuss and agree a solution to the increasing problem of their laws. Passed by word of mouth and laced with blood feuds, impossible to track and to apply with justice. Word … Continue reading →

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What Pegman Saw: A True King’s Insignia

Posted on November 18, 2019 by crispina kemp

Born of an egg, five hundred years in the hatching. Born into enmity with the Nagas, his one thousand siblings; bound into peace by Buddha. Taken by Vishnu to be his vehicle, to transport him horizon to horizon, fast as … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Reflections on a Woodland Walk

Posted on November 17, 2019 by crispina kemp

I interrupt the Fungi Fest, for this week only, to bring you this… cos it was amazing. I went in search of pine trees, for their specific fungi. But the woodland is mixed with deciduous. And on this one DRY … Continue reading →

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One Grey and Misty Morn

Posted on November 16, 2019 by crispina kemp

November began with heavy mist. But I refused to stay home. Beyond the farmer’s field, the trees and hills strain to be seen through the mist. Mist: one of the titles in #2019picoftheweek challenge. For details see MariaAntonia

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CCC53: Bobby’s Boat

Posted on November 14, 2019 by crispina kemp

Bobby said it was his boat. And I believed him. Never thought he might be stealing as he held the mooring rope while I clambered in. He manoeuvred us away from the bank, he pulled the cord that started the … Continue reading →

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