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Blue Ice

Posted on February 2, 2019 by crispina kemp

Living beside the sea with its salt-laden air, on those rare occasions when snow and ice deign to grace us with their whiteness, it tends to be sparse and not last much beyond dawn. How then to find a photo … Continue reading →

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Winter Fog

Posted on February 1, 2019 by crispina kemp

I cannot see, the world turned white A fog descended in the night Which frost’s cold fingers sealed in place Where’s the sun, its pleasant face? Lost behind it. O, Sun, please push a way through it Disperse it, dispel … Continue reading →

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CCC12: A High-Sighted Low-Bearing Bull

Posted on January 31, 2019 by crispina kemp

Alas, poor Percy, set his sights on the Upper Echelon. Ended his days as a lowly bearer of a lichen-encrusted escutcheon.

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #12

Posted on January 30, 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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What Pegman Saw: Homeward Bound

Posted on January 28, 2019 by crispina kemp

At last at the ferry and the ship leaves soon. But, Ma, haven’t we time for an ice-cream cone? If you’re quick, and you get me a frozen drink on a stick. Yikes, now that’s the klaxon sound! Catch those … Continue reading →

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Sunday Fungi: Three … Not of a Kind

Posted on January 27, 2019 by crispina kemp

January isn’t the month for fungi. Yet two years back (2017), the weather being unusually mild, I found these little gems, all in a row. And, as a bonus … these brackets are most often seen as solid-looking colourful fans. … Continue reading →

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Across Country Leading

Posted on January 26, 2019 by crispina kemp

Not the first photo I’ve posted that features pylons—I do confess to a perverse passion for them. Neither was the photo recently taken. But … … I can’t imagine a photo more suited to #2019picoftheweek challenge title: Leading Lines There’s a … Continue reading →

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CCC11: Naked and Blue

Posted on January 24, 2019 by crispina kemp

The Norfolk sheep Her coat doth keep All the winter through For if cut slick And to the quick Naked, she turns blue.

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #11

Posted on January 23, 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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Tell Me a Story Challenge: Grandma’s Birthday

Posted on January 22, 2019 by crispina kemp

Dale, at A DelectableLife tagged me as a link in a photo-prompt chain. And what the jig, maybe I can’t resist the challenge. So here’s the photo she gave me. And below is my ‘inspired’ story … What a day to … Continue reading →

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