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Friday Fungi

Posted on November 28, 2025 by crispina kemp

No fungi hunt through muddy woods this week. A warm and dry hunt this week instead – through the archives. I was looking for a collection I hadn’t yet posted. I found Tyrrell’s Wood, 8th October 2019. Truth, I had … Continue reading →

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CCC062: Under the Pier

Posted on November 27, 2025 by crispina kemp

Under the pier Where the racing waves Like wind playing with uncovered hair Entangle Where racing waves pummel Boom and batter a confusion All angles Where limpets and barnacles hold Deathly tight Under the pier That’s where they found her … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #062

Posted on November 26, 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: You respond with something CREATIVE. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Cromer Clicks

Posted on November 25, 2025 by crispina kemp

An odd mix of photos taken at Cromer on 18th November 2025. Enjoy 🔼Cromer Crabs are the traditional fare around here 🔽 🔼 Two shop displays that caught my eye (Crispina playing at being a street photographer) 🔽 🔼 Sea Asters … Continue reading →

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Seed Fall Ch44

Posted on November 24, 2025 by crispina kemp

Chapter Forty-Four of my current wip. As before, all and any comments very much appreciated Please note: This is a weekly post Jess was used to hearing angry shouts, the back-and-forth taunts and jeers of incipient fights from the breeding … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: A Blast of Sea Air

Posted on November 23, 2025 by crispina kemp

18th November 2025. After too many rainy days we figure woodland walks might be far too muddy. So, time for a change. We hop a bus to Norwich, and another to Cromer on the North Norfolk coast. The day starts … Continue reading →

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Painted Faces

Posted on November 22, 2025 by crispina kemp

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Tell that to the queens (in whichever sense I mean) Witness the bucks they spend On eyeliners, shadows, blushers And all the other enhancers As if that is the answer And ladies … Continue reading →

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Friday Fungi

Posted on November 21, 2025 by crispina kemp

A few of the fungi we encountered during our walk on 12th November 2025. As usual, I don’t name unless I’m sure. Enjoy 🔼 I wish I could name this. Such a beautiful fungus 🔼 Magpie inkcap 🔽 ⏬ Two more … Continue reading →

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CCC061: Continuing The Tale of Jack and Jill

Posted on November 20, 2025 by crispina kemp

Jack laid his head in Ma Yarrow’s lap He’d gone to her cos she had the knack Of healing wounds with an herb poultice-pack How did this happen? asked Ma Yarrow He claimed he’d slipped on a loose stone And … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #061

Posted on November 19, 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: You respond with something CREATIVE. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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