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Sunday Picture Post: Numb Fingers, Knees and Nose

Posted on February 4, 2024 by crispina kemp

18th January 2024 dawned cold, and windy. But what the jig, we’re still walking. Two buses later we’re off on a circular walk around the Norfolk village of Hethel (for those who like to know, it’s the home of Team … Continue reading →

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Crazy Mary’s Hole

Posted on February 3, 2024 by crispina kemp

Upon a Suffolk shore, long-established dunes, the presence of brackish runs betrayed by the reeds and sedge, there is what I’d call a mighty dune slack known locally as Crazy Mary’s Hole. And anyone who’s seen it with the Purple … Continue reading →

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CCC273: The Little Boat

Posted on February 1, 2024 by crispina kemp

Now I ask you, my lord You have to agree Isn’t this the smartest boat To put out to sea? Yesterday I did agree it Before that storm tossed it up on the strand Yesterday I might have agreed That … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #273

Posted on January 31, 2024 by crispina kemp

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 cartoon A joke A caption An anecdote A short story (flash fiction) A poem A … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: January’s Colours

Posted on January 30, 2024 by crispina kemp

Berries, catkins, fungi…and some birds. Enjoy We can always rely on wood jellies to swell and look juicy after weeks of rain Moss and tremates, the perfect wet winter combo… Sturdy brackets, here to stay Alder catkins, the cones just … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Out of the Wind Into the Woods

Posted on January 28, 2024 by crispina kemp

The Whitlingham Walk, 9th January 2024, part two, please, join us Our intention of circuiting the lake is hampered by impassable paths due to flooding… And so we cut away… A moment to admire the tall-grown alder trees, all hung … Continue reading →

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What an Achievement

Posted on January 27, 2024 by crispina kemp

When walking the camera I seldom pass by a church without investigating. Most often they’re locked. This one wasn’t…which was most welcome since half-hour of clicking camera in sub-zero temps had frozen my fingers into icy lumps. So of course, … Continue reading →

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Thusi the Magician

Posted on January 27, 2024 by crispina kemp

The sun as it crested the valley caught Thusi still filling his water flasks at the designated pool. It wasn’t that the water was low but that he kept losing his purpose in the turmoil that spilled from the depths … Continue reading →

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CCC272: I Thought I Saw…

Posted on January 25, 2024 by crispina kemp

I thought I saw a puddy cat Looking up at me I did, a marmalade, thin cut Sweet and sweet can be Where was he from? Had he lost his home? Might I adopt him? Alas, one look at me … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #272

Posted on January 24, 2024 by crispina kemp

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 cartoon A joke A caption An anecdote A short story (flash fiction) A poem A … Continue reading →

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