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Sunday Picture Post: A Day Divided

Posted on December 10, 2023 by crispina kemp

21st November 2023. More rain, though with a promise of getting out brighter. We hop a bus. We’re visiting two different woodlands. Neither are extensive, both are managed by local communities. But one serves more as a walk-through from here … Continue reading →

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Iced December

Posted on December 9, 2023 by crispina kemp

Although we have had a scattering of snow, and temps low enough to produce a crunch, winter doesn’t usually arrive on our coast quite this early. This photo was taken 30 mile inland, last December. On Ice, one of the … Continue reading →

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Dancing Days

Posted on December 9, 2023 by crispina kemp

That song I hear Everywhere Haunts me, trips me, makes me cry I don’t know why. The words? Reminding me of better days Of careless life Of picnics and games amidst the May Nostalgia they say Is the curse of … Continue reading →

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Friday Fungi

Posted on December 8, 2023 by crispina kemp

Photos taken of fungi found on our walk to Fritton Woods, 17th November 2023, Part 2! Enjoy. I’ve tried to group these according to shared colour An odd one, mushroom-coloured… Little mushroom-coloured fungi! Two-toned, chocolate and grey… Looks blue but … Continue reading →

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CCC265: Switched By The Blue Witch

Posted on December 7, 2023 by crispina kemp

How was Eric to know that beyond that fence was the blue witch’s domain? Never again would he ramp through that glade with his wife and young son. Cast into blue beasts, that’s a strong fine for the crime of … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #265

Posted on December 6, 2023 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: Amanita muscaria

Posted on December 5, 2023 by crispina kemp

Amanita muscaria, aka Fly Agaric is so iconic, and always sparks excitement when we find one. On 17th November 2023 we found more than one. The first we found… not unusual to find them kicked over, stamped on, destroyed. Because … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Fritton Woods Part 2

Posted on December 3, 2023 by crispina kemp

17th November 2023, we hopped a bus, our destination Waveney Forest aka Fritton Woods. This is Part 2 of our walk… when the sun came out! Enjoy Yay! Happy for the sun today… Everything shines, copper and gold is everywhere … Continue reading →

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Plantation Lines

Posted on December 2, 2023 by crispina kemp

Waveney Forest, aka Fritton Woods, is a Forestry Commission plantation. The original lines of pines are lost now with the burgeoning growth of native species such as birch and oak. Yet the lines continue in the “rides”. Choose Your Own … Continue reading →

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The Winter Swan

Posted on December 2, 2023 by crispina kemp

A swan on a floor of icy marble Naturally inclined to waddle Though weight slung low Yet easily over it might go To its rump to take a blow So now it has to hobble Not strut like a catwalk … Continue reading →

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