22nd March 2022
She had grown
Oh my, how she’d grown
But up, not out or down
I feared she’d never now fit in her gown
A new outfit for her
A dress all in shades of green
The most beautiful dapple ever seen
No scrimping, no cutting tight
No disregard of the final sight
From her roots, nothing cropped
Up, up, to her very treetop
63 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Treetop
Mary at the churchyard gate
Watching the sun, cos he is late
Said he’d marry her at noon
But she’ll divorce him if he’s not here soon
Here’s how it works:
Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.)
You respond with something CREATIVE
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Here’s wishing you inspirational explosions. And FUN
A few photos of flowers and colours seen on our first walk of the month (6th February). Enjoy!
February, the month when hazel catkins catch the sun…
6th February 2023
When snowdrops are everywhere…
6th February 2023
6th February 2023
Sometimes we find them mixed in with winter aconite. Always a special delight
6th February 2023
And red deadnettles…though those will remain until the harshness of winter finally kills them
6th February 2023
6th February 2023
And here’s another that makes its appearance this month: Lord and Ladies, a close kin of the Arum Lily
6th February 2023
Last year’s fruits remain…Rose Hips, no longer enticing
6th February 2023
Last year’s bramble leaves lend welcome colour…
6th February 2023
So too the copper of beech leaves…
6th February 2023
And daffodils make an unexpected early appearance…
6th February 2023
And even more unexpected, though barely visible amongst the scrub…
6th February 2023
That’s all for now folks. Hope you enjoyed
It’s been raining much of late; fields are sodden, farm tracks deep in puddles. Time to take to the roads. We bus to Norwich, and then out to Brooke, from where we’re walking to the double town of Chedgrave and Loddon. Please, join us…
You see we’ve good weather for this, but it is exceedingly cold
6th February 2023
A thin mist lingers over the meadows
6th February 2023
6th February 2023
6th February 2023
Walking by road and lane we get to see the thatched houses…
6th February 2023
And barns…
6th February 2023
Bergh Apton church…
6th February 2023
6th February 2023
We find a dry track that takes us around a woodland, and for a while, away from the road
6th February 2023
And soon we find ourselves climbing out of the Chet Valley…
6th February 2023
6th February 2023
And here we are on the river Chet; Chedgrave one side, Loddon the other. Here’s where we’ll catch the bus home
6th February 2023
6th February 2023
Hope you’ve enjoyed this sun-filled day. We did, despite the cold.
6th February 2023
This land we share with many a beast, but the sky belongs to the birds alone.
Your Sky, one of the titles from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week
image by Gerd Altmann on Pixabay
Hearing the clock
The slow tick-tock
The minute-by-minute
Move of the hands
Inexorable, the slip of the sands
Countdown to tragedy
Oh woe, alas, what’s to become of me
A noose awaits me on the morrow
A noose that will end all my sorrow
Tick tock
My world you rocked
Tick tock
When my earnest offer you mocked
Tick tock
All future happiness blocked
With your one word
Marry?
You?
Don’t be absurd
Raised to bliss
Just for this
Plummet into a dark abyss
Never more light
This hour hand
Marks the final midnight
94 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Midnight
They’ve taken away my bells.
But who to point my finger at
Who to cast into ten depths of hell?
And tell me
How’s my beloved Esmeralda to seduce with her dancing
Without the bells I used to ring?
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:
You have plenty of scope and only two criteria:
If you post a link in the comments section of this post I’ll be able to find it
If you include Crimson’s Creative Challenge as a heading, WP Search will find it (theory) by ‘Searching’ in the WP Reader (fingers crossed)
Here’s wishing you inspirational explosions. And FUN
30th January, the second part of our walk takes us out of town and into a fenland landscape, a place that’s probably best in early summer. But at least we have the sun!
30th January 2023
The colour of alder…
30th January 2023
30th January 2023
Hazel catkins…
30th January 2023
30th January 2023
We think of winter as being colourless…these trees prove otherwise!
30th January 2023
30th January 2023
30th January 2023
Water and grass together always adds colour
30th January 2023
30th January 2023
30th January 2023
And we finish with a plant that has year-round interest
30th January 2023
That’s all for now folks. And where will I take you next week? We’ll see…
crispina kemp 