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Wittily Written

Posted on October 29, 2022 by crispina kemp

image by Aline Ponce on Pixabay (sorry, no Rich Tea Biscuits)

The coarse angler slipped on the muddy bank and took a dunking in the river.
There, I’ve done it.

But Sammi wants us to write 78 words.

Using dunk?

Using dunk.

Humph. So, Tessa the new do-it-all secretary took her coffee break just ten minutes after starting. When the boss complained, she held up a packet of Rich Tea biscuits and asked if he wanted to share a dunk.
Yay!

That’s only 70. You need eight more.

Done!

78 words wittily written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Dunk

For those struggling with the maths, the penultimate line brought the total to 77. Done = one more.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged humour, Sammi's Weekend Writing Prompt | 18 Comments

Friday Fungi

Posted on October 28, 2022 by crispina kemp

It’s our special Friday Feature. And OH! what a lot we’ve got. Whittling them down to a manageable number wasn’t easy. Hope you approve of the choice.

10th October 2022

And finally my favourite lichenised fungi, Cladonia

10th October 2022

Wow, that’s what you call a fungi feast. Hope you liked. More next week.

Posted in Photos | Tagged Fungi, Photos | 10 Comments

CCC207: In Tractor Hell

Posted on October 27, 2022 by crispina kemp

My love is gone
Where can he be?
He’s not in the barn where he used to be
Nor yet in the fields, that I can see
He’d been coughing and choking
Not sounding well
I do hope he’s not gone
To Tractor Hell

Posted in Crimson's Creative Challenge, Photos, Poems (Some Silly) | Tagged #CCC207, Crimson's Creative Challenge, humour, Poem | 8 Comments

Crimson’s Creative Challenge #207

Posted on October 26, 2022 by crispina kemp

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 cartoon
A joke
A caption
An anecdote
A short story (flash fiction)
A poem
A newly minted proverb, adage or saying
An essay
A song—the lyrics or the performance

You have plenty of scope and only two criteria:

Your creative offering is indeed yours
Your writing is kept to 150 words or less

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

Posted in Crimson's Creative Challenge, Photos | Tagged #CCC207, Crimson's Creative Challenge, Photo | 7 Comments

Tuesday Treats: Mixed Bathing

Posted on October 25, 2022 by crispina kemp

Some of the bird pics from our walk at Whitlingham on 30th September 2022

30th Sept 2022

And there’s always one who wants to be alone

30th Sept 2022

Hope you enjoyed.

Now, I wonder what I might have for you next week?

Posted in Photos | Tagged British Birds, Photos | 7 Comments

Monday Miscellany: Focus on Colour

Posted on October 24, 2022 by crispina kemp

A miscellany of photos from our walk 30th September 2022. Autumn knocks quietly on the door…

30th Sept 2022

That’s all folks…for today. Don’t miss tomorrow’s Tuesday Treats!

Posted in Photos | Tagged British Flora, Photos | 8 Comments

Sunday Picture Post: Whitlingham Country Park

Posted on October 23, 2022 by crispina kemp

On the outskirts of Norwich a lake was formed when aggregates were excavated for the building of the Norwich Southern Bypass. Adjacent to the lake are the tree-clothed flanks of former quarries. It is quite a delightful place whether you want to sail, run, walk or scramble up those hills.

30th September, a misty morning

30th Sept 2022

When dew-sparkled cobwebs line the paths

30th Sept 2022

The mist is so dense, we can’t see the lake

30th Sept 2022

But by the time we reach the river (beyond the lake) that mist is clearing

30th Sept 2022

River Yare, part of the Norfolk Broads complex

30th Sept 2022

We turn then to the wooded hills, to walk our way back

30th Sept 2022

Looking down…

30th Sept 2022

So glad of the steps. Here the soil is eroding and some of those steps are rather steep

30th Sept 2022

And we’re back down to the lake…which we now can see!

30th Sept 2022

It’s a beautiful walk, a beautiful day, and I return home with a camera full of photos…which is why I posted fungi yesterday, and tomorrow I’ll post flora, and Tuesday, for a treat, water birds

Hope you enjoy them all

Posted in Photos | Tagged Norfolk Walks, Photos, Whitlingham | 20 Comments

Because Love Isn’t Black and White

Posted on October 23, 2022 by crispina kemp

image from Pixabay

You cannot know day without the night
Without the dark you cannot know light
You cannot know warmth without the cold
Without the shy you can’t know the bold
Without the below you can’t have above
But without its opposite you still know love

44 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Opposite