Sunday Picture Post: Whitlingham 2025

Posted on January 26, 2025 by crispina kemp

16th January 2025, the forecast wasn’t brilliant, but at least no rain and a well-behaved wind. So we hopped a bus into Norwich – and sat upon it, unmoving, for the next 2 hours, thanks to a road accident. When eventually we got off, we stretched our legs and headed off down the lane to Whitlingham. The morning fog had relented and now was thick mist! But come along with us. Enjoy.

16th January 2025

As is our way on this walk we popped into Trowse woods to see if we could find anything interesting to snap.  Being so late beginning we didn’t stay long. Then we continued along the lane.

16th January 2025

When you don’t know what you’re going to see (or if you’ll see in this mist) you tend to click at any interesting sight… loved this golden foliage

16th January 2025

And hey, a Great Egret (which required the fullness of my camera’s zoom)

16th January 2025

16th January 2025

With the lake veiled in mist, the water birds took full advantage of my lens

16th January 2025

16th January 2025

Such wonderful characters. The onsite cafe sells proper duck and swan food for visitors to feed them, so despite being wild birds they are used to us folks

16th January 2025

Reeds, water, misty trees. Yea, I’ll stick with the birds

16th January 2025

16th January 2025

Above a timid Little Egret. Below a Tufted Duck

16th January 2025

I relented and took another shot of the lake!

16th January 2025

Hope you enjoyed despite the mist. More photos from this walk in Tuesday Treats

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Just Looking

Posted on January 25, 2025 by crispina kemp

16th January 2025

The last Saturday of the month has crept up on me and left me all a-panic. What with fog, greyness, sun hiding it’s hat, high winds, and rain, I’ve only walked the camera once this month. And even then the conditions weren’t great. But here we have it, my photo for January 2025.

Group of Three, one of the titles provided by Maria for her 2025 Pic of the Month

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Zem Jess Defends

Posted on January 25, 2025 by crispina kemp

“You and your Obs killed our Techs,” Canipse snarled.

“The sea took the Techs,” Zem Jess defended. “We cannot swim. Though maybe you can?”

“But the sea wouldn’t have taken the Techs if you hadn’t first taken them to those islands,” said Canipse. “You delivered them to the sea.”

The Zem’s face opened, brows raised, golden eyes wide. He leant towards Canipse as he answered in barely contained anger, “What utter, utter, utter nonsense. If my Obs and I hadn’t accompanied them, we’d be left without fliers as well as no Techs.”

92 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Utter

Confession: It’s taken from my wip, Seed Fall, a scene written this morning and slightly modified.

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CCC018: A Viking For To Go

Posted on January 23, 2025 by crispina kemp

He selected his toughest gear
Packed into his chest, some to wear
His chest upon his shoulder slung
Then down that hillside to the staithe he run
The ship was waiting
Slipping ropes
Soon departing
When with a nimble-footed leap
He was aboard and taken his seat
Amongst his former foe
A viking for to go

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #018

Posted on January 22, 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 there are:

You respond with something CREATIVE. Perhaps an  answering photo, or micro-fiction, or a poem, or just a caption

As before, there are 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.

Here’s wishing you inspirational explosions. And FUN

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Tuesday Treats: Wells-next-the-Sea 2023

Posted on January 21, 2025 by crispina kemp

A selection of additional photos from our visit to Wells-next-the-Sea in September 2023. Enjoy. We did!

27th September 2023

As I mentioned in Sunday Picture Post, Wells is all about boats. And you know how I love boats. But there are birds too, burrowing their bills into the mud at low tide…

27th September 2023

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And of course, flowers

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27th September 2023

Backing the beach with its colourful huts, pines

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27th September 2023

Oh yes, and fungi too! Can we ever escape them?

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This was my favourite boat of the day

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Meanwhile, back at the harbour…

27th September 2023

My second favourite thing: harbour accoutrements

27th September 2023

27th September 2023

That’s all for this week. I hope to have 2025 photos for you next week

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Sunday Picture Post: Wells 2023

Posted on January 19, 2025 by crispina kemp

More forgotten photos to fill in the gap because weather and legs have been against me so far in 2025. These are from the week we spent along the North Norfolk Coast in September 2023. Hope you enjoy this visit to Wells-next-the-Sea as much as we did

27th September 2023

As with much of the North Norfolk Coast, a great depth of saltmarsh and sand dunes have accreted since the fishing and trading ports were first established here.

27th September 2023

27th September 2023

Boats, boats and more boats, that’s what Wells-next-the-Sea is about

27th September 2023

27th September 2023

Until you reach the beach which is bordered by pines, planted to stabilise the dunes

27th September 2023

27th September 2023

The wide expanse of flat, fast flooding beach is backed by tropical-looking beach huts

27th September 2023

27th September 2023

27th September 2023

Back at the town, remnants of its trading days. I remember when this port still was host to coasters bringing in grain, timber and coal. Now, the remaining fishing boats ply the local waters, and the weekend sailors…sail

27th September 2023

Hope you enjoyed this. More photos from this visit to Wells-next-the-Sea on Tuesday

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Pump Up The Volume

Posted on January 18, 2025 by crispina kemp

Image credit: Momosmiles on Pixabay

You’ve got to keep fit if you want to grow old
Least, that’s what we’re told
And off we hurry to the gym, their pricey memberships to be sold
But hold a moment if you will
Maybe working out is more like overkill
Something more gentle does the trick
To walk is good, though it’s supposed to be quick
But I’ve a better solution to get you to move
Music. Dance. Get in the groove!

75 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Groove

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CCC017: A Most Mournful Tune

Posted on January 16, 2025 by crispina kemp

I wandered lonely through the dunes
With memories of my lost true love
Threading and twining
And bringing me down
Until a shell I found
Pretty, teasing my fingers
Tempting me to lift, to listen and linger
And there it did play a most mournful tune
Oh woe, will he ever return?

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #017

Posted on January 15, 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 there are:

You respond with something CREATIVE. Perhaps an  answering photo, or micro-fiction, or a poem, or just a caption

As before, there are 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.

Here’s wishing you inspirational explosions. And FUN

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