CCC255: All’s Fair

Posted on September 28, 2023 by crispina kemp

But Gerald, I don’t understand what’s wrong with the new garden seating.

Just…just…just LOOK at them!

I thought you’d like them. You’ve always said how much your enjoy the fairground rides.

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #255

Posted on September 27, 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 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.

Here’s wishing you inspirational explosions. And FUN

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Tuesday Berries

Posted on September 26, 2023 by crispina kemp

Berries, loads of berries, some of them edible, some poisonous, from our walk on 2nd September 2023. Enjoy

2nd September 2023

Elderberry…caught them before the birds stripped them!

2nd September 2023

Bittersweet…do not eat

2nd September 2023

Ditto

2nd September 2023

Honeysuckle. Do not touch

2nd September 2023

Rose Hips, in ages past used to make a Vit C rich syrup. And very nice it is too

2nd September 2023

Not a berry but a flower. Hops, used to make beer last longer

2nd September 2023

Haws, from the hawthorn. They are edible, but I’ve never met anyone who eats them. Best left for the birds

2nd September 2023

Blackberries!

2nd September 2023

We think these are cherry-plums. When ripe, extremely edible. Lovely wayside food. They used to be a crop-fruit until EU ruled against them.

2nd September 2023

Hope you’ve enjoyed

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Monday Flyers

Posted on September 25, 2023 by crispina kemp

One of the reasons I like this week’s walk is, this time of year, loads of dragonflies. So let’s get to it…

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And a recent arrival to our shores, I feel privileged to have seen it: Western Willow Widewing Damselfly…

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Not only that but…

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They’re going to have some babies!

But let’s not forget those other pretty flyers…

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That’s all for now, folks

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Walking Out To The Old Mill

Posted on September 24, 2023 by crispina kemp

2nd September 2023. Where should we go? I know, across the marshes to the mill. Which takes us through Damgate Carr, and I love that little bit of wet woodland. Let’s go.

2nd September 2023

We bus to Acle…

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And over the fleet, into the woods…

2nd September 2023

The sun turns it into a fairyland…

2nd September 2023

Elfin snails?

2nd September 2023

Over another fleet and out of the woods, heading now to the marshes…

2nd September 2023

Currently squeezed on an embankment between another fleet and a drain…

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And before we know it we’ve crossed the first marsh…which wasn’t too marshy…

2nd September 2023

This little track is called The Knoll. Don’t ask, I don’t know…

2nd September 2023

Across the Acle “steppes” the railway runs…

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And here’s the mill, considerably more overgrown than when I visited in March 2017. See HERE

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We disturb some sheep…bah-bah…

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And so to return… hope you enjoyed.

I should have some different scenery from different walks in different places when I return from holiday. Still Norfolk, though!

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A Cottage By The Common

Posted on September 23, 2023 by crispina kemp

13th September 2023

In the Old English way of place-names, a “green” was a common more often wet that dry. As with all commons, they attracted people to set up home around them, where free grazing and access to firewood and nature’s goodies were close to hand

Home, one of the titles from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week 

13th September 2023

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Don’t Get Me Wrong

Posted on September 23, 2023 by crispina kemp

image by Alice Bitencourt on Pixabay

Don’t get me wrong
But really I don’t like Rom-Com
Too often the plot is contrived
And isn’t strong
With characters poorly constructed
Who don’t seem to belong
The dissonance
And disconnect
Strikes me painfully
Like an overloud gong
An altogether ill-written maelstrom.

But not every Rom-Com fits like this
A few are truly watch-worthy bliss!

56 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Maelstrom

 

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CCC254: Stella’s Dream Turned Tragedy

Posted on September 21, 2023 by crispina kemp

Stella dreamt of startling dances
On the boards of the pier-end theatre
Pirouettes and comic stances
And an audience who’d laugh and cheer.

But an autumn storm swept the shore
Washed away the potential comedy
Tore away the theatre boards
Turned Stella’s dreams to tragedy

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #254

Posted on September 20, 2023 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.

Here’s wishing you inspirational explosions. And FUN

I’m away on holiday next week but I’ve scheduled CCC255, so please do check

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Tuesday Treats: Life On Shore

Posted on September 19, 2023 by crispina kemp

Treats and details from our shore walk on 25th August 2025. Enjoy…

25th August 2025

First encounter is with a sparrow in the marram grass…

25th August 2025

And sea-kale is everywhere on this beach…

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And sea-pea…

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Love Tree Lupin, though it’s not a tree…

25th August 2025

It comes in yellow, yellow, or yellow…

25th August 2025

It’s a rugged rose, much suited to shorelines…

25th August 2025

Sea-Holly, here in its purple stage!

25th August 2025

Horned Poppy, still flowering, I was surprised…

25th August 2025

I think it’s Coltsfoot, and I think it’s strayed from the cliffs!

25th August 2025

Glasswort…and possibly something else…

25th August 2025

Sea Buckthorn. Birds love those berries, rich in vitamin C, and not yet fully ripe (they turn bright orange)

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And finally, that other seaside favourite, Tamarix.

Hope you enjoyed.

Now, what have I got for you next week? I shall have to schedule the posts from 23rd to 30th September because I shall be away on holiday. But I’ll make sure I leave you with something!

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