Category Archives: Photos

Tuesday Treats: Winged Things

Posted on July 12, 2022 by crispina kemp

June, when butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies take to the air… but first, we are beside Breydon Water, there must be some birds But there are not many, and this vies for our attention… Butterflies and damsels love to bask on … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Too Hot To Travel

Posted on July 10, 2022 by crispina kemp

Forecast for 22nd June is hot hot hot. We decide NOT to take buses but to stay local. A walk alongside Breydon Water and back along Angles Way which here runs between grazing marsh and villages. So, bring plenty of … Continue reading →

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Sailor’s Lament

Posted on July 9, 2022 by crispina kemp

Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink… Water Water, another title from the list Maria Antonia has given us for #2022picoftheweek Here’s the long shot:

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CCC191: Two Hundred and Thirty-Seven Days

Posted on July 7, 2022 by crispina kemp

One thousand days of walking, that’s what the story told. One thousand days from the west coast, where I was currently residing, to the east coast where I’d been sent to gather the shells. Yellow tourmaline shells, themselves the subject … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #191

Posted on July 6, 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 … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treat: Winged Beings and All Those Things

Posted on July 5, 2022 by crispina kemp

13th June 2022 is a day I shall always remember, as you shall see if you follow my steps around Wheatfen Reserve… First, the caterpillars, little fluffy ones trying to hide behind a stem… And big colourful ones… And where … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Wheatfen Nature Reserve

Posted on July 3, 2022 by crispina kemp

13th June, we walked from Hellington Corner, across country to the nature reserve to which TV Naturalist Ted Ellis devoted his life. Now to enter… This is fenland, which means wet… a gridwork of channels helps keep the walking dry … Continue reading →

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Molten Gold

Posted on July 2, 2022 by crispina kemp

So Hot, another title from the list Maria Antonia has given us for #2022picoftheweek

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CCC190: The Waterers

Posted on June 30, 2022 by crispina kemp

I remember when you could wander there When your feet walked on dry land But that was back before the Waterers came. Well, that’s what we called them Always prophesying rising water Change your ways, change your ways, else it’ll … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #190

Posted on June 29, 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 … Continue reading →

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