Category Archives: Photos

Sunday Fungi: In His Cups

Posted on January 5, 2020 by crispina kemp

Can’t help thinking of the Maid of Hearts… 🙂 but inadvisable to eat. And, you might note, it was a very wet day! The interior of this cup-shaped fungus is  described in the field guides as dark brown. But herem … Continue reading →

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One Upmanship

Posted on January 4, 2020 by crispina kemp

2020, a new year, a new list of titles for Maria’s Antonia’s #2020picoftheweek challenge. For me it started on the last day of the old year. The day dawned warm, with hardly a breeze, and not a raincloud in sight. … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #60

Posted on January 1, 2020 by crispina kemp

Welcome to my weekly challenge—open to all—just for FUN, FUN, FUN 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 … Continue reading →

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Another Year in Focus

Posted on December 31, 2019 by crispina kemp

Being a review of one year of photos for #2019picoftheweek challenge … This Seat’s Taken FYI, the challenge, set by Maria at ofMariaAntonia (originally just for herself but she now has allowed others to join in) was simple: every Saturday … Continue reading →

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Sunday Fungi: The Regenerative Spirit of the Woods

Posted on December 29, 2019 by crispina kemp

The turn of the year seems an apt time to post this photo, thinking of the Regenerative Spirit of the Year… Apologies to anyone whose sensibilities are offended… but it is a natural phenomenon 🙂  

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She Does Not Weave

Posted on December 28, 2019 by crispina kemp

She does not weave and neither does she spin… or in more modern words, she doesn’t wear makeup and fancy clothes. Yet her beauty is undeniable. Natural Beauty: one of the titles in #2019picoftheweek challenge. For details see MariaAntonia

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #59

Posted on December 25, 2019 by crispina kemp

Welcome to my weekly challenge—open to all—just for FUN, FUN, FUN 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 … Continue reading →

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Sunday Fungi: Fly Away

Posted on December 22, 2019 by crispina kemp

And can we have Christmas without Fly Agaric? But who’s been eating off the *fly*? From the Rhine to the Volga and beyond, the Fly Agaric was long the symbol of Christmas. It is the red of the baubles on … Continue reading →

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Pop a Poppy

Posted on December 21, 2019 by crispina kemp

The Winter Solstice and I seek a suitable photo both for that and for Maria’s #2019picoftheweek challenge. And have to flip the calendar back to summer… The vibrant red of the common field poppy, *popped* against washed-out grey foliage, makes … Continue reading →

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Fibre Caps

Posted on December 15, 2019 by crispina kemp

At a distance — i.e. while standing close by — these look like any other mushroom-formed fungus. Ah, but when we move in close… Undeniably a fibre cap!

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