Category Archives: Photos

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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Odd Associations

Posted on December 14, 2019 by crispina kemp

Not quite opposites, but one’s in flower, one’s in berry so… Together they clamber through the hedgerows and climb the trees. While the photo was taken in October, the combination of red berries (hips) and ivy leaves are suggestive of … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #57

Posted on December 11, 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: Jelly Ears

Posted on December 8, 2019 by crispina kemp

What more need I say? They look like ears, and they feel like jelly. The sun caught these fungi just right. These last throughout the year, but need the rain to *blossom* like this. Otherwise they’re just nobbly brown bits, … Continue reading →

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