Category Archives: Photos

Festive Colours

Posted on October 6, 2018 by crispina kemp

One of the #2018picoftheweek titles is Fall Colours. But do I display photos taken at the beginning of the season? Hawthorn and dogwood have been presenting their full colours since mid August. Or ought I to wait until late December to … Continue reading →

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A Call to Arms

Posted on September 30, 2018 by crispina kemp

In Intwood churchyard there lies a grave, fancily enclosed with a wrought iron grille made shades of green by Nature’s hand. Moss obscures whatever inscription once was there yet leaves for us a useful clue. A coat of arms. The … Continue reading →

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Mystery Lady

Posted on September 29, 2018 by crispina kemp

Who is she, this lady who presides over the south porch portal at All Saints church, Intwood? The photo (#picoftheweek: Mystery) I took because … the light, the preservation, the lichen (there’s even a small cushion of moss on her head), … Continue reading →

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At the Heart of the City

Posted on September 22, 2018 by crispina kemp

Norwich, a Viking-Saxon foundation, has been a major trading centre at least since the reign of King Æthelstan (924-939). The marketplace we see today, with its former colourful canvas tilts now replaced in more durable materials, was moved to this … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Bounty, Bramble-Berries

Posted on September 16, 2018 by crispina kemp

Okay, so you probably know them as blackberries. But black-coloured berries proliferate in the Norfolk ‘wilds’ at this season, so let’s be specific. These are the berries of the bramble bush which offers its fruit (easy to reach for little … Continue reading →

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The Garlanded Berries of Autumnal Black Bryony

Posted on September 15, 2018 by crispina kemp

Since a young child enchanted by the Flower Fairies books, Black Bryony has been one of my favourite wayside flowers. Or, more correctly, one of my favourite autumn berries. Pretty. But do not touch, for these berries are poisonous. Not … Continue reading →

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Dawn Lights

Posted on September 8, 2018 by crispina kemp

There are many advantages of starting a walk in the early morning. The bird calls that later fade away. The freedom from traffic and its noise. Misty horizons, full of enchantment. And the sun on the morning dew. #2018picoftheweek: Lights … Continue reading →

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Multi-car Pile-up

Posted on September 1, 2018 by crispina kemp

Not my usual subject when out with the camera, but these cars awaiting scrapage called loudly to me. #2018picoftheweek: Transport

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A Prickly Subject

Posted on August 27, 2018 by crispina kemp

Today’s walk, from the most easterly point in England, Lowestoft, to my home town of Great Yarmouth turned up some unexpected plant life. The beach is shingle with stretches of sand. The eroding cliffs are forming sand-dunes that coastal flora … Continue reading →

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When Cleanliness Was Next to Godliness

Posted on August 25, 2018 by crispina kemp

I visit many churches on my rambles. This week I visited St Mary’s at Long Stratton (Norfolk, England). The stained glass east window was a delight being a ‘modern’ creation (hmm, 1929) incorporating medieval fragments, some very early, from both … Continue reading →

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