Category Archives: Photos

CCC276: Larry the Master Tiler

Posted on February 22, 2024 by crispina kemp

Larry was a master tiler. Never a more talented man. But he never could play it straight. Always punching for the joke, that was Larry. He left instructions for when he died, that he wanted to be buried behind this … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #276

Posted on February 21, 2024 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 … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Flowers and Fungi

Posted on February 20, 2024 by crispina kemp

Details photos from our walk on 6th February 2024. Enjoy Larch cones. Larch is a deciduous conifer… And here the lichen is really nuzzling… Another odd ‘conifer’, the yew has flowers and berries instead of cones (forgive the blurriness, it … Continue reading →

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Glenda the Goose

Posted on February 18, 2024 by crispina kemp

Ever since an ungainly gosling, Glenda hasn’t wanted to join with the gang – those gaggling girls with their goggling at the glorified guys, all greedily grappling for the grass and grain. Most ungregarious, is Glenda. 35 words written for … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Two New Woods

Posted on February 18, 2024 by crispina kemp

6th February 2024, forecast high winds, wind chill, but no rain. We’re exploring where we’ve never been before. Takes two buses to arrive. Come with us… Pine isn’t native here, so we tend to find it in regimented rows, plantation … Continue reading →

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CCC275: Another of Jack’s Crazy Plans

Posted on February 15, 2024 by crispina kemp

We could hear the tide rolling in behind us, chasing us across the foreshore. But we’d soon be safe. We could see from the dryness of sand that the tide didn’t lap the cliffs. We just had to get that … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #275

Posted on February 14, 2024 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 … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Dunes and Beach

Posted on February 13, 2024 by crispina kemp

Something the things seen on our walk along Kessingland shore 24th January 2024. Enjoy. Aye, even on the dunes we can’t escape fungi! And lichen… And lichenised fungi (Cladonia) Thickets of sea buckthorn here, the berries now sun-dried and sea-air … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: An Abbreviated Walk

Posted on February 11, 2024 by crispina kemp

24th January 2024, midway through a two-day gale, but anyway we’re walking. The intention is the five mile walk from Kessingland dunes to Lowestoft. But we didn’t quite make it. Stay with me, you’ll find out why… Kessingland cliffs are … Continue reading →

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CCC274: The Changing Fortune of Trees

Posted on February 8, 2024 by crispina kemp

We’ve plastic now for all our needs So now we can save the trees. Plastic is polluting our environment Reject, use paper instead. Burning fossil fuels is tipping our climate But it’s fine to burn wood and trees are renewable. … Continue reading →

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