Category Archives: Photos

CCC199: Jumbled Sail

Posted on September 1, 2022 by crispina kemp

So this is what’s meant by a “jumbled sail”? But they’re all motor cruisers. Though I wouldn’t mind a cheap “one-off” at a fiver. What do you mean, prices start at £500?

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #199

Posted on August 31, 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 Treats: Fruits of an Unplanned Walk

Posted on August 30, 2022 by crispina kemp

Monday 22nd August, the weather turns cool enough for me to risk a short walk…2 or 3 miles upriver. The riverside hedges are fantastically full of fruit The view across the river with the wide skies for which this part … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Morning Mist on the Marshes

Posted on August 28, 2022 by crispina kemp

We haven’t managed a proper hike again this week. But that’s okay cos there are photos left from 22nd April 2022. Hope you enjoy…all this mist might help cool us on these hot summer days Early morning in spring, the … Continue reading →

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Fruits of Summer

Posted on August 27, 2022 by crispina kemp

I don’t have a positive id on these. But they seem too big to be sloes, and too small to be domestic plums. So I’m thinking they’re bullace, which is a wild damson. Whatever the actual prunus species, it’s a … Continue reading →

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CCC198: Casper My Friendly Ghost

Posted on August 25, 2022 by crispina kemp

Casper was a lad of seven when he entered Greyfriars Priory. He lived his days in the granary checking in the sacks of grain And checking them out again He petted the granary cat Who ate the rats and mice … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #198

Posted on August 24, 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 Treats: In an English Country Garden

Posted on August 23, 2022 by crispina kemp

No wild flowers today. Instead, a selection of shots over two days in my garden. Enjoy… Photos taken as a record of my first year with this garden. Compare photo below, taken last year during the clearance of a forest … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Early One Morning

Posted on August 21, 2022 by crispina kemp

Heatwave and health issues, I’ve not been able to get out for a walk. But here’s one I did earlier. So set the alarm for an hour before sunrise, and let’s go… The town sleeps beneath a slight mist… With … Continue reading →

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Breydon Bridge

Posted on August 20, 2022 by crispina kemp

[Sunrise] begins with S, another title from the list Maria Antonia has given us for #2022picoftheweek

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