Tag Archives: #2019picoftheweek

Bee a Good Helper

Posted on June 1, 2019 by crispina kemp

I impose my own criterion for my Sunday Picture Post: Whether Flora or Fauna, they must be native and found growing wild. But occasionally I find something simply stunning, that doesn’t conform. Fortunate for me, one of the titles in … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged , , | 25 Comments

Where Shall I Sit?

Posted on May 25, 2019 by crispina kemp

I’m claiming this photo for #2019picoftheweek challenge title: All in a Row which I’m sure you’ll agree qualifies. [For details of #2019picoftheweek challenge see MariaAntonia] But what, you ask, is sedilia? It is what’s otherwise known as the Priests’ Bench or … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Photos | Tagged , , , | 22 Comments

Hethel

Posted on May 18, 2019 by crispina kemp

No, that’s not the name of this gentleman’s wife (it was Mary), but the village where this magnificent marble effigy can be found. Norwich born Myles Branthwaite Esq, died August 1612, aged 55. Dates are not given for his wife. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Photos | Tagged , , | 18 Comments

The Very Gall …

Posted on May 11, 2019 by crispina kemp

Undeniably eligible for the 2019picoftheweek title: In Your Hand [For details of #2019picoftheweek challenge see MariaAntonia] The gall-fly, in need of sustenance for her developing larvae, genetically modifies the oak to produce for her infants this cosy home. I know … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged , , | 39 Comments

As Above, So Below

Posted on May 4, 2019 by crispina kemp

Once upon a time, a long time ago, the Romans used the River Tas to ship supplies to the regional town of Venta Icenorum. Once upon that long time ago the river was wider and deeper … as it doubtless … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Photos | Tagged , , , | 30 Comments

The Lone Pine

Posted on April 27, 2019 by crispina kemp

I remember this hilltop pine plantation. I watched it grow from knee-high dinky saplings, to a dark and forbidding pathless place, devoid of life. I returned after twenty years away to discover the canopy had risen high, and the light … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged | 14 Comments

No Age Restriction

Posted on April 20, 2019 by crispina kemp

So while weary-footed Mum took her ease, my daughter played. Well, there was no sign to give age-restriction and she only just tops a young girl’s height … Playtime [For details of #2019picoftheweek challenge see MariaAntonia]

Posted in Photos | Tagged | 21 Comments

A Study in Colour

Posted on April 13, 2019 by crispina kemp

This time of year the fields blaze yellow as the sweet-smelling rape seed-oil comes into bloom, and create landscapes sharp in Contrast. [For details of #2019picoftheweek challenge see MariaAntonia]

Posted in Photos | Tagged | 37 Comments

Hide and Seek

Posted on April 6, 2019 by crispina kemp

Less a case of hide and seek, more an example of Peek-a-Boo. [For details of #2019picoftheweek challenge see MariaAntonia]

Posted in Photos | Tagged , | 22 Comments

Tyrrel’s Wood

Posted on March 30, 2019 by crispina kemp

Tyrrel’s Wood has been a managed woodland since at least 1251, though the present extent has later plantation additions. Here I’m walking along the ancient wood-bank … and thus I claim it for the #2019picoftheweek challenge title: ( just) Into … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged , | 22 Comments