Tag Archives: British Flora

Tuesday Treat: Dune Communities

Posted on January 19, 2021 by crispina kemp

To the north, south, and east of Great Yarmouth are dunes, one-time grazing for sheep, one-time a place to draw up the fishing boats and mend the nets. These days a swathe of those dunes are lost to housing and … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Details

Posted on January 12, 2021 by crispina kemp

Hi. A week of rain kept me in but Saturday dawned bright so I put on my thermals and shoes and off I went, getting a head-start, as it happened, on a head cold. These photos are just a few … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treat: The First of the Month

Posted on January 5, 2021 by crispina kemp

I set myself a challenge: to post one photo from each month in 2020. Oh, but so many to choose from. So let’s say photos of plants, preferably flowers, and found growing wild. But that’s still too many to choose … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Boxing Day Beach Photographer

Posted on January 3, 2021 by crispina kemp

I kept my walk short on Boxing Day (only 4 miles). Here are photos from the first half. I took loads of photos of the sunrise over the sea, but surely you’ve seen enough of these The ebbing tide left plenty … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treat

Posted on December 15, 2020 by crispina kemp

December 2nd, we walked from Lowestoft via Gunton Warren, Corton Woods, and Hopton Cliffs to Gorleston (where we watched a ship leave port). Here are some of the flowers and foliage. Variety diminishes as the year slides into winter. But … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treat

Posted on December 8, 2020 by crispina kemp

As promised, some touches of colour from our misty walk… The huge downy leaves of the Tree Mallow And a late bloom from the Common Mallow Hogweed, always a reliable late bloomer… in both white and pink forms And strung … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treat: Plants Along the Way

Posted on December 1, 2020 by crispina kemp

These are the plants I found on my walk on Sunday 22 November. This time of the year the ivy has almost finished flowering and is setting up berries Yes, flowers. Your eyes do not deceive you. Variously known as … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treat: A Rainbow of Flowers

Posted on November 24, 2020 by crispina kemp

The colours fade from the countryside as winter approaches. Time to trawl through my files… and give you a rainbow of flowers

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Sunday Picture Post: Not Such a Dry Day

Posted on November 22, 2020 by crispina kemp

Despite a spate of wet days, Monday 9th November was to remain dry (according to the Met Office. Met Office lied!) We bused to Acle on the far side of the grazing marshes where the land starts to rise. The … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Suffolk Colours

Posted on November 15, 2020 by crispina kemp

We had done this walk before. Bus to Lowestoft, bus out to Oulton Village, then walk by greenways and the occasional backroads to Hopton and bus back home. 10 miles. We were expecting to find loads of fungi. These “tufts” … Continue reading →

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