Tag Archives: Photos

Sunday Fungi: Beneath the Spreading Chestnut Tree

Posted on December 1, 2019 by crispina kemp

And I bring to you this Sunday… And lo! An undershot too…

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Parasites and Fungi

Posted on November 30, 2019 by crispina kemp

It took me a while to find a name for this very small fungus. Paecilomyces farinosus… which is parasitic on buried moth pupae. Alternatively,00 it could be a white variant of the yellow stagshorn… though I’d say it’s too small … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #55

Posted on November 27, 2019 by crispina kemp

Welcome to my weekly challenge—open to all—just for FUN, FUN, FUN 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 … Continue reading →

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Sunday Fungi: Beneath the Spider’s Protective Web

Posted on November 24, 2019 by crispina kemp

Fungus, and spider’s web, and raindrops… nailed in triplicate!

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All in a Lull

Posted on November 23, 2019 by crispina kemp

I tend to hide in the warm and the dry at this time of day, especially at this time of year. But being late in returning from a walk, and with camera still primed into my hand… I here give … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Reflections on a Woodland Walk

Posted on November 17, 2019 by crispina kemp

I interrupt the Fungi Fest, for this week only, to bring you this… cos it was amazing. I went in search of pine trees, for their specific fungi. But the woodland is mixed with deciduous. And on this one DRY … Continue reading →

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One Grey and Misty Morn

Posted on November 16, 2019 by crispina kemp

November began with heavy mist. But I refused to stay home. Beyond the farmer’s field, the trees and hills strain to be seen through the mist. Mist: one of the titles in #2019picoftheweek challenge. For details see MariaAntonia

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At the Meeting of One with Another

Posted on November 12, 2019 by crispina kemp

We humans have recognised the liminal times since our first awakening – the change of winter into spring, of summer into winter, the pivotal solstice as the old year yields to the new. So too the liminal places where water … Continue reading →

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Sunday Fungi: What’s This?

Posted on November 10, 2019 by crispina kemp

Not all fungi are mushroom-shaped. Many are brackets. But some also are… this I tend not to frequent pine forests. Which might explain why, in all these years, this is my first encounter with the Yellow Stagshorn, for it likes … Continue reading →

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Lilies… a study

Posted on November 9, 2019 by crispina kemp

You must know by now I’m addicted to flower photography. But while my usual subjects are found growing by the wayside, not these. These lilies are my regular treat to myself. Photo posted for #2019picoftheweek challenge title Delightful For details … Continue reading →

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