Tag Archives: Photos

Tuesday Treats: January’s Colours

Posted on January 30, 2024 by crispina kemp

Berries, catkins, fungi…and some birds. Enjoy We can always rely on wood jellies to swell and look juicy after weeks of rain Moss and tremates, the perfect wet winter combo… Sturdy brackets, here to stay Alder catkins, the cones just … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Out of the Wind Into the Woods

Posted on January 28, 2024 by crispina kemp

The Whitlingham Walk, 9th January 2024, part two, please, join us Our intention of circuiting the lake is hampered by impassable paths due to flooding… And so we cut away… A moment to admire the tall-grown alder trees, all hung … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: A Winter’s Miscellany

Posted on January 23, 2024 by crispina kemp

Additional pics from our walk on 9th January 2024. Enjoy… We can always rely on ivy to provide winter colour, and not just the obvious green Most of the ice has gone but this lingers on Great Egret… looking great! … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: In a Biting Wind

Posted on January 21, 2024 by crispina kemp

9th January 2024, first walk of the year, and it’s a tad cold, and the wind is howling. But we’ve been promised sunshine. So hats, gloves and thermals on, and let’s go. We’re headed to Whitlingham Country Park. Although we … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Winter’s Limited Palette

Posted on January 16, 2024 by crispina kemp

A few more pics from our walk on 28th December 2023. Enjoy Some say bullrush, some say reedmace, we could argue all day No disputing this: This is reed in seed When all are shades of beige and fawn, a … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Winter’s Dearth

Posted on January 9, 2024 by crispina kemp

A few additional shots from our walk on 28th December 2023, but no fungi, few berries, yet seed heads and birds persist. Enjoy Shelducks feeding on the freshly exposed mudflat Their distinctive markings make them unmistakable, even at a distance … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Early One Morning

Posted on January 7, 2024 by crispina kemp

Weather forecast for 28th December 2023 isn’t great. Cold. Very high winds. But at least no rain. Not knowing how bad those winds would be, we decide to stay close to home. Breydon Water. So let’s go… Breydon Bridge marks … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #269

Posted on January 3, 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: Being Mostly Fungi and Lichen

Posted on January 2, 2024 by crispina kemp

Yes, fungi… as found on our dunes; and other dune community stuff. Enjoy We’ll start with my favourite lichenised fungi, Cladonia sp Getting close to the dune community now… Lichens, mosses and ferns And… And… puffballs (could be earth-balls?) Love … Continue reading →

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Best of 2023 Pic of the Week

Posted on January 1, 2024 by crispina kemp

Another year passes, another 52 photos loosely conforming to the titles set by Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week . Here are the twelve I’ve liked best, one per month. Not an easy choice. Hope you like them too. For the full … Continue reading →

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