Tag Archives: Photos

Tuesday Treats: Riparian Flora and Fauna

Posted on August 2, 2022 by crispina kemp

Photos of flora and fauna seen on last Tuesday’s walk. Usually I group the fauna and separate them from the flora. Not today. Today I give them to you as we encountered them. Enjoy Surprised to see so many damselflies while … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Wending Along the Wensum

Posted on July 31, 2022 by crispina kemp

In case you’ve missed the news, we here in England have had a heatwave. I know it’s not been a patch on temperatures elsewhere, but we’re Brits and we’re not used to it. Worse, some people (me) have medical reasons … Continue reading →

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Hot Day, Monday in the City

Posted on July 25, 2022 by crispina kemp

Continuing from Sunday, we walk the backways into the city…cos it’s so pretty The Adam & Eve, there’s been a beer-serving inn here since 1249 (though not this same building) We cut through an overlooked alley… Look around you, do…but … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Taking the High Road

Posted on July 24, 2022 by crispina kemp

4th July. Sunny. Hot. We didn’t want long hours on a bus. We went to Norwich then walked to Mousehold Heath, the local beauty spot A riverside walk, a good way to start the day The depth of the valley … Continue reading →

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When Daddy Was A Soldier

Posted on July 23, 2022 by crispina kemp

This used to be the face of Britannia Barracks back in 1937 when my father joined the army (Royal Norfolks). Now it is the face of Norwich Prison. I remember the military tattoos here with the fantastic military bands…all so … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Butterflies, Grasses, and Flowers

Posted on July 19, 2022 by crispina kemp

Some of the details from our marshland walk (22nd June 2022). Hope you enjoy I suspect this Tortoiseshell butterfly is laying its eggs on this nettle. We saw several in repose on nettles Not all butterflies are immediately visible… That’s … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: The Back Way

Posted on July 17, 2022 by crispina kemp

Picking up from where we left it last week. We’ve walked Breydon Bank, now for the return walk at “the back” of the grazing marshes. A farm track takes us across the marshland, to the outskirts of the small village … Continue reading →

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The Power of Attraction

Posted on July 16, 2022 by crispina kemp

Buddleia isn’t nicknamed the Butterfly Bush without good reason. Usually its spires are alive with feeding butterflies. But cos I wanted to take the photo…none. Flower Power, another title from the list Maria Antonia has given us for #2022picoftheweek

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Sunday Picture Post: Too Hot To Travel

Posted on July 10, 2022 by crispina kemp

Forecast for 22nd June is hot hot hot. We decide NOT to take buses but to stay local. A walk alongside Breydon Water and back along Angles Way which here runs between grazing marsh and villages. So, bring plenty of … Continue reading →

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CCC191: Two Hundred and Thirty-Seven Days

Posted on July 7, 2022 by crispina kemp

One thousand days of walking, that’s what the story told. One thousand days from the west coast, where I was currently residing, to the east coast where I’d been sent to gather the shells. Yellow tourmaline shells, themselves the subject … Continue reading →

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