North South East West

Dale offers the theme of “north, south, east, west” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

For the north I chose a photo from Lake Bluff, Illinois, showing a view of Lake Michigan from the top of the bluff.

For the south there are birds over a beach during a sunrise on Miami Beach, Florida.

For the east there is a sand turtle on Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

For the west there is a deep red trail in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

North – Lake Michigan
Seagulls
South – Atlantic Ocean
Tyrtle
East – Sand Turtle
Deep Red Trail
West – Red Trail

A Summer Walk in the Sunshine

Dale offers the theme “a summer walk in the sunshine” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

These were taken on walks through the forest preserves in northeastern Illinois.

In the first photo there’s an understory of small maples that the photo didn’t emphasize as much as my memory does. In the last photo I was amazed by the shadows cast of those particular leaves.

Maple Seedlings Understory
Maple Seedlings Understory
Sun Through Leaves
Sun Through Leaves