#CosPhoChal – Page 20 – Poetry, Short Prose and Walking

Public Art

Dale offers “public art” as the prompt for this week’s Cosmic Photo Prompt.

What you see above is part of a rather large sand turtle that lasted about a day at Myrtle Beach before the tide washed it completely away.

Below is a flower painted under a bridge that went over a brook for trains passing through an Illinois forest preserve. The forest trail following the brook went under this bridge. The graffiti kept changing over the period of time I walked that trail. I imagine by now that flower, like the sand turtle, is no longer there.

Whispers and Echoes recently published a 100-word story of mine called Spotting the Heretic. I am grateful to the editor, Sammi Cox, for selecting it. If you would like to submit very short stories or poems here are the guidelines.

Three Views From One Spot

Dale offers the theme “three views from one spot” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

This is a spot where the sunset was very beautiful a week or so ago. However, tonight it was overcast.

The first view shows a residential construction area. The land is raised higher and some of the drainage system is in place. The second view is a bit to the right of it. The third view is to the left and shows the edge of a fenced in dog recreation area.

On The Shore

Dale offers the prompt “on the shore” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

In the photo above are three royal terns (plus the legs of two others) minding their own business on the shore and wondering if I would mind mine.

In the photo below there are two birds (perhaps seagulls) watching the sunrise. There is actually a third tiny bird (sandpiper?) to the left on the shore.

Both of these were taken in southern Florida some years ago using my phone.

Sunrise with two birds — Sunrise with birds

In Bloom

Dale offers the prompt “in bloom” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

The flowers above are bougainvillea in Florida.

The flowers below are poppies in Illinois.

They were both taken around late winter or early spring although some years ago.

From an Interesting Angle

Dale offers the prompt “from an interesting angle” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

In the photo above of the trail, I knelt down to get a different view of the railings. This was taken many years ago on the Barr Trail in Manitou Springs, Colorado.

In the photo below I pretended I was a pigeon. I got down very low and focused on the ground. This was also taken many years ago somewhere in Europe.

As the World Warms Up

Dale offers the theme “as the world warms up” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

I was walking along the beach on Friday afternoon. The sun was hot. The sand was hot. If it warms up any more I will have to put my sandals back on. So I waded in the water along the beach and saw a small section where some seaweed (and other stuff) was moving to shore.

I have no idea why I took these two photos of the same seaweed. The hot sand gave me hope they might fit the prompt.

Seaweed floating into shore — Another view of the same seaweed and debris floating to shore

Art From Nature

Dale offers the prompt “art from nature” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge. I chose a fall flower with a bug, a huge leaf with a heart-like center and the shapes that happen to sand when people walk on it.

First Hints Of Spring

Dale offers the theme “first hints of spring” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

I assembled the collage below in March of last year.

This is not only what March looks like in southern Florida, it is also what April looks like. And February. And January. And December. And November.

I can’t complain even though I can’t tell what season it is.

Cold and Bright

Dale offers the theme “cold and bright” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

I took these photos in 2019 in the fall. This was the first snowfall, cold, but still warm enough for the snow to stick to the trees.

I imagine it is far colder now in northeastern Illinois where these were taken. Where I am now in southern Florida it is bright, but toasty warm.

When the Wind Blows

Dale offers the theme “when the wind blows” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge. These photos were taken some years ago. The evidence that the days in the photos were windy are in those parasails and the waves.