#CosPhoChal – Page 7 – Poetry, Short Prose and Walking

Black and White

Dale offers the prompt “black and white” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Leaves, formerly rather green, but this is what they look like after the computer ate the color.

I just started using Gimp 2.10. I don’t know what I’m doing. This is what happened when I ran “Desaturate” under the “Colors” menu.

Compass Points

Dale offers the prompt “compass points” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

I offered two possibly north facing photos, but I am not sure.

**Compass Point: East** (based on the rising Sun)

**Compass Point: West** (based on this wild sunset)

**Compass Point: South** (based on the Mediterranean Sea being to the East of Jaffa, Israel

**Compass Point: North** **(more or less)** because these Royal Terns are facing the Atlantic Ocean and I’m trying to get close enough with my phone from behind

**Compas Point: Probably North** since this bridge was crossing the Salzach River in Austra

From Underneath

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

Close Up

Dale offers the prompt “close up” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

A Cold Start

Dale offers the prompt, “a cold start”, for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Here are some pictures of chilly weather from winters-past.

A park in Northbrook, Illinois, after a snowfall

The snow coming down is all over the place

The Best of the Rest

Dale offers us the challenge this week to post whatever we consider our best photographs of this past year.

I took these last summer, but I had no reason to post them.

Thank you for the the prompts this year, Dale!

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Chesky Krumlov castle along a back trail leading where I never found out

Festive Illuminations

Dale offers the prompt “festive illuminations” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Christmas Tree Ornament With Lights Randomly Tossed Its Way

Tree and Reflection in the Window at Night

Bare Branches

Dale offers the prompt “bare branches” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

I don’t have many bare branches where I am at the moment.

These photos are from long ago with Lake Michigan in the background.

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In My Warm Place

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

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Suppose it looks like the first picture below outside. The best thing to do is to not go out in it (unless you want to take some pictures).

If you have to go out in it, it is better to first go where it doesn’t snow and where you can swim all year round and take pictures of the sunrise.

Down in the Park

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

From our townhome I can see the parkway. Walking down the hill and crossing the road I am in a park which used to be a golf course. There are trails, open spaces, a lake built from a dam and an occasional abandoned building.

These photos were taken over the past two years since we moved here.