The top nine photos were done with the “Kaleidoscope effect” from Lunapic. The last one with the wave filter from PhotoScape. Cosmic Photo Challenge: Festive Illuminations
Tag: #CosPhoChal
Bare Faced
Barren trees means nests are exposed and you can see where a happy family lived last spring. Lack of leaves also exposes weird forms like the cudgel like branches of a barren sycamore or planetree. And sunsets – whether au natural or with the plastic … Continue reading Bare Faced
A Bench for Retirees
I can’t really show my backside which is definitely my warm place at the moment. I use lots of cushions, some of the ordinary, soft cushions, some of them grain cushion for extra heat. So I’m showing a bench instead, marked specially for retirees, with lots of cushion in a place out of the winds.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: My Warm Feeling
As Good as Gold
Christian Morgenstern wrote a poem called Herbst (Autumn) around the turn of the of the 19th into the 20th century. The first verse reads: This is not from the current year but it is still my favourite autumn photo: The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Autumn’s Golden … Continue reading As Good as Gold
Mirrormere
Yes, it is a reflection and not a tree growing into the sky. A tree reflected in the lake or an emerging creature lurking in the primeval soup? And a last reflection – a graceful swan gliding over the serene evening lake. The Cosmic Photo … Continue reading Mirrormere
When Yellow Leaves Do Hang upon Those Boughs
Yes, that’s a bastardised Shakespeare line. This is how sonnett no. 73 starts properly: That time of year thou mayst in me beholdWhen yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hangUpon those boughs which shake against the cold,Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds … Continue reading When Yellow Leaves Do Hang upon Those Boughs
Inside the Labyrinth
We visited the local maize maze this Sunday. In the middle is a tower with this year’s theme (a new theme every year). This central vantage point has several important functions. It helps you to navigate once inside the maze. Climb up and you can … Continue reading Inside the Labyrinth
I failed.
I tried to light a fire. I really tried. I failed. The wood was wet. My neighbours objected. The local by-laws wouldn’t allow it. And then there were children. Lighting a fire. Much better at it than I ever could be. No “light a fire” … Continue reading I failed.
The Rolling Hills of the Odenwald
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Landscapes
pictures imperfect blog 