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
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
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 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 Cosmic Photo Challenge: Landscapes
Since I often play around for this challenge making photos look abstract I decided to show unedited photos this time. A row of taps at a camping site. A dropped tropical flower in a pond covered in duckweed. Airport view while taking off. The Cosmic … Continue reading Quite Contrary
I had to post this. But its the first time I’m posting from my mobile and I don’t know how to set a link to the Cosmic Photo Challenge: At the seaside.
I hope you’re all suitably envious.
Coneflowers are literally called “sun hats” in German, i.e. Sonnenhut. And I saw them not only in yellow: I had to include this globe thistle (au naturel and with intentional zoom blur): The Cosmic Photo Challenge: What’s Flowering?
Pedestrian bridge in Frankfurt, Louisa The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Passages and Pathways
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