# Photo Directory Update: October, November, & December

- Link: https://jeffpaul.com/2025/01/photo-directory-update-october-november-december/
- Published: 2025-01-08T16:27:29-06:00
- Author: jeffpaul

As my friendly competition with [Jonathan Desrosiers](https://jonathandesrosiers.com/2024/01/im-the-newest-contributor-to-the-wordpress-photo-directory/)
and [Jeff Golenski](https://designtactician.blog/2024/01/12/open-source-your-experience-366-photos-for-the-wordpress-photo-directory/)
in contributing photos to the [WordPress Photo Directory](https://wordpress.org/photos/)
in 2024 came to a wrap, I’ll note that I didn’t manage to get a recap post out monthly
and my photo submissions definitely ebbed and flowed but overall I’m pleased to 
see a grand total of **136 photos contributed**!

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Following on from my [August & September post](https://jeffpaul.com/2024/10/photo-directory-update-august-september/),
let’s take a look at my October, November, and December contributions to the [Photo Directory](https://wordpress.org/photos/).
Before October, I had 113 photos accepted and as the month of September wrapped 
up that number has increased by 23 to [136 photos in the directory](https://wordpress.org/photos/author/jeffpaul/).

Want to join in the fun, then [submit your photos](https://wordpress.org/photos/submit/)!

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The following images of my October, November, and December contributions have been
synced to [Openverse](https://openverse.org/) (and thus easier to embed via [Jetpack’s extension of the Image block’s “Select Image” flow to embed images from Openverse](https://jetpack.com/support/openverse-media-library-support/)).

![Stacked cut firewood from a Black Lotus tree](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-
content/uploads/2024/12/945671b021f02da68.36774342-2048x1536-1-jpeg.webp?resize=
2048%2C1536&ssl=1)

[Stacked cut firewood from a Black Lotus tree](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/945671b021/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![Empty jack-o-lantern basket sitting on top of a rug on a wood porch with a paver
brick walkway in the background](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/
2024/12/579673e5ebc9cc887.45536786-1152x2048-1-jpeg.webp?resize=1152%2C2048&ssl=
1)

[Empty jack-o-lantern basket sitting on top of a rug on a wood porch with a paver brick walkway in the background](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/579673e5eb/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![Melting ice from the Jökulsárlón Glacier scattered amongst other melting ice chunks
on Diamond Beach, Iceland](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/
12/23673e5e24ef4857.57271446-1152x2048-1-jpeg.webp?resize=1152%2C2048&ssl=1)

[Melting ice from the Jökulsárlón Glacier scattered amongst other melting ice chunks on Diamond Beach, Iceland](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/23673e5e24/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![Tilikum Crossing Bridge lit up by bridge lights at nighttime (Portland, Oregon)](
https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/429673e607fbd8762.09586537-
2048x1152-1-jpeg.webp?resize=2048%2C1152&ssl=1)

[Tilikum Crossing Bridge lit up by bridge lights at nighttime (Portland, Oregon)](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/429673e607/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![Wooden fence in the foreground, bushes, ashpault road, and trees in the background
with red, yellow, and brown leaves scattered around](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.
com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/648673e5c28a66917.22631870-2048x1356-1-jpg.webp?resize
=2048%2C1356&ssl=1)

[Wooden fence in the foreground, bushes, ashpault road, and trees in the background with red, yellow, and brown leaves scattered around](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/648673e5c2/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![View of blue green pool with palm trees lining the left and right sides and a 
building in the background at Mareva1939 within National Hotel (Miami Beach, Florida)](
https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/330673e622b245d20.76865108-
1536x2048-1-jpg.webp?resize=1536%2C2048&ssl=1)

[View of blue green pool with palm trees lining the left and right sides and a building in the background at Mareva1939 within National Hotel (Miami Beach, Florida)](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/330673e622/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![View of Vadnais Lake with rocks in the foreground lakeside, blue water with green
algae scattered throughout, and a blue sky with wispy clouds in the background (
Vadnais Heights, Minnesota)](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/
12/61673e63636160d8.90378073-1536x2048-1-jpg.webp?resize=1536%2C2048&ssl=1)

[View of Vadnais Lake with rocks in the foreground lakeside, blue water with green algae scattered throughout, and a blue sky with wispy clouds in the background (Vadnais Heights, Minnesota)](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/61673e6363/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![Green grass and concrete sidewalk both shadowed by a tree and its limbs during
a solar eclipse](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/430673e5d725f60f2.30461260-
1152x2048-1-jpeg.webp?resize=1152%2C2048&ssl=1)

[Green grass and concrete sidewalk both shadowed by a tree and its limbs during a solar eclipse](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/430673e5d7/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![View from a wooden walking bridge with metal supports overlooking a lake with 
canoes on the water in the distance](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/
2024/12/866673e600c4b07b9.53355168-2048x1152-1-jpeg.webp?resize=2048%2C1152&ssl=
1)

[View from a wooden walking bridge with metal supports overlooking a lake with canoes on the water in the distance](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/866673e600/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![Three kids on bikes wearing helmets ride a dirt path through prairie grass through
a forest preserve](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/555675771b6e6f913.56826142-
1152x2048-1-jpeg.webp?resize=1152%2C2048&ssl=1)

[Three kids on bikes wearing helmets ride a dirt path through prairie grass through a forest preserve](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/555675771b/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![Sweet coneflower with yellow petals and brown center amongst other greenery and
trees](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3476757b3b7779c83.53613220-
2048x1152-1-jpeg.webp?resize=2048%2C1152&ssl=1)

[Sweet coneflower with yellow petals and brown center amongst other greenery and trees](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/3476757b3b/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![View through the center of a hollowed out tree log sitting on a wood house porch](
https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/9506757b7a4d9aa86.50681986-
2048x1152-1-jpeg.webp?resize=2048%2C1152&ssl=1)

[View through the center of a hollowed out tree log sitting on a wood house porch](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/9506757b7a/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![Giant onion (Allium giganteum) in the foreground with purple globe-shaped flower
with a green grass yard and red brick house in the background](https://i0.wp.com/
jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6636757b83284af51.53019473-1536x2048-1-jpg.
webp?resize=1536%2C2048&ssl=1)

[Giant onion (Allium giganteum) in the foreground with purple globe-shaped flower with a green grass yard and red brick house in the background](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/6636757b83/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![Silhouettes of four people laid out on a sandy beach](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.
com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1696757b5f59d47a7.73862369-2048x1152-1-jpeg.webp?
resize=2048%2C1152&ssl=1)

[Silhouettes of four people laid out on a sandy beach](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/1696757b5f/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![The smooth sumac plant with cones of red berries scattered amongst green leaves](
https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/9676757b2d96433f7.28265293-
2048x1152-1-jpeg.webp?resize=2048%2C1152&ssl=1)

[The smooth sumac plant with cones of red berries scattered amongst green leaves](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/9676757b2d/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![Two handmade wooden soapbox derby cards primed in white pain sitting on a yard
of green grass lined with shrubs and a wooden fence](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.
com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/730675771199e40a4.21912934-2048x1152-1-jpeg.webp?
resize=2048%2C1152&ssl=1)

[Two handmade wooden soapbox derby cards primed in white pain sitting on a yard of green grass lined with shrubs and a wooden fence](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/7306757711/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![Toothpickweed with its white lace-shaped flowers in the foreground with other 
prairie plants, a body of water, and a setting sun in the background](https://i0.
wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3736757b45fa72ae5.18952751-2048x1536-
1-jpg.webp?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1)

[Toothpickweed with its white lace-shaped flowers in the foreground with other prairie plants, a body of water, and a setting sun in the background](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/3736757b45/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![A pink golf ball sits in a sand trap as a group of golfers crests a hill in the
distance at twilight and a sunset in the distance](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/
wp-content/uploads/2024/12/90567577228926e56.56976430-2048x1152-1-jpeg.webp?resize
=2048%2C1152&ssl=1)

[A pink golf ball sits in a sand trap as a group of golfers crests a hill in the distance at twilight and a sunset in the distance](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/9056757722/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![Dark oval shaped rock with the text “YOU ARE AWESOME” in blue written on it with
wood chips underneath the rock](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/
2024/12/316675bab70dc2964.67802861-2048x1536-1-jpg.webp?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1)

[Dark oval shaped rock with the text “YOU ARE AWESOME” in blue written on it with wood chips underneath the rock](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/316675bab7/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![Several brown paper yard waste bags sit standing up, mostly full on a patch of
dried grass alongside a cement curb and black asphalt road](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.
com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/442675bb005720709.23605873-1536x2048-1-jpg.webp?resize
=1536%2C2048&ssl=1)

[Several brown paper yard waste bags sit standing up, mostly full on a patch of dried grass alongside a cement curb and black asphalt road](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/442675bb00/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![Several decaying railroad ties sit on a patch of grass next to a single tree alongside
a cement curb and black asphalt road](https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/
uploads/2024/12/631675bafba837209.86389547-2048x1536-1-jpeg.webp?resize=2048%2C1536&
ssl=1)

[Several decaying railroad ties sit on a patch of grass next to a single tree alongside a cement curb and black asphalt road](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/631675bafb/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![A pair of green and yellow parakeets (Brookfield Zoo, Illinois, USA)](https://
i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/382675bb2b2285648.35459180-1536x2048-
1-jpeg.webp?resize=1536%2C2048&ssl=1)

[A pair of green and yellow parakeets (Brookfield Zoo, Illinois, USA)](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/382675bb2b/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

![Mysterious “O” Rest Stop (aka “Cerchio dello Staccioli”) outside Volterra, Italy](
https://i0.wp.com/jeffpaul.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/275675bada75e0511.85420394-
1536x2048-1-jpg.webp?resize=1536%2C2048&ssl=1)

[Mysterious “O” Rest Stop (aka “Cerchio dello Staccioli”) outside Volterra, Italy](https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/275675bada/)
by [Jeffrey Paul](https://jeffpaul.com/) is licensed under [CC-CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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_P.S. – this post’s featured image comes from Openverse in searching for “October
November December” and is “[Banksia recurvistylis](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88785955)”
by Jean and Fred is licensed under [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse)._

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