# Monthly Photo Competition #25 – December, 2024 – “Texture” \[Poll Added\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** photo\ **Created:** [December 4, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173 "2024-12-04T22:42:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/1 "2024-12-04T22:42:41Z")
This is the monthly thread for **December, 2024**. The topic this month is “Texture”, chosen by Raza. **Please post only your photo and, if you want, a title in this thread. Any other text belongs in the** [rolling discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642). Exception: discussion can commence in this thread after the poll has closed. The general rules for the competition are [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642). **One entry per person per month** **.** To make the photos easier to review please only post just **once** to this thread, with your entry. Once the submission deadline has passed, I’ll put a voting poll **in this thread** **.** **Submission deadline: Thursday, December 26, 11:45 pm US EDT.** Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/2 "2024-12-05T00:00:24Z")
[![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreiemo6kpkf3qyqiq63cfywcct3bvml2jfc4xwkage5tave423ylyw4@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:gme3wshdrukjfhbnrj4ittzf/bafkreiemo6kpkf3qyqiq63cfywcct3bvml2jfc4xwkage5tave423ylyw4@jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/3 "2024-12-06T16:35:58Z")
[![](https://live.staticflickr.com/23/28601040_aecebf5e3d_h.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/23/28601040_aecebf5e3d_h.jpg) I thought in these dark winter months staring deep into the heart of a sunflower would cheer everyone up. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/4 "2024-12-06T16:42:54Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/XelmHt2.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/XelmHt2.jpeg) Pacific Madrone, taken on the Oregon Coast. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/5 "2024-12-09T13:29:28Z")
Snoot [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54193021366_0cb7c34eb8_b.jpg "Texture") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/45215582@N06/54193021366/) ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/6 "2024-12-09T15:12:33Z")
Lichen on a rock [![](https://alex.strinka.net/photography/photos/L459e6c.jpg) ](https://alex.strinka.net/photography/photos/L459e6c.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/7 "2024-12-09T21:14:03Z")
[![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54194505070_35fed7c395_b.jpg "PXL\_20210619\_213804282.MP") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/31573076@N00/54194505070/) ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/8 "2024-12-10T20:49:14Z")
Exploded diagram (kinda) of my lunch, 10 Dec 2024. Click on image for the full photo. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczN6x1vzFrIeBkO_ttxHzMczrhemqosTQbtYVTBZa_kOHJjH12BALhQaJrp57AbOtrO5FOGWdp5tO--f5mjkJzkL9BsyChhOduN1In6cXx09bbnX1uc=w600-h315-p-k "New item by j") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/xz89HDEXVQSCG58j8) j ---
**Author:** ![Dogginit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogginit/32/16920_2.png) [@Dogginit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogginit)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/9 "2024-12-11T12:32:49Z")
[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/t6Q0kfF.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/t6Q0kfF) ---
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/10 "2024-12-13T17:34:54Z")
[![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczMGc4nNB0D3zScZjJcuo7xuSjEuxWhQALrc7keSBbfp2f2xOp7Ax07PCEi-8nibiEmBMGNR1Hi0m4wkWwabWOqpKwaE7SyVoSqq_MBRHu4GmgA_7GIeSFuKoC-GYp8zsJqe0kDXrSAbGQRYFk6KBytgfg=w1220-h1626-s-no?authuser=0) ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczMGc4nNB0D3zScZjJcuo7xuSjEuxWhQALrc7keSBbfp2f2xOp7Ax07PCEi-8nibiEmBMGNR1Hi0m4wkWwabWOqpKwaE7SyVoSqq_MBRHu4GmgA_7GIeSFuKoC-GYp8zsJqe0kDXrSAbGQRYFk6KBytgfg=w1220-h1626-s-no?authuser=0) Footprints in a desert wash ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/11 "2024-12-13T20:50:36Z")
[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/2vPvRkt.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/2vPvRkt) Old decay and old growth ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/12 "2024-12-13T22:13:37Z")
[![](https://i.ibb.co/N6BMfB7/797456-E2-4-B89-451-B-8-D5-A-FED6-DAFE2-BDB.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/N6BMfB7/797456-E2-4-B89-451-B-8-D5-A-FED6-DAFE2-BDB.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/13 "2024-12-14T14:44:47Z")
My Jeep in a mustard field. January 2016. [![](https://i.imgur.com/lWuQdM1.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/lWuQdM1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/14 "2024-12-14T18:38:01Z")
Texture: hard, irregular, and slippery. [![](https://i.imgur.com/vSUwn2l.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/vSUwn2l.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/15 "2024-12-14T19:02:55Z")
Well-used telephone pole: [![](https://i.ibb.co/GvGJcQx/DSC-1188.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/GvGJcQx/DSC-1188.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/16 "2024-12-14T22:23:17Z")
Kitty cat fur. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczM6HpZ2816m5wMIyR1dSnY1Lnc5AUM0ac-we3Ju6ETXoG6ch-Z0DsnblO5jPA_-NwgB9lg6H_Yd1RieNnrHJuzoiUrt81oLPhSP-Usf9ucDgX0UIO8=w600-h315-p-k "New item by Steve Schoenwandt") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/vu9JuBRsPL29caq77) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/17 "2024-12-18T12:32:19Z")
Shave and a Haircut [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/6lNVfWv.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/6lNVfWv) ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/18 "2024-12-18T23:45:47Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/auiJtBl.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/auiJtBl.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/19 "2024-12-19T18:28:59Z")
Fireplace [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/k0Vmu2k.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/k0Vmu2k) ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173/20 "2024-12-20T00:24:30Z")
In the spirit of the season… [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54215529946_1d56cf53c2_b.jpg "IMG\_2167") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/54215529946/) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-25-december-2024-texture-poll-added/1011173.md?page=2)