Pictures from Day 3 of the Mission Trip!
It is not an unimportant fact the Boone First United Methodist Church went undefeated in dance battles on this day.
Saint Paul Mission Trip – Day 3
Saint Paul Mission Trip – Day 2
More from the Mission Trip. These are from Day 2:
More from this transformational experience on the morrow!
Saint Paul Mission Trip – Day 1
Here are a few of the photos from Day 0 and Day 1 of the recent mission trip to Saint Paul (I didn’t take all these photos, even though I wish I could be at multiple places at the same time):
As usual, it was an incredible trip! If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I love talking about the mission trip, even though most people get sick of hearing about it.
Happy Birthday America!
This is unfortunately a little late, but Happy Independence Day to those of you that celebrate it!
On a personal note, this was the first year that fireworks was legal in Iowa in something like 70 years. If my neighborhood the last couple of weeks is any indication of the years to come, they can go back to being illegal.
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 94 – WATER
Today’s collection of WATER submissions took the usual holiday hit. However, a few stalwarts did manage to get submissions for WATER in by the 11 AM deadline.
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about submission rates. You came here to see the submissions.
Cathie Raley 1
Cathie Raley 2
Bill Wentworth
Christopher D. Bennett
Mike Vest
Micky Augustin
But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:
FLOWER!
FLOWER! What a great theme! I don’t think I have to get too in depth with the definition of FLOWER. They are the often pretty things on some plants. So get out into your flower bed or local garden or park or arboretum and take some pictures!
I can’t wait to see the interpretations next week!
HOUSEKEEPING
A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 RULES DIVISION
1. The picture has to be taken the week of the theme. This isn’t a curate your pictures challenge. This is a get your butt off the couch (my personal experience) and put your camera in your hands challenge. Don’t send me a picture of you next to the Eiffel Tower, when I know you were in Iowa all week. I will point out that I have let that slide some in the past. I will not in the future. Since it is literally about the only rule.
2. Your submission needs to be emailed to bennett@photography139.com by 11 AM on the Monday of the challenge. It should be pointed out that this blog auto-publishes at 12:01 on Mondays. So it wouldn’t hurt to get your picture in earlier.
That is it, them’s the rules.
A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION DIVISION
Nothing new to report. I’ll try to do better next week.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 GALLERY DIVISION
Sometimes people send me descriptions of their photos. I’ve never done anything with that information in the past. However, if you send me a description in the future, I will add it to your image in the Weekly Photo Challenge Gallery that houses all the submissions.
A MESSAGE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY 139 MISSION DIVISION
For those of you that are observant of my schedule, I will be in Saint Paul on a mission trip next Monday. That doesn’t change the schedule of events. The deadline for inclusion of your submission will still be 11 AM on Monday. At 12:01, next week’s theme will be revealed. I won’t have much access to my email until I return to the Cyclone State on Friday, therefore I won’t reveal the submission until I return or until I feel that I have adequately recovered physically, emotionally, and psychologically.
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That’s all I got for today, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will commune right here again next Monday. Hopefully it will be a very flowery Monday!
WEEK 93 – TIME
So I’m back from what what was a wonderful mission trip to Saint Paul! Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers for me and the other adult chaperones and our 14 youth that took on Saint Paul and had their relationships with God transformed.
If you are interested in hearing about the mission trip, don’t forget that we will be presenting on it at roughly 10:15 or so tomorrow in the basement of the Boone First United Methodist Church. All are welcome to join us in fellowship!
Also, here are the submissions for TIME:
Mike Vest
Stehpanie Kim
Cathie Raley
Christopher D. Bennett
Kim Barker 1
Kim Barker 2
Kim Barker 3
Bill Wentworth
I hope everybody’s WATER photo hunting is going well. I already have a couple of submissions!
09-22-07/Gallery
The images in the folder 09-22-07/gallery are from a barn on my Aunt Linda’s rental property.
Next Saturday’s walk down memory lane will involve trains.
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – WATER
This your reminder that this week’s theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is WATER!
WATER!
This is the perfect time of year to get all we behind the ears, but keep your camera dry. They are expensive and don’t play that well with WATER.
Happy photo harvesting!
9 Emotions Project – Logan
A couple weeks back Logan became the latest person to sit for the 9 Emotions Project:
In case, you’ve forgot the emotions:
Joy
Sadness
Anger
Amusement
Fear
Jealousy
Surprise
Sympathy
Boredom
I still have my eye on several of you posing for this project… Andy, Scottie D., Nader, Baier, Alisa, Shawn, Russell, Alexis, Elainie, Johnathan, Brandon… the list goes on. Maybe this would be a good activity if I bring back the birthday party in 2018. Hmmmmm…
Father’s Day Car Show
On Father’s Day the Methodist Men held their first car show. For a first time event, it was quite the success! There were 7 cars there and almost everybody in church came out and looked at and gawked and asked questions about the classic cars. Next year I anticipate getting quite a bit more cars. I have some plans for that.
Here are a few pictures from the event:
There are more pictures from the event. You can see them by clicking on the link below:
FATHER’S DAY CAR SHOW
The event made me wish that the Bennetts still had the old milk truck from… might have been before I was born.