This is the final collection of images from my final trip to the Iowa State Fair with Teresa and Valeri. Meaning that it is the final collection of images from last year’s Iowa State Fair. Period. Last Friday we left off in line to pick up my submissions to the… Read More »ISF: 08/17/2025: Rebecca St. James
This week’s flowertography session took place at the Iowa Arboretum. This flowertography session was about the last flowertography session I had in 2025. The first few pictures though were not taken at the Iowa Arboretum. The first 2 were taken in my yard. The next 2 were taken on the… Read More »Iowa Arboretum Trip I
Way back in November I shared pictures of Boone First United Methodist Church’s annual community Thanksgiving meal prep work and some pictures from the Photography 139 Aerial Team known as Rodan139. I intended to shortly thereafter share the regular ground images from the Thanksgiving meal. But I didn’t. Which brings… Read More »Boone FUMC Thanksgiving – 2025
It is the 2nd day of May. Seems like a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from May. I travelled a bit in May. A little for work and a little for leisure. Here are the May Selfies: May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May… Read More »Selfie Project – May 2026
FRAMED! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, May 25, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: *1-Mary Green – 1 week2-Becky Parmelee – 1 week*3-Ernie Redd – 1 week4-Johnathan Stensland –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 559 – FRAMED
Time for more from my super boring food “adventure” to lame Orlando, Florida. This is the final collections of images from this trip. To start the day, the Per Diem account sat at: $233.12 Here are the pictures: For the 4th time on this trip I ate at the sports… Read More »Orlando Work Trip – Day 5, 6, & 7
It has been a really long time since I’ve shared any pictures from any Iowa State football games. Way back in December I shared pictures from the Spirit Walk before the Iowa State-BYU football game. But I’ve never gotten around to sharing the pictures from the Step Concert. Until now!… Read More »ISU vs. BYU: Step Concert
Last Friday we left off from my last trip to the State Fair with Teresa and Valerie looking at the baby animals. This collection will start with the baby animals and then wander all over the place. From food to the Agriculture Building to sewing competitions to Pioneer Hall. Here… Read More »ISF: 08/17/2025: Exhibits
GEORGE’S VOICE(off-screen)There’s a burlesque in Union City. Let’s go over to Union City… ANGIE’S VOICE(off-screen)Yeah, you’re the one who don’t even wanna take a ride onna subway for half an hour. Now, you wanna go alla way over to Union City… GEORGE’S VOICE(off-screen)I feel like playing cards. I saw Richie… Read More »And I’m a Fat, Ugly Little Man
I haven’t hammered out any backlog lately, so today seems like a good time to knock out the May backlog from 2025. These are pictures that I took in May of last year that never fit into a previous “An Artist’s Notebook” post. These pictures were taken either in Colo… Read More »May Leftovers
Time for the second and final collection of images from the trip to Bluff Lake Catfish Farm. Last Tuesday we left off at the swinging bridge in Eden Valley Park. Here are the pictures: It was a fantastic trip and I’d like to return again this year, but it sounds… Read More »Bluff Lake Catfish Farm
Today is Memorial Day. The day we honor and mourn the military personnel that died while serving in the Armed Forces. Iowa Veterans Cemetery – Van Meter, Iowa Even now, from the peace and calm of a spring day in America’s heartland, we can imagine what it must have been… Read More »WPC – WEEK 558 – ABANDONED
Time for more from my super boring food “adventure” to lame Orlando, Florida. From this point on, I can’t say I had a single meal from outside the Hilton Orlando. Because there is literally nothing around the hotel besides the convention center and a collection of some of the worst… Read More »Orlando Work Trips – Days 3 & 4
Time to share the final collection of images from the No Kings pro democracy rally I attended at the Iowa State Capitol with Jesse back in October. Have a looksie: It was a great event filled with patriotic Americans wanting America to do better. Hopefully someday soon we stop circling… Read More »Immigrants Make America Great
Last time we left off from my last trip to the Iowa State Fair we were just getting to the Cultural Center. This collection of images will mostly involve the Cultural Center. My favorite building at the Iowa State Fair. Here are the pictures: There are still plenty more pictures… Read More »ISF: 08/17/2025: Cultural Center
INSIDE THE CHURCH. The parishioners are making their ways to the door. A few silent penitents still kneel here and there in the long empty rows of pews. The large, almost empty church is filled now with organ MUSIC. Both Marty and his mother seem a little depressed as they… Read More »One Step fromma Streets!
This year I did senior pictures for two different pillars of our future. Thought today I would share a few images from Alexander’s photo shoot. Have a look: I’ll be very excited to see what the future holds for young Alexander! I have a feeling it is very bright!
Last August, Jay and Jesse and Willy and I loaded into the RAV4 and drove out east to check off an Iowa bucket list item for me. What was to visit and seasonal restaurant near Maquoketa Caves State Park that goes by the name of Bluff Lake Catfish Farm. It… Read More »Road to Bluff Lake Catfish Farm
SIGNS! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, May 11, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Brandon Kahler – 1 week2-Johnathan Stensland – 1 week3-Logan Kahler – 1 week4-Mary Green –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 557 – SIGNS
Today is Stephanie Kim’s birthday. If you are reading this post I am out celebrating her birthday and haven’t had anything that resembles the time to put together a post of all of your undoubtedly delightful SIGNS submissions. I’ll try to put together such a post later today. However, just… Read More »Week 558 Theme Reveal
Time to start sharing my food adventure in awful Orlando, Florida. Only don’t get too glued to your seat. It is super boring, like Orlando itself. I basically never left the hotel (except to go to the convention center) because there was nothing to do anywhere near our hotel. Almost… Read More »Orlando Work Trip – Days 1 & 2