It is the 5th day of September. Seems like a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from August. I didn’t travel much in August. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a busy month. At least parts of it. Here are the August Selfies: August 1 August 2… Read More »Selfie Project – August 2026
This is the final collection of images from Day 2 of my trip to Ireland with Andy. Last Friday we left off with pictures of people crossing the Carrick-a-Rede Bridge. We will start right up in the same place. This made me miss the old swinging bridge in McHose Park.… Read More »Ireland Day 2: Conclusion
Here you come againJust when I’ve begun to get myself togetherYou waltz right in the door, just like you’ve done beforeAnd wrap my heart ’round your little finger Here you come againJust when I’m about to make it work without youYou look into my eyes and lie those pretty liesAnd… Read More »Here You Come Again
Continuing down the road of my 2025 Christmas experience today. This was what I would consider my final Christmas event. Going to Reiman Gardens for Winter Wonderscape. Here is the first collection of images from the event: Still one more collection of images from this sweet event left to share.
Time for another collection of images from the 2025 National Balloon Classic I attended with Ernie and Teresa. Still plenty more pictures from this event left to share!
PARK! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! I can’t wait to see how many different parks are represented! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, August 24, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Sara Lockner – 1… Read More »WPC – WEEK 572 – PARK
Time to share the cell phone pictures from Day 3 of the Route 66 Road Trip – Phase 1. We started the morning at the Meramec Caverns Campground. It had rained all night. In the morning it was nice and cool. We had breakfast at the Meramec Caverns diner as… Read More »The Mother Road: Day 3 Snaps
Time to share the rest of the pictures I took at a pro democracy rally in Ames with Jen on January 10. Hard to believe that since this rally, gas prices are up $1.30 a gallon. Ground beef has gone up to almost $7 a pound. Steak is over $13… Read More »Rise Above the Chaos
Last Friday when we left off we had just crossed the Carrick-a-Rede bridge over to Carrick-a-Rede Island. Here are the pictures: Ireland is just so amazingly beautiful! These steps are much scarier than the bridge, by a long shot! Only one more collection of pictures from Day 2 in Ireland… Read More »Ireland Day 2: Carrick-a-Rede Bridge
Love is like a butterfly (love is like a butterfly)As soft and gentle as a sighThe multicolored moods of love are like its satin wingsLove makes your heart feel strange insideIt flutters like soft wings in flightLove is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing (love is like) I… Read More »Love is Like a Butterfly
Time for another look back at my Christmas season last year. We’ve covered Christmas treats making and the Christmas Eve candlelight service. Today I’m going to share some pictures from the present opening at Teresa’s on Christmas day. Here are the pictures: My Christmas season wasn’t done quite yet though!… Read More »Christmas Day 2025
Last Tuesday I indicated that my computer was dying and was to the point that I could barely even do any kind of photo editing. The good news is that I have replaced my old broken down computer with a new goodness. The bad news is that because of AI… Read More »2025 National Balloon Classic – Beta
MEANING OF LIFE! 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, August 17, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Becky Parmelee – 1 week*2-Alexis Stensland – 1 week3-Michelle Haupt – 2 weeks4-Suzie… Read More »WPC – WEEK 571 – MEANING OF LIFE
By the time this publishes, I will have my entries for the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon in my possession. So I can reveal what pictures I entered this year. Here they are: Selected for Display Not selected for Display Selected for Display Not Selected for Display Next year I… Read More »The Mother Road: Day 2 Snaps
Back in January I attended a pro democracy rally in Ames with Jen. This was shortly after ICE agents had murdered Renee Nicole Good, mother of three and poet in the streets of Minneapolis. Here are some pictures from the rally: Here is a list of people that have been… Read More »Ice Off Our Streets
Our last stop up on the North Atlantic Coast before heading for our hotel was Carrick-a-Rede. This is a place that is most famous for a rope bridge that is suspended over the Atlantic Ocean. Here is some information about it from the National Trust website: The famous Carrick-a-Rede rope… Read More »Ireland Day 2: Carrick-a-Rede
I wanna sit you down and talkI wanna pull back the veilsAnd find out what it is I’ve done wrongI wanna tear these curtains downI want you to meet me somewhereTonight in this old tourist townAnd we’ll go Low rising‘Cause we’ve gotta come upWe’ve gotta come upLow rising‘Cause there’s no… Read More »Low Rising
Time for another collection of images from my Christmas season last year. This collection of images I took of the Candlelight Service at Boone First United Methodist Church last year. It is well documented that this is my favorite church service every year. Here are some pictures: There are still… Read More »Candlelight Service – 2025
It is time to start showing pictures from the 2025 National Balloon Classic in Indianola. Normally, this would normally start with a larger collection of images, but my computer is on the struggle bus and will probably need to be replaced in the nearish future, so you get what you… Read More »2025 National Balloon Classic – Alpha
I realize now that I never really announced how I did at the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon this year. Here is the card they sent: I got two in. If you are looking for them at the Fair, 1 is a Black and White Place. I think the other… Read More »WPC – WEEK 570 – I CAN’T EVEN
A couple of weeks back Andy and I hit the open road in an attempt to drive half of the Mother Road. Route 66. America’s highway! While I took a ton of pictures with the “real” camera, I’m not ready to show those. Not by a long shot Chet. But… Read More »The Mother Road: Day 1 Snaps