Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
Time for more pictures from my second trip to the Iowa State Fair with the Gorshes. Last time I started sharing pictures from Layla’s dance performance. This time I will share the rest of the dance performance pictures and start on the images from the rest of the day. Here… Read More »ISF: 08/10/2024: Irish Dance Party
I got the blues but I don’t mindAll I have to do is get to youand then I feel just fine I’m on a downer, but not all the wayWhen I’m feeling low you do your thingjust so, and then I feel OK You’re so good, the way you giveYou’re… Read More »I Got The…
Time for another collection of pictures from my trip to the National Balloon Classic with Jesse. This is the second to last collection of images. I’d like to make it there again this year. In fact, I’d like to ride in a hot air balloon this year. But I have… Read More »National Balloon Classic: Sunsetting Balloons
Time to clean up the backlog a bit. This is a collection of images taken at Rinehart’s and Rieman’s that have just never found their way into a different post. These pictures were taken on the same day as the sunflower images and the zinnia images from the last two… Read More »I Want a Perfect Body
WIDE ANGLE! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices in motion? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 17, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Mary Green – 1 week2-Becky Parmelee – 1 week*3-Alexis Stensland – 3 weeks4-Sabas… Read More »WPC – WEEK 503 – WIDE ANGLE
We are done with the food adventures in Austin, but we aren’t returning to an exactly normal food adventure. It is a food adventure from around here, but the restaurant is the family restaurant of the lady friend of a good friend of mine. So, while it was fantastic, I’m… Read More »Steak-umm: Altoona Field Work
It is a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images I took in April. It was a fairly busy month. There was the end of the season of Lent. There was also the work trip to Philadelphia. A busier month than most. Here are the April selfie images:… Read More »Selfie Project – April 2025
Time for more pictures from my second trip to the Iowa State Fair last year. This trip was with the Gorshe. Last time it was all pictures I took while wandering around waiting for Layla to take the dance stage. This collection is more of those images and then some… Read More »ISF: 08/10/2024 – Irish Dance Party Begins
It’s nice to hear your voice againI’ve waited all day longEven wrote a song for youIt’s strange, the way you make me feelWith just a word or twoI’d like to do the same for you It’s nice to hear you say “hello”And “how are things with you?I love you”But very… Read More »Bless the Telephone
Time for another collection of images from my trip to the National Balloon Classic in Indianola with Jesse. There is no real way to describe this collection other than it is a bunch of balloons taking off. Some of them are are participating in a contest where they throw something… Read More »National Balloon Classic: More Balloons!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Who are your favorite submitters? Obviously all of you are my favorites. But the real ones do 4 things. This isn’t to single Mary out. It is just an example I have from this week. Those are great pictures, but they can barely… Read More »WPC – WEEK 502 – SUNSHINE
If everything goes well (and last year it didn’t) when this goes live on the website and hits the email inbox of the email subscribers, I will either be waiting to board a plane in Chicago OR sitting on a plane in Chicago waiting for it to take-off and return… Read More »WPC – WEEK 503 Theme Reveal
The 6th day of my Computer Mine Conference trip was just the trip home. After Day 5, this is what was left in my per diem account: $257.98 Our flight was too early in the morning for me to even hit the RP Club for breakfast. No breakfast. Cell phone… Read More »Trip Home from Austin
This is the final collection of images from my trip to the Valley Junction Farmer’s Market with Jay. These pictures more concentrate on the food and music of the farmer’s market. Here is the final collection of images: While I enjoyed my time at the Valley Junction Farmer’s Market, I… Read More »VJ Farmer’s Market: Music & Food
It time for the first collection of images from my trip to the Iowa State Fair with a few of the Gorshe. I went down to the fair with Jen and Evie to watch Layla do some Irish dancing. Evie was still on the IR recovering from a track injury.… Read More »ISF: 08/10/2024 – Pre-Irish Dance Party
You don’t know how you move meDeconstruct me and consume meI’m all used up, I’m out of luck I am star struckBy something in your eyesThat is keeping my hope alive But I’m sick of myself when I look at youSomething is beautiful and trueIn a world that’s ugly and… Read More »Sick of Myself
Time for the 2nd collection of pictures from the National Balloon Classic in Indianola from last year. A trip I made with Jesse. In this collection the first balloons take to the sky! Here are the pictures: Still a ton of pictures from the Classic left to share!
This is the 2nd collection of images taken from my trip to the Valley Junction Farmer’s Market with Jay. This one more concentrates on some of the fascinating art that we encountered. Here are the pictures: There is still one more collection of images left to share from this little… Read More »VJ Farmer’s Market: Art
EMOTION WITHOUT A FACE! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices in motion? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 14, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Sara Lockner – 1 week2-Becky Parmelee – 1 week*3-Alexis Stensland –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 501 – EMOTION WITHOUT A FACE
Happy Easter everybody! Christ is risen! Here is the Easter Devotional I would like to share: Many churches of all denominations begin worship on Easter Sunday by singing “Christ the Lord is Risen Today.” Charles Wesley’s lyrics wonderfully celebrate how Jesus’ resurrection is God’s victory over death, and call us to tell the… Read More »Austin Grub: Day 5
I had always heard the legend of the Valley Junction Farmer’s Market. Some claimed it was as good or better than the Downtown Des Moines Farmer’s Market. I had never been, so it was on my list of things to visit last year. Jay actually agreed to go and one… Read More »VJ Farmer’s Market: Initial Impressions