Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
10 weeks in the books! Day 64: My Name Begins With… Day 65: Lines* Day 66: Alone Day 67: Here Forever Day 68: Getting Ready Day 69: White Day 70: Made By Me** Last week’s collection was very diverse in location. 6 different cities. 4 different states were represented. This… Read More »365 Day Photo Challenge: 64-70
Inferiority Complex – 2013 This week’s Personal Photo Project was to photograph a hibiscus. Unfortunately this year, either I wasn’t feeling the hibiscus or our schedules didn’t line up or lighting was always terrible. Whatever the reason, I took very few hibiscus pictures this year. But hibiscus lovers, fear not,… Read More »Personal Photo Project No. 186
Some pictures from the Bennett-McVicker Family Reunion highlight this collection. House from Bennett-McVicker Reunion John W. Bennett Bennett-McVicker Reunion Your Humble Narrator and Fluffy Bennett-McVicker Reunion Linda Bennett-McVicker Reunion Gerald, David, Linda Johnny, Bernice, Gerald, Linda, David Linda David, Linda, Gerald, Johnny
A few week backs I went to Kentucky with Teresa and Logan to visit Ernie. Here are a few pictures from that trip from the phone: Tom’s Pancake House and Restaurant Somewhere I made a great joke about a pancake cooking a pancake, but nobody has enjoyed it, so I… Read More »Kentucky Mini Vacation – Phone Edition
Today’s pictures come from the following folder: Backup/My Pictures/Sports/ISU Football/ vs. Baylor These pictures were taken on October 8, 2005. Next week’s folder will be: Backup/My Pictures/Sports/ISU Football/Vs. Illinois State
Week 9 is down! Day 57: Entrance Day 58: 10 Minutes from Home Day 59: Corridor Day 60: Lucky Day 61: Cluttered Day 62: Dangerous Day 63: Together The next 7 Themes: Day 64: My Name Begins With… Day 65: Lines Day 66: Alone Day 67: Here Forever Day 68:… Read More »365 Day Photo Challenge: 57-63
Unsolved My Personal Photo Project this week was to photograph the most famous allegedly haunted house in Iowa. The Villisca Axe Murder House. I will state that I don’t believe in ghosts, but I am open to the possibility of their existence. In the same vein, I’m open to the… Read More »Personal Photo Project No. 185
Lots of school pictures in this collection: Gerald Linda David Teresa Teresa, Russ, Brandon, Logan Myrtle Kurtz Linda Barbara and Bob Wedding
I recently made a trip with Logan and Teresa to see Ernie in Kuttawa, Kentucky. We were leaving in the evening on a Wednesday night, so we would be eating supper on the road before we nestled down for a Motel 6 nap. As you can tell by either listening… Read More »Tenderloining – Gramma’s Kitchen – Walcott
These pictures were taken on September 10, 2005. They are from the following folder: Backup/My Pictures/Sports/ISU Football/vs. Iowa Next week’s folder will be: Backup/My Pictures/Sports/ISU Football/vs. Baylor
Week 8 is in the book. A reminder that all pictures are taken and edited with my phone, frequently on bike rides. Day 50: Lost Day 51: Stairs Day 52: Slow Day 53: A Room Day 54: Yellow Day 55: In the Background Day 56: Culture The Next 7 Themes:… Read More »365 Day Photo Challenge: 50-56
Just Exists This week’s Personal Photo Project was to photograph some of the beautiful clematis in my neighborhood. My direct neighbors Stan and Noreen have a wonderful patch of clematis growing up the back fence in their yard. My near neighbor Amy has a wonderful arch with clematis growing all… Read More »Personal Photo Project No. 184
This week’s collection is a tad bit smaller than usual. I won’t borrow you with the reasons why, but I will point out that this collection is heavy on my Aunt Linda! Jim Kurtz and Linda Johnny and Bob Linda Melvin and Ruth Linda Melvin and Ruth
One of the activities that the Mission Committee (chaired by my Mom) from my church (First United Methodist) does every year is organize animals from the 4-H exhibits at the Boone County Fair to be brought to the local nursing home for the residents to enjoy. When this happened at… Read More »Methodists, 4-H, and a Nursing Home…
These pictures came from the following folder: Backup/My Pictures/Sports/ISU Football/New Folder Next week’s folder will be: Backup/My Pictures/Sports/ISU Football/vs Iowa
7 weeks in the books… Day 43: Macro Day 44: Fast Day 45: Trash Day 46: The Best Day 47: Cooking Day 48: Exercise Day 49: Someone You Spoke to Today The next 7 themes are: Day 50: Lost Day 51: Stairs Day 52: Slow Day 53: A Room Day… Read More »365 Day Photo Challenge: 43-49
The Little White City Another one of Shannon and I’s stops on the Southwest Iowa Road Trip was to Stanton. We went there for two reasons. One was to eat lunch (that ended in abysmal failure, well we did eat lunch, but only the onion rings are worth talking about)… Read More »Personal Photo Project #183
More old timey Bennetts! Gerald’s Car: 1957 Cadillac Grandma Needham and Barb Linda Bernice Needham Bennett Teresa Mildred and Fred Lemons Wedding
I’ve wanted to try the tenderloin at Cole’s in Slater ever since I read this article in the Ames Tribune: Little shop keeps up memory of fallen Marine But it would seem that every time I ended up in Slater, the only thing on my mind was their delicious ice… Read More »Tenderloining – Cole’s – Slater
Today’s images come from the following folder: Backup/My Pictures/Sports/ISU Football/at Nebraska These images were taken on October 1, 2005. Next week’s folder will be: Backup/My Pictures/Sports/ISU Football/at Nebraska