Happy Birthday Shannon
Today is Shannon’s birthday, so it must be time to wish her a Happy Birthday with a few pictures of the young lass! So to summarize, Happy Birthday Shannon!
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Christopher D. Bennett
Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 21
Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 21 was to take pictures at the Iowa State greenhouse. Where it Got Its Life Other pictures from this photo session: It is a beautiful facility and I recommend anybody that is on the Iowa State Campus during the day to check it… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 21
Slice of Life Vol. 1
I was going to sprinkle this into the Personal Photo Projects, but that hasn’t worked out, so I’m going to make this the new Thursday thing for this blog. I’m going to start scanning my Dad’s negatives and posting them on Thursday. These will be posted without commentary and in… Read More »Slice of Life Vol. 1
Adumbrate
I think that anybody that has spent an extensive time with me knows the location of my favorite bridge. Despite being the scene of a tragedy, my love of that bridge has actually increased recently as it has become a community art project of some kind. I don’t really like… Read More »Adumbrate
Memorial Day Weekend
I had a pretty awesome Memorial Day Weekend and saw all of the right people. Plus, my grill got quite the workout. The weekend started with FNSC at my humble abode. The group core was there, plus Jesse and Dawn. Jesse, Willy and I hung by the fire pit until… Read More »Memorial Day Weekend
RWPE #22 – Painting with Light
Last week’s theme really fired the imagination of some contributors as multiple people submitted multiple images for PAINTING WITH LIGHT. Mike Vest A Mike Vest B Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland A Carla Stensland B Dawn Krause A Dawn Krause B Justin Whitaker Dawn Weekly Poem Painting with Light Oh… Read More »RWPE #22 – Painting with Light
Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 20
Loneliness is Underrated This is a bit unusual. Up until this week I have posted the Personal Photo Project of the Week in the order that the project was attempted. This picture of Willy was actually slated for a June 11th publishing, but I decided to slide it up a… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 20
Social Networking and the Beast
Many of you know that I mostly avoid Facebook. I go on there once a week. On Monday nights. Many of you also know that I have a Twitter account. I have a Twitter Account for two reasons. 1. You can’t be this self-absorbed without having a Twitter Account. Doesn’t… Read More »Social Networking and the Beast
The Taiwan Times – May 2010
Hot off the presses! The latest issue of The Taiwan Times. The Taiwan Times By Mark Wolfram Reporting on God’s Mission in Taiwan May 2010 20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within… Read More »The Taiwan Times – May 2010
Euphony
I had Nate and Bethany staying with me this weekend. I let Nate choose my submission for RWPE and to be real honest, he actually picked my least favorite picture from the session. Regardless, I thought I would share a few more pictures from last week’s RWPE featuring a white… Read More »Euphony
RWPE #21 – Harmony
With the big holiday weekend there weren’t many submissions for last week’s theme – HARMONY. In fact, there were only two. Dawn Krause Christopher D. Bennett Mike Vest The Random Generator has spoken. The theme for this week is: Painting with Light This one is kind of tricky and involves… Read More »RWPE #21 – Harmony
Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 19
Theories Pass Derrick likes to tell a story (and I like to listen) about the album cover for Pink Floyd’s album Atom Heart Mother. This album features a picture of a cow. The story goes that the reason that this picture was selected for the album cover is that no… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 19
Reiman Gardens
I spent a good portion of Sunday wandering Reiman Garens with Mom, Grandma, Teresa and Logan. Don’t believe me? Here is photographic evidence: I learned plenty about gnomes. I might just have to invest in a gnome someday, but the gigantic toad in the Reiman Gardens gift shop might be… Read More »Reiman Gardens
The Yard
I have planted lots of flowers this year. Nothing has officially died yet. Where I come from, that is considered an accomplishment. This isn’t really a flower, but rotting rhubarb is kind of colorful. Another hopeful development is that my moonflower has started to ascend from the soil. On the… Read More »The Yard
Day Zero
Every once in awhile somebody introduces me to something fascinating that exists in the world that I did not know about. Sara did this with PostSecret. Shannon did this with Six-Word Memoirs. Last week, Dawn introduced me to Day Zero. For lack of a better term, it is a Motivational… Read More »Day Zero
RWPE #20 – Panning Camera Blur
Here are the submissions for last week’s Random Weekly Photo Experiment – PANNING CAMERA BLUR: Mike Vest Christopher D. Bennett Dawn Krause of Impassioned Versifier Debra Krause Justin Whitaker of American Buddhist Perspective It is very exciting to have Debra as a first time contributor, even though she accused me… Read More »RWPE #20 – Panning Camera Blur
Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 18
My goal for Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 18 was to capture a tulip picture. I visited tulips in my Mom’s yard, my Grandma’s yard and in Pella. After taking a lot of pictures, the photo below is the picture that best captures my tulip vision. Amen Here… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 18
Walk in the Park
A couple of weeks ago I went to Brookside to burn off a lunch hour. Here are a few of those photos: I need to get out of the mine more often.
A Small, Intimate Gathering
I had my, what could theoretically become, annual Birthday Barbecue on Saturday. I would like to thank all of the people that attended and made the evening special: Bardole, Shannon Bennett, Charlotte Cousin, Amy Daniel, Jeffrey Degeneffe, Austin Degeneffe, Melissa Degeneffe, Scott Dill, Colby Dill, Dan Dill, DJ Gorshe, Derrick… Read More »A Small, Intimate Gathering
Vacation Day 9B – Mother’s Day Early
I broke Day 9 into two post because of the large amount of pictures, if you recall. You are about to see the rest of those pictures. After all the flowers were planted, we all went our separate ways to wash up. Then the family reunited at the Stensland home… Read More »Vacation Day 9B – Mother’s Day Early
RWPE #19 – Leading Lines
Here are the submissions for last week’s Random Weekly Photo Experiment – LEADING LINES: Dawn Krause Mike Vest Teresa Kahler Christopher D. Bennett Becky Perkovich Dawn’s Poem Leading Line No come-ons were neededYou peeked into my soulWe saw each other clearlyAnd made each other whole No empty promises spokenNo need… Read More »RWPE #19 – Leading Lines