Christopher D. Bennett
Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
State Fair Trip 2 – Collection 2
Here are a few more pictures of my trip to the State Fair. Last year I had only 1 goal and that was to see The Blue Band. Instead of getting to see The Blue Band I was nearly killed on a midway ride and spent the rest of the… Read More »State Fair Trip 2 – Collection 2
State Fair Trip 2 – Collection 1
A few pictures from my trip to the State Fair with Nader. We met up with Mom, Carla and Alexis. Later we met up briefly with the Baiers. I won them some Upper Iowa University band aids. I’m guessing their “Thank You” is in the mail. At the end of… Read More »State Fair Trip 2 – Collection 1
RWPE #33 – Silence
The submissions for last week’s theme SILENCE: Dawn Krause Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland A Carla Stensland B Carla Stensland C Carla Stensland D Becky Perkovich Mike Vest Dawn’s Poetry Submission: A Thought on Silence Not every moment needs to be filledSolid connection we quietly build No words need expressedNothing… Read More »RWPE #33 – Silence
Personal Photo Project of the Week #31 Alpha
I’m breaking these pictures up into two groups to try to maximize their appreciation. The Girl in the Blue Skirt Part 2 Alternates: More lilies tomorrow.
State Fair Koan
I went to the State Fair with Sara on Sunday night with the mistaken belief that we would go see Vanilla Ice and Tone Loc in concert. We were going to be ironic, not because we thought this would be good, but in the end, the joke was on us.… Read More »State Fair Koan
RWPE #32 – Silhouette
SILHOUETTE must not have tripped the trigger of many people. Only two submissions: Mike Vest Christopher D. Bennett Becky Perkovich Hopefully more people will find inspiration from what the Random Generator spit out this week: SILENCE As always I look forward to seeing the submissions.
Personal Photo Project of the Week #30
I ‘m pretty sure that there won’t be a lot of people out there clamoring for more of these pictures, but I like the frogs. Frog with Tail More pictures from the “Frog with Tail” series: Also while I was out and about I almost got a decent turtle picture.… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week #30
Contaminationville
I wasnt able to get out and about to see much of the flooding of Ames yesterday, but here are a few pictures from the flooding near the Computer Mine: Maybe next flood I will have a chance to prowl around and take more photos. Hopefully that flood isn’t in… Read More »Contaminationville
RWPE #31 – Paths
The submissions for last week’s theme PATHS: Dawn Krause Becky Perkovich Christopher D. Bennett Mike Vest Julie Johnson Dawn has taken quill in hand again and this is the result: Paths Two paths we could go loveTwo roads we could followOne leads us to warmth loveWhere hearts don’t feel hallow… Read More »RWPE #31 – Paths
Personal Photo Project of the Week #29
I’m going to publish the parts of the Personal Photo Project out of order compared to when they were taken relative to other Personal Photo Projects. I am doing this so that these pictures don’t get pushed back well past the birth of Baby Gorshe. 3 of 6 Here are… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week #29
Retired
“The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.” -Abe Lemons Sunday was my Mom’s retirement party. Here are a few pictures: There are more pictures from the party in the Mom’s Retirement Party Album.
In This Old Purple Town
“This song is about a man that tells the truth about things that didn’t happen. It seems to be a male thing.” -Glen Hansard – Introducing “Lies” at First Avenue – July 25, 2010 Most of this comes from an email that I wrote about my weekend in Minnesota. Sara… Read More »In This Old Purple Town
RWPE #30 – Reflections
There were numerous submissions for last week’s theme REFLECTIONS. I know that more than a few of these weren’t actually taken last week, but I will let it slide this time… So without further adieu, REFLECTIONS: Julie Johnson of The Joy is in the JourneyI consider Friday to be a… Read More »RWPE #30 – Reflections
Megiddo
“DOWN GOES NATURE! DOWN GOES NATURE! DOWN GOES NATURE!” -The voice of Howard Cosell inside my head At exactly 10 PM on July 29. 2010, I popped the top on two bottles of Virgil’s Micro-brewed Root Beer and Dawn and I celebrated the end of Hedgegeddon. We had just dumped… Read More »Megiddo
Group Photos
Last Wednesday I had my annual meal with Mark. He was back in the States for a few weeks and will be returning to Taiwan soon to begin his new post over there. One of the peculiar imbecilities of this world is that for the last 3 years Mark has… Read More »Group Photos