Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
I love the songs I hated when I was young Because they take me back where I come from When every broken heart seemed like the end When everyone was someone different then But I can’t be alone in a crowded room Where my thoughts, they run like water down… Read More »Harder to Forgive
Time to share another collection of images taken while harvesting the town signs of Scott County. Every single last one of these pictures was taken in Le Claire. Le Claire is probably the best town in Scott County. If you like artsy stuff and antiques, it is a definite must… Read More »Scott County Aux. – Vol. 2
I’m not a big fan of auto racing, but the IMCA Super Nationals is probably the biggest even in Boone every year. This year I thought I would go out and take a few drone pictures of the parking lot the morning after they got over. The next time we… Read More »Rodan139: IMCA
SKY! A great theme, but was it the limit for the amount of people that would participate this week? You will have to keep scrolling to find out: As of 12:01 PM on Monday, September 4, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses): 1-Suzie… Read More »WPC – WEEK 418 – SKY
A couple weeks back Logan and Nathanial’s barbecue team Tall & Meaty competed in a barbecue contest in Guthrie Center. It was there second contest they have entered as a team. They also entered the Pufferbilly Days Barbecue Contest. This was the first year of the Guthrie Center contest. It… Read More »Tall & Meaty – Guthrie Center BBQ Competition
Time for the final collection of images I took on a foggy January morning out walking the High Trestle Trail. What is different about many of the pictures from this collection from the ones in the previous collections is that many of these are taken with a telephoto lens. The… Read More »Even More of a Foggy Morn on the Trail
This is the final collection of images from the trip I took to Clear Lake to Teresa to see the Color the Wind Festival. I can only reiterate that is pretty sweet and definitely worth checking out if you ever get the chance. A good chance that I’ll go check… Read More »Color the Wind – Four
I haven’t seen my father in some time But his face is always staring back at me His heavy hands hang at the ends of my arms And my colors change like the sea But I don’t worry much about time lost I’m not gunning for the dreams I couldn’t… Read More »Most of All
Time to start sharing the auxiliary images from my trip to Scott County to harvest their town signs. Scott County was the second to last county I went to for THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT. It was a county I knew would be challenging cause of the Quad Cities, but it… Read More »Scott County Aux. – Vol. 1
I recently too Rodan139 out for a flight to capture a picture of this year’s parking space paintings in the Boone High School parking lot. I think there are some good ones there this year. It makes me wonder how I would have painted my parking space if they did… Read More »Rodan139: BHS Parking Lot
I need to point out that today is the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States over 20 years ago. I think I’ve recounted my experience on 9/11 here before. I think it probably wasn’t much different than most people that didn’t live in an attacked city. Going… Read More »WPC – WEEK 417 – SHOES
This Sundays food adventure is a little different. Finally getting around to sharing pictures of Scott’s progeny Austin competing at the Iowa State Fair barbecue contest. I’ve went for a free trip to the State Fair and to photo-document Austin’s day. It is always interesting watching a Youth competition to… Read More »Baby Got Rack Jr. Goes to the State Fair
A couple weeks back I shared a collection of pictures I took on the Hight Trestle Trail back in January. Here is a second collection of those images. Winter is a big time overrated time to visit the High Trestle Trail. It is cold, but you usually get the trail… Read More »More of A Foggy Morn on the Trail
Time for another collection of pictures I took when I went to the Color the Wind Festival in Clear Lake, Iowa back in February. I’ve never been much of a kite guy, but seeing some of these kites make me wish I was a kite guy. But I don’t want… Read More »Color the Wind – Three
He wasn’t really known for breaking the rules When he arrived in the second year of my high school He wasn’t so much of a twist of fate As a short turn up from a Southern state He was born with a sweet tooth he couldn’t beat Always trying to… Read More »Sugartooth
Time for the final collection of auxiliary images I took while harvesting the town signs of Dubuque County. The first few images in the collection are from the New Melleray Abbey. It is a monastery of Trappist Monks that supports themselves by making coffins. Yes. Coffins. Here is some information… Read More »Dubuque County Aux. – Vol. 4
I recently took Rodan139 down for a quick flight around the grounds of the Kate Shelley Museum. I should really take Rodan139 every day while it is still illegal to fly. Rodan139 is a DJI Mavic Pro2. On September 16, it will be illegal to fly the guy without adding… Read More »Rodan139: Kate Shelley Museum
To all of us who toil on the frontlines in the mines of America, I wish us a happy Labor Day! If you don’t know why we celebrate Labor Day, it is a celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. What kind of social and economic achievements?… Read More »WPC – WEEK 416 – NATURE
A couple of months back Jesse and I went to the Des Moines Arts Festival. We consumed art, drink, food, and ice cream. If you’ve never been to the Des Moines Art Festival is is a hard recommend for me. UNLESS… you don’t like art or music or food. And… Read More »Food Truckin’: Des Moines Art Festival Field Work
Time to share a fourth collection of found art from Boone or near Boone that I’m calling THE BOONE ART CENTER PROJECT. Most of these pictures were taken east of Boone or in Boone. One is taken south of Boone. Maybe my favorite collection yet! Not sure when I will… Read More »Boone Art Center Gallery Four
Time for a second collection of images from the Color the Wind Festival in Clear Lake that I attended with Teresa. Despite the cold it was a pretty amazing experience. There is a fair chance I will go back again this year. See what new crazy and amazing kites people… Read More »Color the Wind – Two