Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
Before we get into the final collection of images from my day at the Iowa State Fair with Tall & Meaty, I need to acknowledge that today is International Workers Day. I normally might do a bigger write up on it and share a picture that I thought captured some… Read More »ISF: 08/12/2025 – Pioneer Hall
FRAN Some people take, some people get took — and they know they’re getting took — and there’s nothing they can do about it. BUD I wouldn’t say that -(trying to change the subject) What would you like to have for diner? There’s onion soup and canned asparagus- FRAN I… Read More »She Sends Me a Fruit Cake
Back in July Carla, Teresa, and I loaded up in a car after work and went to the Berry Patch Farm near Nevada so my sisters could pick berries. I also picked a few berries, but mostly I picked images. Gaze up on my wondrous harvest! It was a good… Read More »Berry Patch
Back in July Russell, Andree, and your truly loaded into a Cadillac and headed south to Kansas City for some fried chicken. But we couldn’t just go for fried chicken and turnaround. So we went to the College Basketball Experience next to Hilton South as we are all major basketball… Read More »Kansas City Road Trip: CBE
WARNING: Next Monday I’ll be in a few airports or flying through the friendly skies (or whatever Delta’s slogan is) so don’t expect to anything resembling a reminder on Monday. You are going to have to be your own man or woman or person. As of 12:01 PM on Monday,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 554 – FLOWER
Last Sunday I wrote about the bakery in Denison known as The Bake Shop. But while I had my breakfast there, I also had my lunch there. It had been a while since I had a tenderloin and I also hadn’t had lunch that day, I also ate lunch there.… Read More »Tenderloining: Denison Field Work
Time to share another collection of images I took at the No Kings Rally at the Iowa State Capital in October of last year. Because of my coming trip to America’s armpit Orlando, Florida I have written this post well into the future. But it is probably a safe bet… Read More »Be Kind and Grow Love
Time once again to share more pictures from my 2nd trip to the Iowa State Fair last year. The trip with the gents from Tall + Meaty. Last time we focused on turtle pictures. This time…. more turtle pictures! Here is the next collection: Still one more collection of pictures… Read More »ISF: 08/12/2025 – More Turtles
Rick’s intention suddenly dawns on Ilsa. ILSA No, Richard, no. What has happened to you? Last night we said — RICK — Last night we said a great many things. You said I was to do the thinking for both of us. Well, I’ve done a lot of it since… Read More »Here’s Looking at You Kid
Time to share the final and second collection of images from my trip up to Minneapolis to go see The Swell Season with Bethany. Last time we were just finishing up in the area around Cheapo Records on the way to Electric Fetus Records. Seems most people I know don’t… Read More »The Swell Trip Ends
Last Tuesday I shared the first part of the collection of images from Jesse and I’s trip to Decorah to go to the only true pizza farm in Iowa. We will start where we left off last week at Dunnings’s Springs Park and quickly start sharing pictures from the pizza… Read More »Pizza Farm Road Trip: Luna Valley Farm
ABSTRACT! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 13, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Alexis Stensland – 1 week2-Brandon Kahler – 2 weeks3-Becky Parmelee – 2 weeks*4-Monica Jennings –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 553 – ABSTRACT
One of the good parts about road trips is that you discover amazing places that you didn’t know existed. I recently discovered one of those places when I stopped at a bakery in Denison. I was really just bored and needed to get out of the house and maybe I… Read More »Donut O’Clock: Denison Field Work
Time to share another collection of images from the No Kings Rally from back in October. It was a beautiful October afternoon with thousands of people participating in this pro democracy rally. Here are the pictures: There still are plenty more pictures to share from the rally.
Time to share another collection of images from my 2nd trip to the Iowa State Fair. This one with the good gents of Tall & Meaty. Last time we left off I was still prowling around the vacant fairgrounds before the sun came up. We will start again there, but… Read More »ISF: 08/12/2025 – Turtles
SAM Boss, let’s get out of here. RICK emphatically No, sir. I’m waiting for a lady. SAM earnestly Please, boss, let’s go. Ain’t nothing but trouble for you here. RICK She’s coming back. I know she’s coming back. SAM We’ll take the car and drive all night. We’ll get drunk.… Read More »Of All the Gin Joints
Back in July I loaded Bokeh up into the RAV4 and we headed up to Minneapolis to meet up with Bethany and go see my favorite band The Swell Season in concert. On the way to the concert we stopped at a couple of record stores. I also took a… Read More »The Swell Trip Begins
Back in July Jesse and I loaded up into the RAV4 and headed to Decorah to eat at the only true pizza farm in Iowa. Luna Valley Farm. But on our way there we also stopped at Iowa’s best waterfall. Dunnng’s Spring waterfall on the way to pizza. If you… Read More »Pizza Farm Road Trip: Dunning’s Springs
MISTAKES! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 6, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Jesse Howard – 1 week2-Brandon Kahler – 1 week3-Becky Parmelee – 1 week4-Jen Ensley-Gorshe –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 552 – MISTAKES
It undeniably sucks when Michigan wins anything. But it is even worse when the college basketball season ends in such a manner. Now everything is super sad. This is how I try to describe being a sports fan like this to people that aren’t a sports fan: Watching your favorite… Read More »#WAFFLELIFE – Tree Waffles
As you know, I’m super behind on sharing photos. I’m about to start sharing pictures from a No Kings Rally. But it isn’t the most recent rally. These are from the one October of last year. So it predates the pointless war in Iran that is crippling the world economy,… Read More »Smart People Don’t Like Me