Back in April I loaded up the car with Nader and we drop over to Dysart because I wanted to check out their collection of illusions. It turns out that many of them aren’t in great shape and I think 2 of them are completely gone. At least we went… Read More »Dysart Illusion Road Trip – I
Time to share the balance of pictures I took from my trip to the Des Moines Arts Festival with Jesse: The last few pictures were taken at Gray’s Lake after we had left the Arts Festival. Where we look at God’s art… nature!
Back in June Jesse and I went to the Des Moines Arts Festival. It had been a few years since I had been and it was a pretty good time. I will probably try to go again next year. Still one more collection of images to share from this day.
Time to share the final collection of pictures from the road trip I took with Nader after I dropped off my entries at the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. This collection starts where the last collection last off. In a park in Manning. They changed their sign… It was a… Read More »Photo Drop-Off Road Trip III
Today is Suzie’s birthday. So I need to wish her a happy birthday! Happy birthday Suzie! Suzie is the short one in the picture, in case you didn’t know! I hope you have an amazing birthday! +++++++ Time to share more pictures from the road trip I took with Nader… Read More »PHOTO DROP-OFF ROAD TRIP II
Back in April I went to The Workspace at the Memorial Union on Iowa State University’s campus with Teresa, Carla, Monica, and Graham and did some painting with fire. I took some pictures of course: It was a good time! I should go to more activities there than I do!
Time to finish off the March backlog. All of these images were alternates for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE in one way or another. Some were for BLUE. Others were for COMPETITION. It feels good to have the March backlog cleared out. I don’t think April is ready for a backlog… Read More »Feel Sorry for Yourself
If you or somebody you know is looking for a Thanksgiving Meal, my church is having it’s annual FREE Thanksgiving Meal again this year. Check out the flyer below for information: I should be there for at least part of it. Hope to see some of you there! +++++++ This… Read More »Photo Drop-off Road Trip I
Here it is. The final collection of auxiliary images I took during THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT. Finally being shared almost 14 months after I took them. Closing the book on pictures I took in 2022. To be honest there is one last collection of pictures I took in 2022, but… Read More »Davis County Aux. – Vol. 4
One of the things I like to do before I take my entries for the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon down to enter them is going to the State Center Rose Garden to photograph the roses. This year the due date for the Photography Salon happened to be the same… Read More »State Center Rose Festival
This is the second to last collection of auxiliary images from trips I made to harvest signs for THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT. I made this trip with Teresa. This collection starts where the last collection left off. Just outside of Bloomfield. The Dutchman’s Store is located in Cantril and I… Read More »Davis County Aux. – Vol. 3
Because last week was so messed up, I didn’t get my planned Halloween post put together, so here it goes. I hope everybody had a good Halloween. I had 51 trick-or-treaters, which was less than last year, but about average. Now time for my annual Halloween Candy Bar Power Rankings… Read More »Happy Halloween – Late
I need to start this milestone post by wishing Elainie a happy birthday! Happy birthday Elainie! I hope your birthday is amazing!! +++++++ Today is also Layla’s birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAYLA! I hope you have an awesome birthday! +++++++ Can you believe that this is the 5,005th entry in the… Read More »Post 5,005
Here is the final collection of images from the birthday road trip I took with Jesse and Nader. On the way back we stopped at The Grotto of the Redemption. Nader had never been to it before, which was no shocker. But this was also Jesse’s first trip there. But… Read More »Birthday Road Trip Denouement
We begin this collection of auxiliary images I took on my trip to Davis County with Teresa to harvest the town signs of Davis County where the last collection left off. In the beautiful town square of Bloomfield. This collection will also include pictures from the Dutch Country General Store.… Read More »Davis County Aux. – Vol. 2
Back in August I breakfasted at the Mason Jar in Eagan, Minnesota with Jesse, Bethany, and Nora. It was a weird experience as the Mason Jay has bizarre rules about coloring on their patio, but we made do. Here are some pictures from the experience: At the end of the… Read More »Breakfast Burrito Life: Eagan Field Work
I’ve shared all the pictures I took on my Birthday Road Trip with Jesse and Nader from the Orange City Tulip Festival. This collection of images are from the beginning of the trip home. Including stops in Hospers and Emmetsburg among other places. It was a really good trip and… Read More »Birthday Road Trip
Time to start sharing the final collection of auxiliary images from THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT. The final county I harvested town signs from was Davis County. Teresa went on the final THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT road trip. There are only 4 incorporated towns in Davis County, so there were stops… Read More »Davis County Aux. – Vol. 1
Today is the birthday of the Miller Triplets. So I must wish them happy birthday! Happy birthday Doris, Jimmy, and Billy! This picture was taken at their 1st birthday party in 2019 so that makes them… 5! They are 5 years old?!? How did this happen! +++++++ Back in February… Read More »150-600
Here is the final collection of images of my trip to the Orange City Tulip Festival with Jesse and Nader for my birthday road trip. We start this collection where the last collection left off. Jesse shopping in an Orange City market: While this is the final collection of Orange… Read More »Orange City Tulip Festival IV
This is the fifth and final collection of images I took on my trip to Scott County to harvest their town signs for THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT. But I want to start by discussing Georges Seurat. I’m not a huge fan of Georges Seurat, which isn’t to say that I… Read More »Scott County Aux. – Vol. 5