No Formal Portrait Sunday this Sunday. I was in Kansas City for a good chunk of my weekend and busy the rest of it. So I didn’t want to even think about how I’m going to handle formal portraits going forward. That is clearly a decision for next Sunday. Or… Read More »Chickasaw and Howard County Aux – Vol. 3
A few months back I tooled around Chickasaw County and Howard County harvesting their town signs. This is the second collection of auxiliary images I took on that trip. All of these are taken in Howard County. They were taken in Elma, Lime Springs, and the unincorporated town of Lourdes.… Read More »Chickasaw and Howard County Aux – Vol. 2
Back on May 14, I cruised around Chickasaw County and Howard County harvesting their town signs. I took a ton of auxiliary images that day. So there are several collections to share. All the pictures in this collection were taken in Chickasaw County: Nashua Ionia Bassett North Washington Alta Vista… Read More »Chickasaw and Howard County Aux – Vol. 1
A few weeks back I travelled to Lee County to harvest their town signs. Lee County is the southernmost county in Iowa. So it is a jaunt, but it was a good trip. Here are some facts about Lee County: + Population is 33,215 making it the 22nd most populous… Read More »Town Sign Project: Lee County
I would be remiss if I didn’t begin by noting that the Iowa Pork Producers Association announced the 2022 winner for Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin. Here is the press release: A car dealership-turned-restaurant is where you’ll find Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin for 2022. Lid’s Bar & Grill in… Read More »Keokuk County Aux
This is the third and final collection of auxiliary images I took while harvesting the town signs of Appanoose County. Here is the final collection: Centerville Little Flock Chapel Mystic Rathbun Lake Rathbun – Some of these future edits are kinda sarcastic edits. Photoshop editing jokes, everybody gets those, right?… Read More »Appanoose County Aux – Vol. 3
Several weeks back I cruised around Jefferson County with Teresa harvesting their town signs. It was a good trip and Jefferson County has some interesting things in it. Stuff I’d like to revisit some day. Here are some facts about Jefferson County: + Population is 15,647 making it the 48th… Read More »Town Sign Project: Jefferson County
Time for another collection of auxiliary pictures from my trip to Appanoose County to harvest their town signs. If your relationship to this website is exclusively through the email subscription service, you probably missed the first collection because the delivery search had a glitch on that day and didn’t deliver… Read More »Appanoose County Aux – Vol. 2
Another month done in the Fat Mum Slim Photo A Day Challenge. I have to confess that I spent some time on the struggle bus this month. I don’t know if I lost some steam or if I just want feeling some of the themes. Being sick for a few… Read More »Fat Mum Slim – September 2022
Several weeks back I cruised around Henry County with Teresa harvesting their town signs. It was a good trip as we met up with Jodie and Doug Cue for lunch in Mount Pleasant. The only trip where I met up with somebody who lived in the county where I was… Read More »Town Sign Project: Henry County
I knew September was not going to be as busy as August, but looking at these pictures it is hard not to wonder if I ever left my house. Being sick for about 4 or 5 days didn’t help, but really… I’ll try to do better in October. Here are… Read More »Selfie Project – September 2022
A few months back I cruised around Appanoose County harvesting their town signs. Found quite a few other things to photograph while I was there. Including, in this collection, a few outhouse pictures. I find the outhouse pictures to be poignant, moving, and funny. But some people might find them… Read More »Appanoose County Aux – Vol. 1
A few months back I cruised around Muscatine County harvesting their town signs. It was a pretty good trip that concluded with me purchasing the best watermelon I’ve ever had in my life. Here some facts about Muscatine County: + Population is 42,688. Making it the 14th most populous county… Read More »Town Sign Project: Muscatine County
Back in April I made abbreviated cruise around Johnson County harvesting most of their town signs. These are the auxiliary images I took on that trip. A few at the end were taken in Marshall County. Not just a bad day for Templars and horny camp counselors? Next to this… Read More »Johnson County Aux
Time for another collection of images from my road trip to Mitchell and Floyd County back in April. This is the final collection of images from this road trip. A few counties are covered in this collection. Mitchell. Floyd. Franklin. Hamilton. All covered. Well at least there are pictures from… Read More »Mitchell and Floyd Aux – Vol. 3
A few months back I cruised around Wapello County harvesting their town signs. It was a good trip. Here are some facts about Wapello County: + Population is 35,256. Making it the 20th most populous county in Iowa. Below Sioux County and above Marion County. + The largest town and… Read More »Town Sign Project: Wapello County
Time for another collection of images from my road trip to Mitchell and Floyd County back in April. Most of the pictures were taken in Mitchell County. Saint Ansgar Mona Toeterville Stacyville Meyer McIntire Riceville New Haven Osage I really liked Osage. It is a town I would like to… Read More »Mitchell and Floyd Aux – Vol. 2
Way back in April, I cruised around Mitchell and Floyd County harvesting their town signs. The weather and the lighting was great for photography and I took as much advantage of it as I could. There will be three collections of auxiliary images from this road trip. Here is the… Read More »Mitchell and Floyd Aux – Vol. 1
A few months back I made two separate trips to harvest the town signs of Clayton County. It was a great trip and I truly believe that Clayton County is one of the prettiest counties in Iowa. The whole region of Iowa is spectacular! Here are some facts about Clayton… Read More »Town Sign Project: Clayton County
This is the second and final collection of auxiliary images I took while harvesting the town signs of Dickinson and Emmet County. A few are taken in Humboldt County and the final picture is taken in Greene County. Some of the trips to harvest town signs are very long and… Read More »Dickinson and Emmet Aux – Vol. 2
A few weeks back I cruised around Washington County harvesting their town signs. It was a great trip as Washington County has a couple of my favorite spots in Iowa to visit. Here are some facts about Washington County: + Population is 22,491 making it the 27th most populous county… Read More »Town Sign Project: Washington County