A couple months back, on my way back from a trip to Manhattan, Kansas to watch Nate graduate from Kansas State, I cruised through Pottawattamie County to harvest the balance of their town signs. Here are some facts about Pottawattamie County: + Population is 93,667 making it the 10th most… Read More »TOWN SIGN PROJECT: POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY
A few weeks back I cruised around Shelby and Mills County (and Pottawattamie County) harvesting their town signs. Here is the first collection of auxiliary images from this trip. Including some pictures of what I think might be the prettiest church in Iowa. But no, I’m not going to make… Read More »Shelby and Mills County Auxiliary Images – Vol. 1
A few weeks back I ventured out east on a solo trip to Clinton County to harvest their town signs. It was a pretty great trip! Here are some facts about Clinton County: + Population is 46,460 making it the 12th most populous county in Iowa. Behind Warren County and… Read More »TOWN SIGN PROJECT: CLINTON COUNTY
A few weeks back I tooled around Mahaska County with Teresa harvesting their town signs. It was a good trip. Here are some facts about Mahaska County: + Population is 22,190 making it the 28th most populous county in Iowa. Below Washington County and above Buena Vista County. + The… Read More »TOWN SIGN PROJECT: MAHASKA COUNTY
A few weeks back a tooled around Monona County and part of Harrison County harvesting town signs. Here is a collection of the auxiliary images I took on that trip: The correct color tractor. Restaurant & Malt Shop. Goodtime Charlie indeed! They don’t make numbers high enough to count the… Read More »Monona County Auxiliary Images
A few weeks back I hit the open road with Teresa and harvested the town signs of Monroe County. Here are some facts about Monroe County: + Population is 7,577 making it the 87th most populous county in Iowa. Putting it behind Decatur County and above Adair County. + The… Read More »Town Sign Project: Monroe County
Here is the final collection of auxiliary images I took on a couple of road trips to southwest Iowa to harvest town signs. Most of these are in Page County, but a few are in Ringgold County. Clarinda Shambaugh While the Facebook algorithm is destroying humanity, this robot is out… Read More »Southwest Iowa Auxiliary Images Vol. 6
A few weeks back I made a solo road trip to harvest the town signs of Cedar County. Here are some facts about Cedar County: + Population is 18,505 making it the 38th most populous county in Iowa. Below Poweshiek County and above Dickinson County. + Tipton is the largest… Read More »Town Sign Project: Cedar County
It is time once again for another collection of auxiliary images I took the couple of times I went to southwest Iowa to harvest some town signs. I’m pretty sure all the towns are lines up correctly this time, but it was a long time ago. All these pictures were… Read More »Southwest Iowa Auxiliary Images Vol. 5
A few weeks back I made a road trip with Michelle to harvest the town signs of Jones County. Here are some facts about Jones County: + The population is 20,760 making it the 31st most populous county in Iowa. Below Carroll County and above Buchanan County. + Anamosa is… Read More »Town Sign Project: Jones County
It is time once again to share some auxiliary images from the couple of times I went to southwest Iowa to harvest some town signs. Once again, I think I have the towns lined up correctly, but this trip was awhile ago and I went to a ton of towns.… Read More »Southwest Iowa Auxiliary Images Vol. 4
A few weeks back I finished up harvesting the town signs of Linn County with Michelle. Here are some facts about Linn County: + Population is 230,299 making it the second most populous county in Iowa. Below Polk County and above Scott County. + Cedar Rapids is county seat and… Read More »Town Sign Project: Linn County
The October image for the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar is of an abandoned farmhouse in rural Benton County. Tomorrow I will share the November image from the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar. +++++++ Way back on Monday I screwed a couple things up on THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. First, I incorrectly… Read More »Southwest Iowa Auxiliary Images Vol. 3
The September image for the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar is a familiar look for Boonies. It is an overlook on the Des Moines River taken from Ledges State Park. Tomorrow I will share the October image from the 2022 Calendar. +++++++ A few weeks back I cruised around Wayne County… Read More »Town Sign Project: Wayne County
The August image of the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar is a drone shot of the High Trestle Trail Bridge: Tomorrow I will share the September image from the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar. +++++++ HOLIDAYS proved to be fairly popular theme. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk… Read More »WPC – WEEK 328 – HOLIDAYS
The May picture for the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar is a picture of an elk from Jester Park. It was from the first “real” photography session I took after taking a few weeks off from photography. Tomorrow I will reveal the June image. +++++++ Here is another collection of images… Read More »Southwest Auxiliary Images Vol. 2
The March image for the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar is a picture of a geranium dripping with water. This picture was taken in my yard. Tomorrow I will share the April image. +++++++ A few weeks back I prowled through several counties in southwest Iowa harvesting town signs. This is… Read More »Southwest Iowa Auxiliary Images Vol. 1
The February image from the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar is a macro image of an allium from my Mom’s yard just starting to bloom. Tomorrow I will share the March image. +++++++ A few weeks back Vest and I loaded up in the car and toured around Decatur County harvesting… Read More »Town Sign Project: Decatur County
It is time I start revealing the images that are included in the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar. Each picture was chosen for one reason or another. I might reveal the reason why those images were picked or I might not. It is a mystery. But the pieces are there, if… Read More »Cass County Auxiliary Images Vol. 2
Several weeks back Logan and Brandon accompanied me on a town sign harvesting trip to Cass County Iowa. Here is the first collection of auxiliary images from that trip: Adair County Anita Wiota Cumberland Griswold Cold Springs State Park I do want to point out that I do not venerate… Read More »Cass County Auxiliary Images Vol. 1
A few weeks back I hit the open road to harvest the town signs of Winnebago County. Here are some facts about Winnebago County: + The population is 10,679 making it the 69th most populous county in Iowa. Behind Hancock County and above Guthrie County. (Unrelated question, do you think… Read More »Town Sign Project: Winnebago County