A few Saturdays back I cruised around Butler County with Carla harvesting their town signs. Here are some facts about Butler County: + Population is 14,628 (2019 estimate). That makes Butler County the 54th most populous county in Iowa. Below Kossuth County and above Harrison County. + The county seat… Read More »Town Sign Project: Butler County
The folder 2010-10-25 includes pictures of a vacation I took to Minnesota. It is mostly pictures of a trip I took to the sculpture garden in Minneapolis with Becca, but it also includes pictures of Bethany and an old beau. I will be sharing the sculpture garden pictures and not… Read More »2010-10-25
Today I’m sharing the balance of the images from when Jesse and I drove around Benton County and harvested their town signs. But first I want to share another bit of family history that I found amongst the genealogy papers when we’ve been going through stuff at my Mom’s house.… Read More »Benton County Auxiliary Images – 2
A few Saturdays back I cruised around Ida County with Teresa harvesting their town signs. There aren’t many. Ida County only has 5 towns. Ida County might be best known for the castle buildings in Ida Grove. Here are some facts about Ida County: + Population is 6,901 (2019 estimate)… Read More »Town Sign Project: Ida County
On Saturday night I completed another successful month of THE SELFIE PROJECT. It probably wasn’t the most exciting month, but I think we did some good work here now and then. Here are my favorites from July: July 2, 2021 July 3, 2021 July 4, 2021 July 5, 2021 July… Read More »Selfie Project – July 2021
There was really only one picture of consequence in the folder 2010-10-18, so I decided to combine it with the folder 2010-10-19. The pictures in the folder 2010-10-19 are from a road trip I took to Kalona with my Mom. We also stopped in Riverside and the Czech Village in… Read More »2010-10-18 & 2010-10-19
A few weeks back I hit the open road with Jesse and we harvested the town signs of Benton County and Poweshiek County. This collection focuses primarily on Benton County, although there are some pictures at the end from Buchanan County. Jesse was the first Town Sign Assistant to use… Read More »Benton County Auxiliary Images – 1
A few Saturdays back I cruised around Sac County with Teresa harvesting their town signs. I knew Sac County was the home of the Largest Popcorn Ball in the World, but I did not know that popcorn was so huge to the development of the entire region. I found references… Read More »Town Sign Project: Sac County
Here is the final chapter in the storage of my Grandma Bennett’s brief third marriage: Handschin Killer Commits Suicide At Reformatory Sioux City, Feb. 15 Mrs. Martelle McPeek, 29 year-old blonde, who last January 11th shot her lover after being jilted, committed suicider early today in the woman’s reformatory at… Read More »Tama County Auxiliary Images – 2
Here is Part 3 of the brief third marriage of my Grandma Bennett. This article is in particularly bad shape, so there is some guessing with what it says. Handschin, Formerly of Boone, Dies After Being Shot, Sioux city. A (man) shot by a jealous woman at Sioux City the… Read More »Tama County Auxiliary Images – 1
Here is Part 2 in the story of my Grandma Bennett’s second marriage. Jealous Woman Shoots Ex-Boone Man Sioux City, Jan. 12 Maurice Handschin, 37, packing house worker, was in critical condition in a Sioux City hospital today after being shot through the body last, night assertedly by Mrs. Martell… Read More »Town Sign Project: Calhoun County
When I started THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT I had no intention of photographing the courthouses and the Freedom Rocks of each county. It was just something that evolved over time, because of a few small factors here and there that I don’t need to get into. However, since I have… Read More »Liberty Stones
I was recently invited to Maven’s Birthday Party. It took place at a carousel! Yeah, all other parties are now ruined for me. You are going to have to step it up if you want this guy to make an appearance. Not entirely true. I will show up to any… Read More »Ain’t No Party Like A Carousel Party!
This is a reminder that if you are interested in entering the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest, the deadline is next Wednesday: To download the entry form and the rules, click on the link below: Entry Form A special thanks to Michelle for modifying the form so you don’t have to… Read More »Marion County Auxiliary Images
A few Saturdays back I took a solo trip around Humboldt County to harvest their town sign collection. Humboldt is one of the smaller counties when it comes to square miles, but it still manages to pack 13 incorporated towns in. It really should be a bigger county but the… Read More »Town Sign Project: Humboldt County
Back in early May I drove around Adair County to harvest their town signs. I also harvested some town signs in Clarke County. This was a solo trip. Here are some of the non-town sign pictures I took while cruising around: Greenfield Fontanelle It is sad that this is being… Read More »Adair County Auxiliary Images
A few Saturdays back, before I took my entries for this year’s huge embarrassing failure at the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon to the Cultural Center and well before I went to Saydie’s wedding, I tooled around Lucas County and harvested their town signs. It was a pretty busy day.… Read More »Town Sign Project: Lucas County
This is the third and final collection of images I took while harvesting the town signs of Madison and Union County. Almost all these pictures were taken in Union County, but a few were taken in Adair County and Clarke County. This was the last town sign harvesting trip I… Read More »Madison County and Union County Auxiliary Images – 3
Here is another collection of flower pictures I took in my Mom’s yard. These pictures were taken on April 10, 2021. There is also a picture of Mocha looking out Mom’s living room window and a picture of a Tin Man sculpture that my Grandpa Paris made. Many more flower… Read More »Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger
This is the second collection of “other” images I took while harvesting the town signs of Madison and Union County. This was the last town sign harvesting trip I ever took with my Mom. All of the pictures in this collection were taken in Madison County. St. Charles, East Peru,… Read More »Madison County and Union County Auxiliary Images – 2
After laying my pick down for the week (cue Loverboy) on a recent Friday, I cruised up to Grundy County and harvested their town sign. I didn’t have my ritualistic Hardee’s breakfast due to the time of day, but I did have Hardee’s for supper, which was technically a loss,… Read More »Town Sign Project: Grundy County