Time to share the final collection of street photography images I took in downtown Des Moines while searching for an ARCHITETCTURE picture for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: This collection is making me want to get out there and do some street photography! Like right now!
Time to clear out more of the proverbial backlog. These are a collection of pictures that I took back in August of 2023 but never fit any other “An Artist’s Notebook” posts. But are good enough that I think the world should see them. Some were taken on a trip… Read More »I’m Selfish, I Know, I Can’t Let You Go
Today is Bethany’s birthday so I have to wish her a happy birthday. Happy birthday Bethany! I hope it is an amazing birthday filled with tons of super deep questions from Nora! +++++++ Time to share the balance of pictures I took on that trip around Greene County with Teresa.… Read More »Jeffersonian Visit IV
A few months back I traveled to downtown Des Moines to take some ARCHITECTURE pictures for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. This collection of images didn’t make the cut. There are plenty more pictures left to share from this downtown Des Moines walkabout!
The day after I visited Jefferson, I actually headed back. This time with Teresa. I wanted to go up in the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower. I thought I had been up in the belltower before, but after I got up there it didn’t ring any bells (see what I did… Read More »Jeffersonian Visit III
Day 7 in New Orleans was supposed to be relatively short. Tony and I had a 10:20 flight. So we would leave for the airport a little after 8. We would grab a connecting flight in Denver and be back in the Cyclone State by 3:30. But the best laid… Read More »The Big Easy – Day 7 Phone Pictures
Here is your Bokeh Picture of the Week: She had a pretty good week. Definitely a great week potty training. Made some progress on leash training. Saturday alone she had visits from Elainie, Sabas, Jay, and three separate sets of neighbors! +++++++ Friday was National Donut Day! While it is… Read More »Donut O’clock: Nevada Field Work
Here is the final collection of images from the day I spent with Bill. This collection begins as we left Union Station and then concludes at a collection of murals. It was a good trip. I’ll have to get out and visit Bill again this year. Besides when Jesse and… Read More »It’s the Heart that Matters More
Before Carla and I went to the Clay County Fair, we took a quick spin around Lake Okoboji with Jason before he put away the boat for the winter. It is always a good time when you are on a boat. Here are some pictures: It was a truly great… Read More »This Ain’t Sea World, This is as Real as it Gets
Here is another collection of street photography images I took while wondering the streets of Jefferson. A town with similar or lesser economic strengths of Boone, but somehow has a way better public art situation. Which isn’t saying much. There is a reason why I have the BOONE ART CENTER… Read More »Jeffersonian Visit II
Time to share the cell phone pictures I took on Day 4 and Day 5 and Day 6 of my trip to New Orleans for the Big Meeting. I didn’t take many cell phone pictures on these days. Maybe not that many in general. Day 4 is the worst day… Read More »The Big Easy – Day 4, 5, & 6 Phone Pictures
When we last left off from my trip around Omaha with Bill, we were wandering around the Union Station Museum. Plenty more from there to share. Still one more collection of images left to share. That time we will get out of Union Station. And not because we were almost… Read More »Get Right to the Heart of Matters
Last September I ended up in Jefferson and I wandered around doing a little street photography of their beautiful, fascinating downtown area. Have a look: One more collection of images from this little jaunt to share.
Today is my mother-in-law Colleen’s birthday, so I need to wish her a happy birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope your birthday is magical! +++++++ I didn’t take many phone pictures on Day 2 and Day 3 in New Orleans, so I’m combining them into one post. Day 2 is when… Read More »The Big Easy – Day 2 & 3 Phone Pictures
We are officially a week from my birthday, so I am no longer accepting happy birthday wishes. If you failed to meet the deadline, better luck wishing next year. I did have a pretty great birthday though. Mostly it was just hanging out with Bokeh and the chaos she brings.… Read More »Omaha, Somewhere in Middle America
When we last checked in on Day 1 of my trip to New Orleans for work I was just about to get on the plane in Saint Louis to finish the trip to New Orleans. Goodbye Saint Louis! Thanks Southwest! I’m sure I won’t hate you by the end of… Read More »The Big Easy – Day 1 Phone Pictures – Beta
Here is the rest of pictures of the sweet murals and art in and near the skate park in downtown Des Moines: Des Moines really is an underrated city!
Today is a very important day. It is the birthday of somebody very awesome! One of the most awesome people out there! Happy birthday Steph! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be! Since my trip to New Orleans, not feeling great since I got… Read More »On A Long and Lonesome Highway, East of Omaha
No time like the present to start sharing pictures from my work trip to New Orleans for the Computer Mine. Going to split up cell phone pictures and pictures from the real camera again. This first collection is from Day 1 of the trip. Which was mostly a travel day.… Read More »The Big Easy – Day 1 Phone Pictures – Alpha
On the same day I hit up the Des Moines Skate Park, I also went down to the Des Moines Skate Park to do a little photography of the murals and street art that is there. Lots of cool art down there. Still one more collection of it to share!
I woke up in the hotel in Normal, Illinois at about my normal time 5:45 AM or so. I packed up the tremendous amount of stuff I lugged into the hotel. A suitcase. A laptop. A CPAP. A camera bag. My ledger. Probably some other stuff as well. I figured… Read More »Eclipse Road Trip – Day 3