RWPE #42 – Shadows
I think that at the aggregate level, this is the best batch of submissions to date. Here are the submissions for SHADOWS: Shannon Bardole Christopher D. Bennett Becky Perkovich Carla Stensland A Carla Stensland B Dawn Krause Michael Vest Julie Johnson Dawn’s Poetry Submission Shadows Something lurks beneath the bright… Read More »RWPE #42 – Shadows
Happy Birthday Mom!
Happy Birthday to my Mom! If my goal is to be as cool as my Mom when I get to her age, I have my work cut out for me.
CLU’s Holiday
Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894 after a number of Americans were murdered by the military during the Pullman Strike. After the massacre, President Grover Cleveland made reconciliation with unions a top political priority. Making Labor Day a national holiday was his form of reconciliation. I celebrated Grover… Read More »CLU’s Holiday
Slice of Life Vol. 13
I have been scanning slides for the last 11 weeks. This week I’ve switched over to prints, so I’m guessing you will note a notable improvement in the quality of the scans.
State Fair Trip 2 – Collection 1
A few pictures from my trip to the State Fair with Nader. We met up with Mom, Carla and Alexis. Later we met up briefly with the Baiers. I won them some Upper Iowa University band aids. I’m guessing their “Thank You” is in the mail. At the end of… Read More »State Fair Trip 2 – Collection 1
RWPE #33 – Silence
The submissions for last week’s theme SILENCE: Dawn Krause Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland A Carla Stensland B Carla Stensland C Carla Stensland D Becky Perkovich Mike Vest Dawn’s Poetry Submission: A Thought on Silence Not every moment needs to be filledSolid connection we quietly build No words need expressedNothing… Read More »RWPE #33 – Silence
Retired
“The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.” -Abe Lemons Sunday was my Mom’s retirement party. Here are a few pictures: There are more pictures from the party in the Mom’s Retirement Party Album.
RWPE #30 – Reflections
There were numerous submissions for last week’s theme REFLECTIONS. I know that more than a few of these weren’t actually taken last week, but I will let it slide this time… So without further adieu, REFLECTIONS: Julie Johnson of The Joy is in the JourneyI consider Friday to be a… Read More »RWPE #30 – Reflections
Cleanup
Here are some pictures from a couple of celebrations that I attended a long while ago, but never quite found the time to post: Johnathan’s Graduation Open House Shannon Birthday Campout
Slice of Life Vol. 7
Written on the slide: “Ice Fisherman on Don Williams Lake in Boone Co. Ice fisherman is Lawrence Bunda of Moorland, Iowa. Winter Contest – Picture Mag. – Des Moines Register” >
RWPE #28 – Calm
Last week’s submissions for CALM: Carla Stensland Dawn Krause Christopher D. Bennett Mike Vest The Random Generator has been randomizing and randomizing and finally it has generated the theme for this week: DEPTH OF FIELD This is a slightly more technical theme than most of the themes. Here is a… Read More »RWPE #28 – Calm
Slice of Life Vol. 6
I normally do not comment on the pictures for this project because I honestly don’t know a ton about them and frequently I’m not even sure who is even in the pictures. However, I will break with this tradition this week because for the first time in this project I… Read More »Slice of Life Vol. 6