To clarify some information about Sunday’s post. The part about the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. Even though the book does say two people got all 4 of their entries in, in fact NOBODY got all 4 submissions accepted for display. That is the first time I can ever remember that happening. They had some tough judges.
The time I spent yesterday at the Photography Salon was pretty joyful.
I think that WEEKENDS is going to end up being a more popular theme than FAMILY. Seems people like their WEEKENDS more than they like their FAMILY. Very strange. But you’ll have to keep scrolling to find out if the data matches the theory.
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, August 15, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):
+ Brooklyn Erb – 1 week
+ Brandon Kahler – 1 week
+ Linda Bennett – 3 weeks
+ Sarah Toot – 4 weeks
+ Sabas Hernandez – 6 weeks
+ Monica Jennings – 6 weeks
+ Mary Green – 8 weeks
+ Angie DeWaard – 9 weeks
+ Dawn Krause – 13 weeks
+ Kim Barker – 19 weeks
+ Joe Duff – 20 weeks
+ Logan Kahler – 22 weeks (3)
+ Teresa Kahler – 30 weeks (3)
+ Tamara Peterson – 30 weeks
+ Carla Stensland – 30 weeks
+ Michelle Haupt – 31 weeks
+ Micky Augustin – 32 weeks
+ Andy Sharp – 33 weeks
+ Bill Wentworth – 34 weeks
+ Cathie Morton – 38 weeks
+ Elizabeth Nordeen – 39 weeks
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley – 41 weeks
+ Kio Dettman – 44 weeks (3)
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - KIM BARKER](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-sHdBTzV/0/4ab7054c/X2/IMG_20220822_080920-X2.jpg)
Kim Barker – 20 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - TERESA KAHLER](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-njgSm8j/0/c22eb501/X2/IMG_20220822_080315-1661173815441-X2.jpg)
Teresa Kahler – 31 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - TERESA KAHLER](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-X8vZRdj/0/8dbd706f/X2/IMG_20220822_080311-X2.jpg)
Teresa Kahler
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - TERESA KAHLER](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-x68qRZX/0/b8e5e1eb/X2/IMG_20220822_080302-X2.jpg)
Teresa Kahler
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - TERESA KAHLER](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-2jZVLPR/0/16d26544/X2/IMG_20220822_080306-X2.jpg)
Teresa Kahler
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - ANGIE DEWAARD](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-m6DV7M3/0/214d7c63/X2/IMG_20220822_072123-X2.jpg)
Angie DeWaard – 10 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - ANDY SHARP](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-GPFBk5G/0/19feb467/X2/IMG_20220822_072143-X2.jpg)
Andy Sharp – 34 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - ELIZABETH NORDEEN](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-Wqrtn5h/0/ef7227b7/X2/IMG_20220822_072058-X2.jpg)
Elizabeth Nordeen – 40 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - ELIZABETH NORDEEN](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-WGBhWKg/0/d754cb92/X2/IMG_20220822_072034-X2.jpg)
Elizabeth Nordeen
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - BILL WENTWORTH](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-4WPjNsj/0/4dce1676/X2/362_BW_WEEKENDS-X2.jpg)
Bill Wentworth – 35 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-8PNxRkZ/2/cbb83969/X2/362_CB_WEEKENDS-X2.jpg)
Christopher D. Bennett
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS -KIO DETTMAN](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-v2sFLX6/0/2162db41/X2/362_KD_WEEKENDS_1-X2.jpg)
Kio Dettman – 45 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS -](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-FtVKJ6b/0/78c3c5c5/X2/362_KD_WEEKENDS_4-X2.jpg)
Kio Dettman
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS -](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-CrFwx8Q/0/d0bfaeed/X2/362_KD_WEEKENDS_2-X2.jpg)
Kio Dettman
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS -KIO DETTMAN](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-xZXgBvb/0/f5c00f07/X2/362_KD_WEEKENDS_3-X2.jpg)
Kio Dettman
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - LINDA BENNETT](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-kjDC8mk/0/0b299487/X2/362_LB_WEEKENDS_1-X2.jpg)
Linda Bennett – 4 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - LINDA BENNETT](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-j5vNntb/0/35824e71/X2/362_LB_WEEKENDS_2-X2.jpg)
Linda Bennett
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - LINDA BENNETT](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-WvQKVfw/0/69bf8ab0/X2/362_LB_WEEKENDS_3-X2.jpg)
Linda Bennett
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - LINDA BENNETT](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-rjLhH49/0/d36c1276/X2/362_LB_WEEKENDS_4-X2.jpg)
Linda Bennett
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - MARY GREEN](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-3Xn7xhZ/0/2cbdb06a/X2/362_MG_WEEKENDS-X2.jpg)
Mary Green – 9 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - MICHELLE HAUPT](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-k3fqRTW/0/64985b11/X2/362_MH_WEEKENDS-X2.jpg)
Michelle Haupt – 32 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - SARAH TOOT](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-CFmW7jt/0/caed2268/X2/362_ST_WEEKENDS_1-X2.jpg)
Sarah Toot – 5 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - SARAH TOOT](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-qp6VMk6/0/f9747002/X2/362_ST_WEEKENDS_2-X2.jpg)
Sarah Toot
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - TIM CUCULIC](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-m4PQzpb/0/2275cc8c/X2/362_TC_WEEKENDS-X2.jpg)
Tim Tim Cuculic – 1 week
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - TAMARA PETERSON](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-PggNB9c/0/e12b23e5/X2/362_TP_WEEKENDS_1-X2.jpg)
Tamara Peterson – 31 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - TAMARA PETERSON](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-PH958LD/0/96042dcd/X2/362_TP_WEEKENDS_2-X2.jpg)
Tamara Peterson
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - DAWN KRAUSE](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-ks7CwFN/0/23457763/X2/IMG_20220822_081132-X2.jpg)
Dawn Krause – 14 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - SABAS HERNANDEZ](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-3NwNNz4/0/e28ba345/X2/IMG_20220822_081122-X2.jpg)
Sabas Hernandez – 7 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - WILLY MCALPINE](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-Fwgfjxj/0/1226998c/X2/IMG_20220822_081252-X2.jpg)
Willy McAlpine – 1 week
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - JOE DUFF](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-9fpNQZ6/0/7a5f37fc/X2/362_JD_WEEKENDS-X2.jpg)
Joe Duff – 21 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - JEN ENSLEY-GORSHE](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-fPKLjpp/0/facc2bff/X2/IMG_20220822_085604-X2.jpg)
Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1 week
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - MICKY AUGUSTIN](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-9NmJ4d9/0/ee7a52f8/X2/IMG_20220822_085553-X2.jpg)
Micky Augustin – 33 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - CATHIE MORTON](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-BZV3wrs/0/dedd9a92/X2/362_CM_WEEKENDS-X2.jpg)
Cathie Morton – 39 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - LOGAN KAHLER](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-MnSvhDg/0/f862c9e7/XL/IMG_20220822_092502-XL.jpg)
Logan Kahler – 23 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - LOGAN KAHLER](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-7FMb4Kv/0/bc0806b9/X2/IMG_20220822_092515-X2.jpg)
Logan Kahler
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - BRANDON KAHLER](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-spsZmDH/0/edf924cc/X2/362_BK_WEEKENDS-X2.jpg)
Brandon Kahler – 2 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - SARA LOCKNER](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-dr7dLrh/0/cc02a9b6/X2/IMG_20220822_095802-X2.jpg)
Sara Lockner – 1 week
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - CARLA STENSLAND](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-tR3mm9M/0/bb5e0783/X2/IMG_20220822_095733-X2.jpg)
Carla Stensland – 31 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - CARLA STENSLAND](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-zfKhNjb/0/2c6d832e/X2/IMG_20220822_095721-X2.jpg)
Carla Stensland
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - CARLA STENSLAND](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-D9LGW8q/0/96e1f141/X2/IMG_20220822_095728-X2.jpg)
Carla Stensland
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - MONICA JENNINGS](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-24ZBp2G/0/c35bda65/X2/362_MJ_WEEKENDS-X2.jpg)
Monica Jennings – 7 weeks
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - JESSE HOWARD](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-6zSD4Cq/0/21012ae9/X2/IMG_20220822_110524-X2.jpg)
Jesse Howard – 1 week
![WEEK 362 - WEEKENDS - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-kHwpHqj/0/0a983007/X2/362_SB_WEEKENDS-X2.jpg)
Shannon Bardole-Foley – 42 weeks
28 participants! That is a great week! I guess people really do like their weekends more than they like their families!
On the list of new participants was first time ever participant Tim! I’m hoping this is just the start of big things for Tim.
Angie joined the double digit streak club. Congrats Angie!
This is just a guess, but I believe the submissions spanned from Pennsylvania to Indiana to Illinois to Nebraska to Texas to California and I assume many of these pictures were taken in Iowa. My picture was taken in Illinois.
However, it wasn’t all fun and games and travel. Brooklyn Erb could not extender her streak to 2 weeks. I blame Andy.
But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:
![WEEK 363 - CIRCLE](https://photos.smugmug.com/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGES/WEEKLY-PHOTO-CHALLENGE-YEAR-9/i-wqrFzwg/2/60a27f9f/X2/363_AA_CIRCLE-X2.jpg)
CIRCLE
CIRCLE! What a great theme for Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE.
But what is a CIRCLE image? It is simply a picture where a major compositional element of the picture is a CIRCLE. 360 degrees of fury! There are CIRCLE(s) literally everywhere! Once you starting looking for them, it is hard to not see them everywhere.
While thinking about possible subjects for your CIRCLE image, meditate on the following quote for inspiration:
The nature of God is a circle of which the center is everywhere and the circumference is nowhere.
-Empedocles
I look forward to seeing your interpretation!
RULES
The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge.
You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.
That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of CIRCLE in this place that is my circle of trust next Monday.