While I’m getting close to having shared almost all the images from 2025 that aren’t from Ireland I looked back to make sure I had shared all of the 2024 photos. I knew I hadn’t shared the images from the 2024 Howard Family Photo Shoot. I’ve just been putting that… Read More »Puffer Float Prep – 2024
This Sunday’s food adventure involves the one and only one barbecue competition this year. Part of that was because of the business of their schedules and part of it was because one of them got a job. Part of it might have been because the Pufferbilly Days barbecue contest didn’t… Read More »Tall & Meaty Goes to the Fair
Here is the second collection of pictures from Art in the Park and is also the final collection of images from my limited Pufferbilly Days experience this year. This collection will have plenty of pictures of the second musical act at Art in the Park. Her name was Day Ashworth.… Read More »Art in the Park II
Recently the Iowa Pork Producers Association released their 5 Finalists for Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin. Here are the Finalists: Unfortunately none of them are super close to me and thanks to the warmongering imbeciles running our country and Iowa, it will cost a pretty penny to even get to… Read More »ISF 2026 Food: Trip 3
I had a very limited Pufferbilly Days experience this year. It was 95% tied to the Photo Contest. The other 5% was meeting Willy and Jesse downtown on Friday night for FNSC. I did next to nothing for Pufferbilly Days on Saturday. Iowa State had an 11 AM home game,… Read More »Art in the Park I
The book for the 2026 Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest is finished. You can check it out by clicking on the links below. One is a version of the book that is easy to view on your computer. The other is a version that is easier to print. Viewable 2026 Pufferbilly… Read More »Backstage of the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest
My second trip to the Iowa State Fair was as support staff for the world famous competitive barbecue team Tall and Meaty. This year was a little bit different because they they didn’t earn their way to the big stage with a win at the Boone County Fair. There are… Read More »ISF 2026 Food: Trip 2
It is the 3rd day of October. Seems like a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from September. I didn’t travel much in September. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a busy month. At least parts of it. Mostly busy with working on the Pufferbilly Days Photo… Read More »Selfie Project – September 2026
Time for the final collection of images I took on my trip to the 2025 National Balloon Classic with Teresa and Ernie. This is the smallest collection. It covers the drone show that was at the end of the evening. Gaze upon the pictures of the drones: If you have… Read More »2025 National Balloon Classic – Eta
I made 3 trips to the Iowa State Fair this year. They were the same traditional trips I seem to make every year. 1 trip to see the O’Gorshes dance. 1 trip to assist a team with the barbecue contest. 1 trip to pick up my photo contest entries. My… Read More »ISF 2026 Food: Trip 1
Pufferbilly Days is over and I can finally exhale. It was a lot of work for me and a ton of work for all the people that volunteered their time to help out. But that is a list for another time. This is a post where I share the winners… Read More »2026 Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Results
Time for the second to last collection of images I took to Indianola to take in the sights of the 2025 National Balloon Classic with Ernie and Teresa. This collection features a lot of the musical act that performed that night. One more collection of images left to share!
The Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest entries should all be on display by now. Which means you can now vote for the People’s Choice Award! You can do that by scanning the QR Code in the flyer below: Or you can click on the link below: People’s Choice Voting If you… Read More »Ireland Day 3: 1,517 Lost Souls
Time for another collection of images from the 2025 National Balloon Classic I attended with Ernie and Teresa. Still 2 more collections of images from this sweet event left to share!
Time for another collection of images from the 2025 National Balloon Classic I attended with Ernie and Teresa. Still 3 more collections of images from this sweet event left to share!
It is the 5th day of September. Seems like a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from August. I didn’t travel much in August. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a busy month. At least parts of it. Here are the August Selfies: August 1 August 2… Read More »Selfie Project – August 2026
Time for another collection of images from the 2025 National Balloon Classic I attended with Ernie and Teresa. Still plenty more pictures from this event left to share!
Last Tuesday I indicated that my computer was dying and was to the point that I could barely even do any kind of photo editing. The good news is that I have replaced my old broken down computer with a new goodness. The bad news is that because of AI… Read More »2025 National Balloon Classic – Beta
MEANING OF LIFE! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, August 17, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Becky Parmelee – 1 week*2-Alexis Stensland – 1 week3-Michelle Haupt – 2 weeks4-Suzie… Read More »WPC – WEEK 571 – MEANING OF LIFE
By the time this publishes, I will have my entries for the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon in my possession. So I can reveal what pictures I entered this year. Here they are: Selected for Display Not selected for Display Selected for Display Not Selected for Display Next year I… Read More »The Mother Road: Day 2 Snaps
It is time to start showing pictures from the 2025 National Balloon Classic in Indianola. Normally, this would normally start with a larger collection of images, but my computer is on the struggle bus and will probably need to be replaced in the nearish future, so you get what you… Read More »2025 National Balloon Classic – Alpha
