2025 National Balloon Classic – Delta
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!
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Selfie Project – August 2026
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
2025 National Balloon Classic – Gamma
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!
2025 National Balloon Classic – Beta
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
WPC – WEEK 571 – MEANING OF LIFE
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
The Mother Road: Day 2 Snaps
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
2025 National Balloon Classic – Alpha
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
WPC – WEEK 570 – I CAN’T EVEN
I realize now that I never really announced how I did at the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon this year. Here is the card they sent: I got two in. If you are looking for them at the Fair, 1 is a Black and White Place. I think the other… Read More »WPC – WEEK 570 – I CAN’T EVEN
Art in the Park Photo Contest
Before I post the final images from Pufferbilly Days last year. Here is a reminder about this year’s Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest: The Annual Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest registration form is now ready for people to download. The process is a little bit different this year. Photographers have to submit… Read More »Art in the Park Photo Contest
Art in the Park – 2025
I have two final collections of pictures from last year’s Pufferbilly Days celebration left to share. The first collection is general Art in the Park images. I spend all day at Art in the Park as I have to watch over the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest photos. But because I… Read More »Art in the Park – 2025
We Practice Selective Annihilation
Last year I went down to the Madrid Labor Day Festival to check out the now defunct competitive barbecue team Tall & Meaty as they competitively barbecued. I wasn’t able to stick around for very long, but I did take a few pictures of the annual Civil War re-enactment before… Read More »We Practice Selective Annihilation
Selfie Project – July 2026
It is the 3rd day of August. Seems like a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from July. I travelled a bit in July. Completely for leisure. And that felt pretty great. Here are the July Selfies: July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5… Read More »Selfie Project – July 2026
Pufferbilly Days Saturday III
Time to share the a final collection of images from Pufferbilly Days Saturday last year. The collection starts at the parade and ends at the mullet and mustache contest. Here is the final collection: I still have Sunday Art in the Park pictures to share from last year’s Pufferbilly Days.… Read More »Pufferbilly Days Saturday III
Week 568 Theme Reveal
If things have broken correctly, I am somewhere on the open road right now. Possibly Missouri or Kansas or Oklahoma or maybe even Texas. So I am nowhere near a computer and even if I was, I wouldn’t have the slightest inclination to stop and put together a post of… Read More »Week 568 Theme Reveal
Post 6,000
Can you believe that this is the 6,000th entry in the blog known as “An Artist’s Notebook”? Every 250 posts or so I like to take a moment to reflect on where this post has been and post a lot of meaningless stats. As always on these posts, I like… Read More »Post 6,000
WPC – WEEK 566 – COMMUNICATION
WARNING: NEXT MONDAY I WILL HOPEFULLY BE ON THE OPEN ROAD. POSSIBLY IN OKLAHOMA. POSSIBLY IN TEXAS. POSSIBLY IN KANSAS. IT IS HARD TO SAY. SO DON’T EXPECT ANY KIND OF REMINDER. YOU WILL HAVE TO BE YOUR OWN DOG. I WILL BE ON VACATION. IF YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT… Read More »WPC – WEEK 566 – COMMUNICATION
Pufferbilly Days Saturday – II
Time for another collection of images I took on the Saturday of Pufferbilly Days last year. The last collection was all parade pictures. So is this collection. I still have one more collection of images left to share from the Saturday of Pufferbilly Days.
Pufferbilly Days Saturday – I
Time to start sharing the rest of the pictures from Pufferbilly Days last year that aren’t related to the Photo Contest or Boone First United Methodist Church. The pictures in this collection are from the Pufferbilly Days Parade: Still plenty of Pufferbilly Days pictures left to share.
WPC – WEEK 563 – TREES
The Annual Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest registration form is now ready for people to download. The process is a little bit different this year. Photographers have to submit an online form and then the Chamber will email you a copy of the entry tags. You can fill out the online… Read More »WPC – WEEK 563 – TREES
Tenderloining: Orange City Field Work
When I went on my annual Birthday Road Trip, Nader and I went up to the Orange City Tulip Festival. But while we were there, I cashed in on a chance to do some tenderloining. Orange City is the home of The Roadhouse. It is a restaurant of some reputation.… Read More »Tenderloining: Orange City Field Work
ISF: 08/17/2025: Rebecca St. James
This is the final collection of images from my final trip to the Iowa State Fair with Teresa and Valeri. Meaning that it is the final collection of images from last year’s Iowa State Fair. Period. Last Friday we left off in line to pick up my submissions to the… Read More »ISF: 08/17/2025: Rebecca St. James