Time to share another collection of images from my 2nd trip to the Iowa State Fair. This one with the good gents of Tall & Meaty. Last time we left off I was still prowling around the vacant fairgrounds before the sun came up. We will start again there, but… Read More »ISF: 08/12/2025 – Turtles
Time to start sharing images I took from my 2nd trip to the Iowa State Fair. This trip was to assist the competitive barbecue team Tall & Meaty as they competed in the barbecue contest. I’ve already covered their experience. If you are interested in reviewing, click on the link… Read More »ISF: 08/12/2025 – Fair Before Dawn
It is Good Friday! If you are looking for a worship service to attend, I will be attending the Community Good Friday Service held this year at the Central Christian Church. It occurs tonight at 7 PM. The Central Christian Church is located at: Central Christian Church803 Greene StreetBoone, Iowa… Read More »ISF: 08/07/2025 – Snakes!
Last Friday I shared the pictures of some of the finest Irish dancing these eyes have ever seen… and I’ve been to Ireland! Today I will share the images of the activities that followed the dancing. Food. Cakes. Animals. Sky Gliding! Have a looksie: There is still one more collection… Read More »ISF: 08/07/2025 – Sky Gliding!
You might have been expecting my last collection of BLACK & WHITE alternates to be published today. But I’m going to hold off on that collection for a week or so for completely superstitious reasons. Therefore today I’m going to release a collection of images from the brief trip I… Read More »DM Arts Festival 2025
Last Friday I shared the pictures I took on my trip to the Iowa State Fair with the Gorshes while waiting for the dancing to commence. This Friday I’m sharing the pictures of the dancing! Here they are! Still plenty more left to share from my first trip to the… Read More »ISF: 08/07/2025 – Dancing!
It is time I start sharing pictures I took at the Iowa State Fair last year. I only went to the Iowa State Fair 3 times last year. Once with the O’Gorshes to watch Evie and Layla do their Irish dancing thing. Once with Tall & Meaty for their barbecue… Read More »ISF: 08/07/2025 – Before the Dancing!
I shared what few images I took of the Boone County Fair on Saturday back when I shard about Tall & Meaty competing at the barbecue contest. I didn’t experience much more of the fair on Saturday because of a wedding. I went back on Sunday to watch Logan’s kids… Read More »Sunday at the Boone County Fair
Last year for my annual Birthday Road Trip I went to the Houby Festival in the Czech Village with Nader. We met up with Willy there and checked out what the Houby Festival. Here is the final collection of images from the Houby Festival: While this is the end of… Read More »Birthday Road Trip: Houby Festival D
I don’t usually spend a ton of Friday at the Boone County Fair. Mostly a good chunk of Saturday while assisting or documenting Baby Got Rack or Tall & Meaty competing at the barbecue contest. That gives me more than enough time to look around and see all the things… Read More »Friday at the Boone County Fair
Last year for my annual Birthday Road Trip I went to the Houby Festival in the Czech Village with Nader. We met up with Willy there and checked out what the Houby Festival. Here is the second collection of images from the Houby Festival Parade: There is still one more… Read More »Birthday Road Trip: Houby Festival C
Today is Ash Wednesday. Normally I would invite you to attend Ash Wednesday service with me at Boone First United Methodist Church. But unfortunately I will not be able to make it to worship service tonight. However, if you are looking for an Ash Wednesday service to attend, you are… Read More »Birthday Road Trip: Houby Festival B
It is beyond time I share some pictures of Tall & Meaty competing in the Madrid Labor Day Festival Barbecue Contest. I probably have taken so long to share it because it was fairly uneventful. The guys didn’t place and I didn’t stick around to the end so I had… Read More »Tall & Meaty: Madrid Labor Day 2025
Last year for my annual Birthday Road Trip I didn’t get too ambitious. I just cruised over with Nader to the Czech Village to check out the Houby Festival. I had pretty high expectations for the Houby Festival because your guy loves mushrooms. We met Willy over there on what… Read More »Birthday Road Trip: Houby Festival A
On the Sunday of Madrid’s annual Labor Day Festival, Teresa and I went to the food court after checking in with Tall & Meaty. They were competing at the barbecue contest. First thing I got was a grinder as it is well documented how much I love a good grinder.… Read More »Always Grindin’: Madrid Field Work
As the current regime’s agents are currently murdering people, kidnapping 5 year-olds, gassing 6 month-olds, randomly harassing and attacking people in Minneapolis, I thought I would be a good time to get back to sharing some pictures from some of the pro-democracy rallies I’ve attended. This collection of images is… Read More »No Kings – June – I
Back at the end of May I made a trip down to the Des Moines Farmer’s Market before heading over to check out the Red Bull Soapbox Derby. I took a few photos. And here they are: When it is currently below zero, I really wish it was farmer’s market… Read More »Farmer Marketing
I only made 3 trips to the Iowa State Fair in 2025. One with the O’Gorshes. Another one with Tall and Meaty. Then a final one on the last day of the Fair with Teresa and Valerie to pick up my pictures from the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. On… Read More »State Fairin’: Trip 3
Now that I’ve revealed all of the 2026 Photography Calendar I’m going to put together a super long post. I’m not joking, this is a SUPER long post. You might want to stretch out your scrolling finger before diving in to this one. Normally I might make this into 2… Read More »Let’s Talk 2026 Calendar!
Time to reveal the October image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. The subject of the October image was taken of the Cliffs of Moher. The time of day we visited the Cliffs of Moher it was just crazy with people. You couldn’t throw a dead cat without hitting 20… Read More »State Fairin’: Trip 2
Time to reveal the September image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. SEPTEMBER – 2026 The subject of the September image was Virgil the Owl. Virgil took up residence in a tree outside of Lagomarcino on the Iowa State campus this spring. So fortunately this owl was an easy owl… Read More »Des Moining II