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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
Time to all but put a bow on the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest from this year. I got an email a couple days ago, that I thought was very sweet, so I thought I would start by sharing it: Hi Mr. Bennett, I just wanted to say thank you for… Read More »2025 Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Recap
The first day of October! No better day to share THE SELFIE PROJECT images from September. I freely confessed that I struggled with the project this month. Often forgetting to take my selfie until the last minute. I was insanely busy for parts of September, but I didn’t really go… Read More »Selfie Project – September 2025
Last Saturday was the annual Pufferbilly Days Parade. I was able to participate this year with Boone First United Methodist Church. I snapped a few pictures of the process. Have a looksie: Something I just noticed in the pictures. Whomever picked out the white flower to put in the stack… Read More »Parading with Boone FUMC
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 »2025 Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Results
We’re less than 2 months away from the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest, so it seems like a good time to share the entry form for this year. You can download a .pdf of the form here: 2025 Pufferbilly Days Entry Form I did make a few small changes this year.… Read More »WPC – WEEK 516 – PEACE
This is my final collection of images I took at Pufferbilly Days last year. I didn’t get the full Pufferbilly Days experience last year as it was held on the same weekend as an Iowa State home game. Fortunately this year, Pufferbilly Days is on a weekend where Iowa State… Read More »Art in the Park – 2024
Time to share a few pictures I took of the Pufferbilly Days Parade from last year. I only watched part of it as I needed to get to Ames for the Iowa State game. I mostly went up to check out the church’s float since I did spend some time… Read More »Puffer Parade – 2024
One of the things about running the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest is that I sit next to the Photo Contest Display at Art in the Park all day. This year, Logan and Jonah hung out with me most of the day and we hit up one of the food trucks… Read More »Burgertime: Art in the Park Field Work
This is the last post on the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Going to share pictures from Art in the Park. So before I get into it, I need to thank everybody that helped with the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest setup. Jesse Howard – For picking up all the photos from… Read More »Behind the Scenes of Art in the Park
