A tradition I started last year was my Iowa State Fair Power Rankings. Last year I just compiled my list of my 10 Favorite Fair Things. This year I’m going to power rank the 10 Iowa State Fair Buildings: 10 Best Iowa State Fair Buildings Power Rankings #10 MURALS Murals… Read More »State Fairin’: Best New Food Field Work
By the time this publishes, I will be in possession of my entries to the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. So it is safe to reveal what pictures got entered and what picture got shown the door. Which picture was told “You’re no good. Get outta here kid. You got… Read More »Food Truckin’: Winery Field Work
Time for the Bokeh Picture of the Week: She is getting big, but staying adorable. +++++++ This week we finally have a food adventure outside of New Orleans. Back in the Cyclone State. In fact, I haven’t left the Cyclone State since I got Bokeh, but maybe that will change… Read More »Tenderloining: Local Field Work
Time for the Bokeh Picture of the Week! Bokeh doesn’t quite have the grasp of begging. She still is more of a see food, go after food kind of a dog. It is a challenge for sure! +++++++ Time to share more of the food I knocked down on my… Read More »New Orleans Food Adventure – Day 6 & Day 7
Bokeh Picture of the Week coming up! She’s a charmer! +++++++ Time to share the food I knocked down on my work trip to New Orleans. This time I ate breakfast and it was so amazing that I wish I had eaten breakfast every, single day! So freakin’ good. I… Read More »New Orleans Food Adventure – Day 5
Another Bokeh Picture of the Week? You got it! On Friday Bokeh went in for her final set of puppy vaccines. She now weighs 35 pounds. This picture is of her waiting on me to pump some gas. +++++++ Time to share the food I knocked down on Day 4… Read More »New Orleans Food Adventure – Day 4
Another Bokeh Picture of the Week? You got it! Most of the other pictures I have of are still being considered for my submission for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. This one is of her going for a little car ride. +++++++ Time to share the food I knocked down on… Read More »New Orleans Food Adventure – Day 3
Can you believe that this is the 5,250th 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 5,250
Last week I skipped some stuff cause I was short on time, but I wanted to make sure I definitely included a Bokeh Picture of the Week this week: Just making herself home at FNSC! +++++++ Now to start Day 2 of my food adventures in New Orleans. I didn’t… Read More »New Orleans Food Adventure – Day 2
I ate a lot of food while is New Orleans. Here is just the food I ate on Day 1 of my trip. On the flight from Des Moines to Saint Louis. Not bad. Water on the flight from Saint Louis to New Orleans. Another bag of these. Tony and… Read More »New Orleans Food Adventure – Day 1
Here is your Bokeh Picture of the Week: In this picture Bokeh is running with a tennis ball that Lola, the dog from across the street, gave her. She had a vet appointment on Friday where she got 2 shots. Only 2 more rounds of shots and she will be… Read More »Burgertime: Adair Field Work
Here is your Bokeh Picture of the Week: She had a pretty good week. Definitely a great week potty training. Made some progress on leash training. Saturday alone she had visits from Elainie, Sabas, Jay, and three separate sets of neighbors! +++++++ Friday was National Donut Day! While it is… Read More »Donut O’clock: Nevada Field Work
I thought I would start adding a weekly picture of Bokeh to these posts as well. At least for now. So here is your Bokeh Picture of the Week: Those little puppy teeth are sharp! +++++++ WARNING: THERE ARE PICTURES OF DELICIOUS CHICKEN FEET IN THIS POST. IF YOU FEEL… Read More »Get Sum: Johnston Field Work
A few weeks back, Teresa and I went to Pella so I could photograph their tulips. After getting enough of the Dutch, we drove a few miles south to Williamson (Population 120) to try one of the finalists for Best Burger in Iowa. The burger at the Williamson Tavern. The… Read More »BurgerTime: Williamson Field Work
On my way back from the Eclipse Road Trip I stopped in Belle Plaine to cross another thing off my list of things I want to do in 2024. That was to eat at the historic Lincoln Cafe. It isn’t a restaurant that necessarily has a reputation for any particular… Read More »Tenderloining: Belle Plaine Field Work
A few weeks back I went to The Library with Michelle before attending a political speech. I got the burger, but I also had to get their nachos because they claim they are the “Best in Des Moines”. Here are some pictures: So are they Des Moines’ Best Nachos? They… Read More »BurgerTime: Drake Neighborhood Field Work
Originally I was going to break off from Jay for the last leg of the Catholic Fish Fry Circuit. I was going to go down to Ankeny or Des Moines and find a place that was serving fish tacos. But, the Iowa State Women were playing Maryland in the 1st… Read More »Fisher of Men: Ames Campustown Field Work
When Jesse and I went down to Kansas City to watch Iowa State in the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship Game we had time to get a decent meal in the Power & Light District. While it is sacrilegious to some to go to Kansas City and not get barbecue,… Read More »Burgertime: Kansas City Field Work
The stop on the Catholic Fish Fry Tour that I was most looking forward to was the Catholic Church in Granger. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Catholic Church. I was looking forward to it, not because of its reputation. I literally know nothing about this fish fry or the Catholic… Read More »Fisher of Men: Granger Field Work
A few weeks back FNSC made another stop on the Catholic Fish Fry Circuit. This time we went north of Ames on County Line Road and hit up the culinary offerings of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. A church that I have often wondered what it looked like on… Read More »Fisher of Men: Rural Story County Field Work
Today’s food adventure took me to Ames. To the cathedral known as James H. Hilton Coliseum. A storied basketball (and other sports like volleyball and gymnastics) venue where the Iowa State men went undefeated and the women went 13-2. I had this adventure at the final home game of the… Read More »I Scream: Hilton Field Work