Category Archives: Jesse

‘Cause Someday I’ll Be Everything to Somebody Else

Time to clean out the April backlog. Lots of pictures that didn’t quite make their way into previous “An Artist’s Notebook” entries. Including some that were alternates for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE and some that were taken in Jester Park and some at the end of a flowertography road trip. And some that include Naima.


Dickcissel with Naima

Dickcissel with Naima

Dickcissel with Naima

Dickcissel with Naima

Dickcissel with Naima

April Movie Night

Jester Park Elk

Jester Park Elk

Jester Park Elk

Jester Park Elk

Jester Park Elk

Jester Park Elk

Jester Park Elk

Jester Park Elk

Jester Park Elk

Jester Park Elk

Jester Park Elk

Lucas County

Lucas County

Lucas County

Lucas County

Lucas County

Lucas County

It always feels good when the backlog gets a little more cleaned out!

WPC – WEEK 430 – LINES

LINES! They are literally everywhere you look. But did enough people see them to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, December 4, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):

1-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks
2-Willy McAlpine – 2 weeks
3–Mary Green – 3 weeks (2)
4-Susanna Funk – 4 weeks
5-Elainie Hernandez – 5 weeks
6-Scott Degeneffe – 15 weeks (2)
7-Sabas Hernandez – 16 weeks
8-Mike Vest – 21 weeks
9-Sheri Fakhouri – 25 weeks
10-Logan Kahler – 26 weeks
11-Nathanial Brown – 27 weeks
12-Jesse Howard – 27 weeks
13-Tamara Peterson – 30 weeks
14-Mindi Terrell – 42 weeks (2)
15-Brandon Kahler – 65 weeks
16-Linda Bennett – 70 weeks (2)
17-Sarah Toot – 72 weeks
18-Angie DeWaard – 76 weeks
19-Dawn Krause – 80 weeks
20-Kim Barker – 86 weeks (2)
21-Joe Duff – 87 weeks
22-Teresa Kahler – 98 weeks (2)
23-Carla Stensland – 98 weeks (2)
24-Micky Augustin – 100 weeks
25-Andy Sharp – 101 weeks
26-Bill Wentworth – 102 weeks
27-Cathie Morton – 106 weeks
28-Elizabeth Nordeen – 107 weeks
29-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 109 weeks
30-Kio Dettman – 111 weeks

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:


WPC 430 - LINES - ALEXIS STENSLAND
Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week

WPC 430 - LINES - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 102 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 77 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 103 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES -BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 66 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa) – 99 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa)

WPC 430 - LINES - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (San Antonio, Texas) – 107 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (San Antonio, Texas)

WPC 430 - LINES - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (Ankeny, Iowa)

WPC 430 - LINES - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 81 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 108 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - JEN ENSLEY-GORSHE
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Washington D.C.) – 1 week

WPC 430 - LINES - JEN ENSLEY-GORSHE
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Washington D.C.)

WPC 430 - LINES - JEN ENSLEY-GORSHE
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Washington D.C.)

WPC 430 - LINES - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 28 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Houston, Texas) – 88 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 87 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Iowa) – 112 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Iowa)

WPC 430 - LINES - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 71 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas)

WPC 430 - LINES - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas)

WPC 430 - LINES - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 27 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa)

WPC 430 - LINES - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa)

WPC 430 - LINES - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 101 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 22 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 43 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WPC 430 - LINES - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WPC 430 - LINES - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 1 week

WPC 430 - LINES - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Hollywood, Florida) – 28 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 17 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 3 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (U.S. Virgin Islands) – 73 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (U.S. Virgin Islands)

WPC 430 - LINES - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Fashion Institute of Technology – New York City, New York)

WPC 430 - LINES - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Iowa) – 16 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 110 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (30hop – Ankeny, Iowa) – 26 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (30hop – Ankeny, Iowa)

WPC 430 - LINES - SUSANNA FUNK
Susanna Funk (Torreys Peak, Colorado) – 5 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 31 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 99 weeks

WPC 430 - LINES - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa)

WPC 430 - LINES -WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 3 weeks

32 participants! That is a pretty good week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Iowa
+ Nebraska
+ New York
+ Texas
+ U.S. Virgin Islands
+ Washington D.C.

Here is the current calendar year list for states:

+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Illinois
+ Indiana
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Kentucky
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Mississippi
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Hampshire
+ New Jersey
+ New Mexico
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Vermont
+ Virgin Islands
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming

41 states and 1 district and 1 territory! That is pretty impressive! Over 80% of the way there! Every continental state west of the Mississippi is now accounted for.

The Outside of the United States map is currently:

+ Spain
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Canada
+ Peru
+ France
+ Austria
+ Germany
+ Italy
+ Slovenia
+ Belize

The major milestone this week was Sheri joining the Half Year Club! WooHoo!

But it wasn’t all sunshine and roses! Mary’s streak ends at 3. Elainie’s is gone at 5.

But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:


WEEK 431 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

But what exactly is STREET PHOTOGRAPHY… besides one of my favorite forms of photography?

Here is a definition from the Nashville Film Institute:

Street photography is a genre of photography that captures the day-to-day life of people in a public setting. However, street photography may also be devoid of people and be filled with objects or an environment associated with human presence. For example, capturing the shadow or a discarded object leaves an intriguing effect on the viewer, as they signify an unfinished story. To excel in street photography, you have to be a reasonable observer. With observation, you can convey hints, feelings, ideas, stories, or questions that prompt your viewer.

The most important thing to take is that STREET PHOTOGRAPHY takes place in a public place. It is NOT posed. It does NOT have to include a street. It does NOT have to include a person.

Got it? Cool. I look forward to seeing your interpretation!

RULES

The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.

You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.

That is it. Thems the rules!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of STREET PHOTOGRAPHY in this place that is from the streets next Monday.

Sandwiched: Stratford Field Work

Today is Jesse’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday!


Day 246 - September 3, 2022
Happy birthday Jesse!

I hope your birthday was filled with new experiences like watching foreign language movies with subtitles!

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A couple months back Teresa and I went to the Copperhead Saloon & Grill in Stratford for lunch after church. Even though Stratford is close to Boone I had never really considered eating there before. I have to give Fran the finder’s fee credit for the suggestion.

The first thing to know about the Copperhead is that it has AMAZING Halloween decorations.

Here are some pictures from the trip:


Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon
Fried Mushrooms

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

Sandwiched: Copperhead Saloon

The food was excellent! Even though Fran had hyped it, I was still impressed with it. For starters, it is well-documented that I am a mushroom nut! And I love a good fried mushroom. These were amongst the best fried mushrooms I’ve ever had!

For the main course I ordered the Club Grill (on Texas Toast). Described by the menu as Ham, Turkey, Cheddar, Swiss, Tomato, Bacon, Mayo, and honey mustard.

It was also fantastic.

The verdict on the Copperhead is that I will definitely eat there again. And due to its proximity, probably again and again.

The Copperhead is located at:

802 IA-175
Stratford, Iowa

Next Sunday’s food adventure will involve hitting the Tenderloin Trail 2.0 again.

WPC – WEEK 429 – HOMETOWN

Today is Brandon’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday!


Tenderloining - Claxon's Smokehouse & Grill
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRANDON!

I hope you birthday is as great a GODZILLA MINUS ONE!

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HOMETOWN! Everybody comes from one or consider where they currently live to be one! But did enough people get a picture that represent their HOMETOWN to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 27, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):

1-Sara Lockner – 1 week
2-Willy McAlpine – 1 week
3-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 2 weeks
4-Mary Green – 2 weeks (2)
5-Amy Peterson – 2 weeks
6-Susanna Funk – 3 weeks
7-Elainie Hernandez – 4 weeks
8-Alexis Stensland – 7 weeks
9-Scott Degeneffe – 14 weeks (2)
10-Sabas Hernandez – 15 weeks
11-Mike Vest – 21 weeks
12-Sheri Fakhouri – 24 weeks (2)
13-Logan Kahler – 25 weeks (2)
14-Nathanial Brown – 26 weeks
15-Jesse Howard – 26 weeks
16-Tamara Peterson – 29 weeks
17-Mindi Terrell – 41 weeks (3)
18-Brandon Kahler – 64 weeks
19-Linda Bennett – 70 weeks (2)
20-Sarah Toot – 71 weeks
21-Angie DeWaard – 75 weeks
22-Dawn Krause – 79 weeks (2)
23-Kim Barker – 85 weeks
24-Joe Duff – 86 weeks
25-Teresa Kahler – 97 weeks (2)
26-Carla Stensland – 97 weeks
27-Micky Augustin – 99 weeks
28-Andy Sharp – 100 weeks (3)
29-Bill Wentworth – 101 weeks
30-Cathie Morton – 105 weeks
31-Elizabeth Nordeen – 106 weeks (2)
32-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 108 weeks
33-Kio Dettman – 110 weeks

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:


WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Boone, Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (Boone, Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Michigan) – 3 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Michigan)

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - SUSANNA FUNK
Susanna Funk (Dallas Center, Iowa) – 4 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN -ELAINIE STENSLAND
Elainie Hernandez (Boone, Iowa) – 5 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - SCOTT DEGENEFE
Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 15 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - SCOTT DEGENEFE
Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa)

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 16 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 22 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa – Represents Boone, Iowa) – 25 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 26 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Boone, Iowa) – 27 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Boone, Iowa) – 27 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Boone, Iowa) – 30 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa – Represents Ogden, Iowa) – 42 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa – Represents Ogden, Iowa)

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 65 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 71 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas)

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas)

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN -SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania) – 72 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 76 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 80 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Cozumel, Mexico) – 86 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Belize City, Belize)

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas – Representing Curlew, Iowa) – 87 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas – Representing Boone, Iowa)

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 98 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Boone, Iowa) – 98 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Boone, Iowa)

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Colo, Iowa) – 100 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 101 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 102 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 106 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa – Representing Bettendorf, Iowa) – 107 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa – Representing Ogden, Iowa) – 109 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 111 weeks

WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa) – 533 weeks

30 participants! That is a fairly down week by current standards. I guess fewer people love the town they are in or the town that they came from than I would have suspected. That is okay. Hopefully we will rebound this week.

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Belize
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Mexico
+ Nebraska
+ Pennsylvania
+ Texas

Here is the current calendar year list for states:

+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Illinois
+ Indiana
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Kentucky
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Mississippi
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Hampshire
+ New Jersey
+ New Mexico
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Vermont
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming

41 states and 1 district! That is pretty impressive! Over 80% of the way there! Every continental state west of the Mississippi is now accounted for.

The Outside of the United States map is currently:

+ Spain
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Canada
+ Peru
+ France
+ Austria
+ Germany
+ Italy
+ Slovenia
+ Belize

The big milestone this week was Micky joining the Triple Digits Club! WooHoo! Also Jesse joined the Half Year Club!!

But it wasn’t all rainbows and unicorns. Jen and Amy’s 2 week streaks came to an end. Alexis’ streak ends at 7.

But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:


WEEK 430 - LINES
LINES

LINES! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

But what is a LINES picture? Simply a picture where a major compositional element or the subject matter of the pictures includes LINES. And of course, there are all sorts of LINES.

While considering possible subjects for your theme, meditate on the following quote and I have no doubt you will come up with a great submission:

There’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.
-Steven Wright

I look forward to your interpretation!

RULES

The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.

You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.

That is it. Thems the rules!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of LINES in this place that is nothing more than millions, maybe billions of lines of code next Monday.

Taco Tailgate 2023

This week’s food adventure is looking back on 2023’s edition of Taco Tailgate. If you have forgotten. Taco Tailgate is the annual tailgate event for an Iowa State football game where Jorge makes me tacos. He makes tacos for other people, but I think they are mostly for me.

This was a heavily attended tailgate. By far the largest of the 3 times I tailgated this year. In attendance were (but not all at the same time):

+ Yours Truly
+ Jorge
+ Randi
+ Jesse
+ Elainie
+ Sabas
+ Derrick
+ Rachel
+ Sean
+ A few of their friends.
+ Elizabeth
+ Micky
+ Robyn
+ Katelyn
+ Aubrey

And I’m possibly forgetting somebody. If I am, I’m sorry.

Here are some pictures:


Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

I also took a few pictures at the game with a little point & shoot. Here are a few of those:


Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

Iowa State vs Iowa - 2023

I’m not sure what next Sunday’s food adventure involves. Possibly pizza.

WPC – WEEK 428 – ANIMAL

It is the last collection of submissions for the month of November, so it is a good time to revisit the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE FAQ. I’ve noticed an uptick in small-sized submissions lately. It wouldn’t hurt to review the resolution FAQ if you haven’t looked at it lately.

Award winning photographers? Really?

Yes. I can think of at least 10 photographers that participate regularly that have won a photography award of some kind.

Is this a competition?
NO.

Is there a limit to the number of submissions I can have each week?

Yes. That limit is 3. If you send me more than 3, I will post the first 3 that you send. I’m not trying to harsh your photography buzz, but any more than that starts to overwhelm the other submissions and it takes me about 5 minutes to take a picture from my inbox to code it on the website. So I have to manage my workload. This limit is tentatively scheduled to go down to 2 at the beginning of 2024. Unless there is a sudden big falloff in participants.

If you are going to submit more than one picture, I strongly urge you to choose completely different subjects for each submission. If you are submitting multiple pictures of the same subject, make sure that each picture is saying something unique.

If participation rates climb, that limit of 3 is subject to lower.

Can I send you several pictures and have you pick the best one?

No! No! NO! If those words come out of your mouth or your keyboard, I consider that to be a non-submission.

Do you ever question whether somebody’s submission fits the theme?

Meh. Only if I think somebody is clearly confusing this week’s theme with last week or next week’s theme. Otherwise, if the submission makes sense in your head, that is good enough for me. However, I would urge you to not try to fit your favorite subject into the theme. This isn’t a challenge to share a picture every week of your kid or your business or your pet. It is a challenge to take pictures of different things every week. Which isn’t to say subjects can’t be repeated, but you shouldn’t become reliant on the same ones.

Why can’t I submit after 11 AM on Mondays if the post doesn’t publish until 12:01 PM?

I go to lunch at 11 AM. I leave my office. I’m not near a computer. At 11 AM I hit “Schedule” and then I go throw food down my throat. 167 hours is more than enough time to send a submission. Okay, 166 hours and 59 minutes. You got me.

Do I have to wait until Monday morning to submit?

Absolutely not! In fact I appreciate the submissions that make it to me by Sunday evening. Makes the job of putting this together on Monday morning much easier!

Are there resolution requirements for submissions?

I won’t turn down submissions that are too small. I will probably ask you for a picture of greater resolution if it is really small. The typical 4 x 6 image posted to my website has a resolution of 1280 pixels x 853 pixels. While a 400 x 300 image might look okay on your phone, it looks like trash on a computer monitor. I prefer images that are at least 1000 pixels at their widest point, but don’t ban smaller pictures at this point.

What format should my submission be?

.JPG but .PNG also works.

If I write a description of my image will you include that in your post?

No. Photography is art that should stand on its own. Only exception is the SLICE OF LIFE theme. But if you let me know where the picture was taken, I will include that.

When will you start accepting suggestions for next year’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE themes?

I will take suggestions only and ONLY in the comments sections of the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE posts the last week of October and the 1st week of November.

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The themes for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE have been selected. There are 53 Mondays in 2024, so there are 53 themes for Year 11. Here are the selected themes, in no particular order:

1. Necessity (Joe Duff)
2. Sentimental (Joe Duff)
3. Monochrome (Joe Duff)
4. Out-of-Date (Angie DeWaard)
5. Clothing (Angie DeWaard)
6. Symmetry (Sarah Toot)
7. Rule of Thirds (Sarah Toot)
8. Wheels (Sarah Toot)
9. 6:00 PM (Sarah Toot)
10. Ugly (Sarah Toot)
11. Emotion (Andy Sharp/Sarah Toot)
12. Animal (Shannon Bardole-Foley)
13. Passion (Shannon Bardole-Foley)
14. Anything But a Cat (Andy Sharp)
15. Leading Lines (ISF Theme)
16. Trains, Planes, and Automobiles
17. #Instagood
18. Street Photography
19. Flower
20. Slice of Life
21. Still Life
22. Art
23. Ruins
24. Road Trip
25. Sign
26. Purple
27. Orange
28. Path
29. Self-Portrait
30. Abstract
31. Games
32. Glass
33. Reflection
34. Macro
35. Hobbies
36. Work
37. Entertainment
38. Park
39. Breakfast
40. Time
41. Circle
42. Square
43. Faceless Portrait
44. Sunday Morning (Sarah Toot)
45. Science (Joe Duff)
46. Camera
47. Window View (Sarah Toot)
48. Decoration
49. Letters or Numbers
50. Places
51. Music
52. Not Your Hometown (Andy Sharp)
53. Holidays

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ANIMAL! Almost everyone loves an ANIMAL or two, but did they find one to photograph to make ANIMAL a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 20, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):

1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1 week
2-Evie Gorshe – 1 week
3-Mary Green – 1 week (2)
4-Amy Peterson – 1 week
5-Susanna Funk – 2 weeks
6-Suzie Brannen – 3 weeks
7-Elainie Hernandez – 3 weeks
8-Alexis Stensland – 6 weeks
9-Scott Degeneffe – 13 weeks (2)
10-Sabas Hernandez – 14 weeks
11-Mike Vest – 20 weeks
12-Sheri Fakhouri – 23 weeks (2)
13-Logan Kahler – 24 weeks (3)
14-Nathanial Brown – 25 weeks
15-Jesse Howard – 25 weeks
16-Tamara Peterson – 28 weeks
17-Mindi Terrell – 40 weeks (2)
18-Brandon Kahler – 63 weeks
19-Linda Bennett – 69 weeks
20-Sarah Toot – 70 weeks
21-Angie DeWaard – 74 weeks
22-Dawn Krause – 78 weeks (2)
23-Kim Barker – 84 weeks
24-Joe Duff – 85 weeks
25-Teresa Kahler – 96 weeks
26-Carla Stensland – 96 weeks
27-Micky Augustin – 98 weeks
28-Andy Sharp – 99 weeks (2)
29-Bill Wentworth – 100 weeks
30-Cathie Morton – 104 weeks
31-Elizabeth Nordeen – 105 weeks (2)
32-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 107 weeks
33-Kio Dettman – 109 weeks

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:


WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 110 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 108 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Indiana) – 106 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Indiana)

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Denver, Colorado) – 105 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Nebraska)

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 100 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Iowa)

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Iowa)

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Iowa)- 99 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 97 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Iowa) – 97 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas) – 86 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Galveston, Texas) – 85 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 79 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Iowa)

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 75 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Baltimore, Maryland) – 71 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Iowa) – 70 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas)

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 64 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 41 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 29 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 26 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 26 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - LOGAN KAHELR
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 25 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - LOGAN KAHELR
Logan Kahler (Iowa)

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 24 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa)

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Iowa) – 21 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 15 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 14 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa)

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - ALEXIS STENSLAND
Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 7 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - ELAINIE HERNANDEZ
Elainie Hernandez (Iowa) – 4 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - SUSANNA FUNK
Susanna Funk (West Des Moines, Iowa) – 3 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - AMY PETERSON
Amy Peterson (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa)

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - JEN ENSLEY-GORSHE
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 428 - ANIMAL - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa)

34 participants again this week! A pretty good week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Colorado
+ Indiana
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Maryland
+ Nebraska
+ Texas

Thanks to Elizabeth’s Thanksgiving travels, we were able to add Indiana to the list. Down to 9 states that haven’t been represented! I don’t know we will get any of the missing states, but even if we don’t, this is still pretty impressive!

Here is the current calendar year list for states:

+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Illinois
+ Indiana
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Kentucky
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Mississippi
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Hampshire
+ New Jersey
+ New Mexico
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Vermont
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming

41 states and 1 district! That is pretty impressive! Over 80% of the way there! Every continental state west of the Mississippi is now accounted for.

The Outside of the United States map is currently:

+ Spain
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Canada
+ Peru
+ France
+ Austria
+ Germany
+ Italy
+ Slovenia

The big milestone this weeks was Andy joining the Triple Digit Club! WooHoo! Plus Nathanial joined the Half Year Club! WooHoo! Jesse did too! WooHoo!

But it wasn’t all good news. Evie’s couldn’t build on last week’s submission. Suzie’s streak ends at 3.

But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:


WEEK 429 - HOMETOWN
HOMETOWN

HOMETOWN! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

But what is a HOMETOWN picture? It is simply a picture that represents your HOMETOWN. It doesn’t have to be the HOMETOWN you grew up in. Or even the town you currently call home. But at the very least, it should be a picture that suggest a HOMETOWN for somebody.

While thinking about possible subjects for your ANIMAL picture, meditate on the following quote and I have no doubt you will come up with a fabulous image:

I was eight years old
And running with a dime in my hand
To the bus stop to pick
Up a paper for my old man
I’d sit on his lap in that big old Buick
And steer as we drove through town
He’d tousle my hair
And say, “Son, take a good look around”
This is your hometown

In ’65 tension was running high
At my high school
There was a lot of fights
Between the black and white
There was nothing you could do
Two cars at a light on a Saturday night
In the back seat there was a gun
Words were passed in a shotgun blast
Troubled times had come
To my hometown

Now Main Street’s whitewashed windows
And vacant stores
Seems like there ain’t nobody
Wants to come down here no more
They’re closing down the textile mill
Across the railroad tracks
Foreman says, “These jobs are going, boys
And they ain’t coming back
To your hometown

Last night me and Kate we laid in bed
Talking about getting out
Packing up our bags, maybe heading south
I’m thirty-five, we got a boy of our own now
Last night I sat him up behind the wheel
And said, “Son, take a good look around
This is your hometown”
-Bruce Springsteen

I look forward to your interpretation!

RULES

The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.

You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.

That is it. Thems the rules!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of HOMETOWN in this place that originates from my hometown next Monday.

WPC – WEEK 427 – PORTRAIT

A reminder that if you are looking for a Thanksgiving meal or a place to volunteer on Thanksgiving my church is hosting it’s annual Thanksgiving meal again this year. Information below:



I will be there for at least part of the day!

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I haven’t selected the 52 themes for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. But here is a list of the suggested themes:

-Science
-Remorse
-Necessity, something critical to your way of life
-Monochrome
-Tourism
-Sentimental
-Dog
-Screenshot
-Anything in the world but a cat
-Roman Numeral
-Outside your home county
– Memories/Memorial/etc.
– Clothing
– Out-of-date (I was thinking specifically of technology or items like pay phones and outhouses here, but it could be more expansive)
– Hands
– Struggle (or challenge)
– A stranger
– Fashion
– Starburst
– Symmetry
– Rule of 1/3’s
– Wheels
– Self portrait
– Emotion
– 6:00pm
– Warmth
– Candlelight
– Window view
– Ugly
– Sunday morning
-ANIMAL or PET
-PASSION

Definitely several of these will make next year’s list! Obviously ANYTHING IN THE WORLD BUT A CAT is a no-brainer!

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PORTRAIT! Everyone has taken one or been in one. But did enough people take a PORTRAIT to make it a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 13, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):

1-Susanna Funk – 1 week
2-Diane Sharp – 1 week
3-Suzie Brannen – 2 weeks
4-Monica Jennings – 2 weeks
5-Elainie Hernandez – 2 weeks
6-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks
7-Alexis Stensland – 5 weeks
8-Scott Degeneffe – 12 weeks (3)
9-Sabas Hernandez – 13 weeks
10-Willy McAlpine – 13 weeks
11-Mike Vest – 19 weeks
12-Sheri Fakhouri – 22 weeks
13-Logan Kahler – 23 weeks
14-Nathanial Brown – 24 weeks
15-Jesse Howard – 24 weeks
16-Tamara Peterson – 27 weeks
17-Mindi Terrell – 39 weeks
18-Brandon Kahler – 63 weeks
19-Linda Bennett – 68 weeks
20-Sarah Toot – 69 weeks (2)
21-Angie DeWaard – 73 weeks
22-Dawn Krause – 77 weeks
23-Kim Barker – 83 weeks
24-Joe Duff – 84 weeks
25-Teresa Kahler – 95 weeks
26-Carla Stensland – 95 weeks (2)
27-Micky Augustin – 97 weeks
28-Andy Sharp – 98 weeks (2)
29-Bill Wentworth – 99 weeks
30-Cathie Morton – 103 weeks
31-Elizabeth Nordeen – 104 weeks
32-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 106 weeks
33-Kio Dettman – 108 weeks (2)

The third week of each month I like to share a map of all the states that have had pictures taken in them that were submitted for this calendar year. Well, I checked my calendar and this is the third Monday of the month. Here is the map, heading into this week:



That is a lot of states filled in. In fact, going into this week, there are only 10 states that haven’t been visited and photographed by somebody that submits here. I don’t think there is any chance we will fill in the entire map this year, but we sure have gotten a lot closer than I ever would have guessed! There are 6 weeks left in this calendar year. I don’t anticipate any more states being filled in at this point. Maybe Indiana. But that is a pretty full map if it doesn’t change.

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:


WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Sonnette, Montana) – 98 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - SHNNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 107 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Iowa) – 84 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (Jack Trice Stadium – Ames, Iowa)

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Jewell, Iowa) – 69 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 3 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Dobson Pipe Organ Builders – Lake City, Iowa) – 25 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT -  SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa)- 13 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Iowa) – 109 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 74 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas) – 85 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - JEN ENSLEY-GORSHE
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 23 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - SUSANNA FUNK
Susanna Funk (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - EVIE GORSHE
Evie Gorshe (Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Manchester, Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Manchester, Iowa)

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - ELAINIE HERNANDEZ
Elainie Hernandez (Ledges State Park – Boone County, Iowa) – 3 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 14 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 25 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 64 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 24 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa)

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa)

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 96 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 78 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Iowa)

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Iowa) – 104 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 105 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - AMY PETERSON
Amy Peterson (Idaho Falls, Idaho) – 1 week

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 28 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (UNI Dome – Cedar Falls, Iowa) – 99 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (UNI Dome – Cedar Falls, Iowa)

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - ALEXIS STENSLAND
Alexis Stensland (east Des Moines, Iowa) – 6 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Ames, Iowa) – 96 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (New Jersey) – 70 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 40 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Iowa) – 20 weeks

WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Nebraska) – 100 weeks

34 participants! A pretty good week by current standards!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Idaho
+ Iowa
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Jersey
+ Texas

Here is the current calendar year list for states:

+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Kentucky
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Mississippi
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Hampshire
+ New Jersey
+ New Mexico
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Vermont
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming

40 states and 1 district! That is pretty impressive! Over 80% of the way there! Every continental state west of the Mississippi is now accounted for.

This is the list of states currently missing:
+ Alabama
+ Alaska
+ Connecticut
+ Delaware
+ Indiana
+ Maine
+ Massachusetts
+ Rhode Island
+ Virginia
+ West Virginia

The Outside of the United States map is currently:

+ Spain
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Canada
+ Peru
+ France
+ Austria
+ Germany
+ Italy
+ Slovenia

The big milestone this week is Bill joining the Triple Digit Club! Also Cathie joins the 2 Year Streak Club. I forgot to mention it last week when Elizabeth joined it or a few weeks ago when Shannon joined and a few weeks before that when Kio joined it! Also, Dawn joined the Year and Half Club!

But it was all good news. Diane couldn’t build on her submission from last week. Monica’s 2 week streak went poof! As did Sara’s. And worst of all… Willy’s streak ends at unlucky 13.

But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:


WEEK 428 - ANIMAL
ANIMAL

ANIMAL! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

But what is a ANIMIMAL picture? It is simply a picture of an ANIMAL. That could be a live ANIMAL. It could be a stuffed ANIMAL. It could be a box of meat. It could be a pet. It could be a wild animal. It could be something related to an ANIMAL. The possibilities are endless!

While thinking about possible subjects for your ANIMAL picture, meditate on the following quote and I have no doubt that you will come up with a fabulous image:

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.
-Anatole France

I look forward to your interpretation!

RULES

The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.

You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.

That is it. Thems the rules!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of ANIMAL in this place that loves dogs and so many other animals next Monday.

WPC – WEEK 426 – FOOD

FOOD! Everybody needs it! But did enough people photograph it to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 6, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):

1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week
2-Elainie Hernandez – 1 week
3-Monica Jennings – 1 week
4-Sara Lockner – 1 week
5-Becky Parmelee – 1 week
6-Julie Sharp – 1 week
7-Mary Green – 4 weeks (2)
8-Alexis Stensland – 4 weeks
9-Scott Degeneffe – 11 weeks
10-Sabas Hernandez – 12 weeks
11-Willy McAlpine – 12 weeks
12-Mike Vest – 18 weeks
13-Sheri Fakhouri – 21 weeks (2)
14-Logan Kahler – 22 weeks
15-Nathanial Brown – 23 weeks
16-Jesse Howard – 23 weeks
17-Tamara Peterson – 26 weeks
18-Mindi Terrell – 38 weeks
19-Brandon Kahler – 62 weeks
20-Linda Bennett – 67 weeks (2)
21-Sarah Toot – 68 weeks
22-Angie DeWaard – 72 weeks
23-Dawn Krause – 76 weeks
24-Kim Barker – 82 weeks
25-Joe Duff – 83 weeks
26-Teresa Kahler – 94 weeks
27-Carla Stensland – 94 weeks
28-Micky Augustin – 96 weeks
29-Andy Sharp – 97 weeks
30-Bill Wentworth – 98 weeks
31-Cathie Morton – 102 weeks
32-Elizabeth Nordeen – 103 weeks
33-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 105 weeks
34-Kio Dettman – 107 weeks (2)

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:


WEEK 426 - FOOD - ALEXIS STENSLAND
Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 5 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Omaha, Nebraska) – 98 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Whistle Stop Cafe – Boone, Iowa)

WEEK 426 - FOOD -ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 73 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 99 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Story City, Iowa) – 63 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Iowa) – 95 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Iowa)

WEEK 426 - FOOD - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Iowa) – 103 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (The Feed Mill Restaurant – Audubon, Iowa)

WEEK 426 - FOOD - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 77 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - DIANE SHARP
Diane Sharp (Omaha, Nebraska) – 1 week

WEEK 426 - FOOD - ELAINIE HERNANDEZ
Elainie Hernandez (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa) – 104 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)

WEEK 426 - FOOD - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (The Feed Mill Restaurant – Audubon, Iowa) – 24 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (League City, Texas) – 84 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (League City, Texas)

WEEK 426 - FOOD - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Iowa) – 83 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Iowa)

WEEK 426 - FOOD - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 108 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

WEEK 426 - FOOD - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 68 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 23 weeks


Micky Augstin (Iowa) – 97 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD -MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Iowa) – 19 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 39 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WEEK 426 - FOOD - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WEEK 426 - FOOD - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 24 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Smokey D’s BBQ – Des Moines, Iowa) – 13 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania) – 69 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania)

WEEK 426 - FOOD - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Iowa) – 12 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Iowa)

WEEK 426 - FOOD - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Iowa)

WEEK 426 - FOOD - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 106 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 22 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - SUZANNA FUNK
Susanna Funk (Iowa) – 1 week

WEEK 426 - FOOD - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 27 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 95 weeks

WEEK 426 - FOOD - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 13 weeks


34 participants! A pretty good week by current standards!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Kansas
+ Iowa
+ Nebraska
+ Pennsylvania
+ Texas

Here is the current calendar year list for states:

+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Illinois
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Kentucky
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Mississippi
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Hampshire
+ New Jersey
+ New Mexico
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Vermont
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming

40 states and 1 district! That is pretty impressive! Over 75% of the way there! Every continental state west of the Mississippi is now accounted for.

The Outside of the United States map is currently:

+ Spain
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Canada
+ Peru
+ Puenta de la Reina, Spain
+ France
+ Austria
+ Germany
+ Italy
+ Slovenia

There were no major milestones this week. The first ever submission by Diane Sharp though!

It was a bloodbath of streaks though. Becky, and Julie couldn’t build on last week’s submission. Mary’s streak ends at 4.

But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:


WEEK 427 - PORTRAIT
PORTRAIT

PORTRAIT! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

But what is a PORTRAIT? It is simply a picture of somebody. Can be one person. Can be several people. Can be you. It can be a posed picture. It can be a candid picture. The options are aplenty!

While thinking about possible subjects for your PORTRAIT, meditate on the following quote and I have no doubt that you will come up with a fabulous image:

My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain.
-Helmut Newton

I look forward to your interpretation!

RULES

The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.

You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.

That is it. Thems the rules!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of PORTRAIT in this place that is a self-portrait next Monday.