Slice of Life Vol. 39
If you look closely at these pictures you will see the neighbor lady that may or may not have attempted to murder me in my youth.
RWPE Y2 #7 – Silence
SILENCE did not keep people from being silent. There were a healthy amount of submissions this week. Here are the submissions for SILENCE: Dawn Krause of Impassioned Versifier Geri Derner Christopher D. Bennett Julie Johnson of The Joy is in the Journey Carla Stensland Mike Vest Mike and I fired… Read More »RWPE Y2 #7 – Silence
RWPE Y2 #5: Macro
Here are this week’s submissions for MACRO: Julie Johnson Dawn Krause Carla Stensland A Carla Stensland B Christopher D. Bennett Mike Vest I’ve been down to visit the Random Theme Generator. Without much hesitation, it spit out this week’s theme: GO! This is a new theme for this year. It… Read More »RWPE Y2 #5: Macro
The Archives: Edition Two
These pictures are from: backup/Old My Pictures/2005 Calendar I’m pretty sure these are the files from the 2nd year of the calendar, although it is possible that it was the 3rd or 1st year of the calendar. My records on such things are spotty at best. In the early days… Read More »The Archives: Edition Two
RWPE Y2 #4: Harmony
Apparently there aren’t a ton of HARMONY lovers out there. I’m kind of surprised by the lack of participation this week, but what can you do. You buckle down and you carry on. Here are the few submissions for this week: Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland A Carla Stensland B… Read More »RWPE Y2 #4: Harmony
Slice of Life Vol. 30
It is my habit to not comment on the pictures I post in this project, but I’m going to make a small exception here. In the first couple of pictures, Carla is sitting on the old abandoned well in the basement of our old house on 415 Greene Street. I… Read More »Slice of Life Vol. 30
RWPE #42 – Shadows
I think that at the aggregate level, this is the best batch of submissions to date. Here are the submissions for SHADOWS: Shannon Bardole Christopher D. Bennett Becky Perkovich Carla Stensland A Carla Stensland B Dawn Krause Michael Vest Julie Johnson Dawn’s Poetry Submission Shadows Something lurks beneath the bright… Read More »RWPE #42 – Shadows
Happy Birthday Mom!
Happy Birthday to my Mom! If my goal is to be as cool as my Mom when I get to her age, I have my work cut out for me.
CLU’s Holiday
Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894 after a number of Americans were murdered by the military during the Pullman Strike. After the massacre, President Grover Cleveland made reconciliation with unions a top political priority. Making Labor Day a national holiday was his form of reconciliation. I celebrated Grover… Read More »CLU’s Holiday
Slice of Life Vol. 13
I have been scanning slides for the last 11 weeks. This week I’ve switched over to prints, so I’m guessing you will note a notable improvement in the quality of the scans.
State Fair Trip 2 – Collection 1
A few pictures from my trip to the State Fair with Nader. We met up with Mom, Carla and Alexis. Later we met up briefly with the Baiers. I won them some Upper Iowa University band aids. I’m guessing their “Thank You” is in the mail. At the end of… Read More »State Fair Trip 2 – Collection 1
RWPE #33 – Silence
The submissions for last week’s theme SILENCE: Dawn Krause Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland A Carla Stensland B Carla Stensland C Carla Stensland D Becky Perkovich Mike Vest Dawn’s Poetry Submission: A Thought on Silence Not every moment needs to be filledSolid connection we quietly build No words need expressedNothing… Read More »RWPE #33 – Silence
Retired
“The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.” -Abe Lemons Sunday was my Mom’s retirement party. Here are a few pictures: There are more pictures from the party in the Mom’s Retirement Party Album.