I mailed out a postcard to the entrants of last years Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest last week. I hear they still haven’t arrived in people’s mailboxes. Thought I would share the postcard here, since many of you entered last year or have kids or grandkids that entered. Or hopefully many… Read More »WPC – WEEK 401 – HAPPY
I need to start out by thanking everyone that wished me a happy birthday. I believe this is a comprehensive list of everybody that wished me a happy birthday. + Kim and also thank you for buying me birthday Buffalo Chicken tots and the card. + Ron, Clevenger, Jordan, and… Read More »The Windy City: Day 1B
RUINS! One of my favorite themes and one of my favorite things to photograph. But was it a popular theme or did it leave many streaks in RUINS? This is the 400th THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE post since rebooting THE RANDOM WEEKLY PHOTO EXPERIMENT. (504th all-time) I hope it was… Read More »WPC – WEEK 400 – RUINS
I’m going to cover my recent work trip to Chicago in a different format than I covered my work trip to Las Vegas. I’m going to mix the camera images with the cell phone pictures. I’m also going to try to tell the story mostly through the pictures. Rather than… Read More »The Windy City: Day 1A
SCHOOL! It isn’t much fun, but it is the best shot at social mobility, so it has to exist. But did SCHOOL get people excited enough to take a picture and submit it? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, May 1, this… Read More »WPC – WEEK 399 – SCHOOL
ROAD TRIP! What a great theme and an even better way to spend a day or two. Nothing calls to me like the open road. But did it call to many other people? Or did people stay firmly entrenched on their couches? You will have to keep scrolling to find… Read More »WPC – WEEK 398 – ROAD TRIP
It is the last collection of submissions of the month, so it is a good time revisit the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE FAQ: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE What skill level photographer can participate? THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is open to photographers of all skill levels. From award… Read More »WPC – WEEK 397 – FRIENDS
Between church and watching a community theater play a few weeks back Carla, Teresa, and Humble Narrator went to the only other Iowa Best Burger Finalist that is in my natural grazing area. We went to Ben’s Burgers in Ankeny. To be honest, I don’t really consider Ankeny to be… Read More »BurgerTime: Ankeny Field Work
Day 4 of my trip to Las Vegas was the 2nd Day of the CCM. It was a busy day and I barely touched my camera. I spent pretty much the entire day at the conference center. I got to leave for the day at a pretty normal time and… Read More »Viva Las Vegas: Day 4 and Day 5A
SCENES FROM YOUR COUCH. Possibly the easiest theme ever. But did it get the creative juices flowing for many people? You will have to keep scrolling too find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 10, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):… Read More »WPC – WEEK 396 – SCENES FROM YOUR COUCH
I’m hoping somebody out there is enjoying these Sunday food adventure posts as much as I enjoyed eating this food. Still finding my footing a little bit on the format, but that is okay. Today’s post is about a tenderloin I knocked down in Oskaloosa back in December on a… Read More »Tenderloining: Oskaloosa Field Work
Before we get into the submissions for this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE I want to say that I’m starting to work on the 2023 Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. There are a couple of changes from last year in the photo classes. I split NATURE into ANIMALS and PLANTS. The… Read More »WPC – WEEK 395 – ODD CAMERA ANGLE
Today is Good Friday. I wish those who celebrate, a good Good Friday. Matthew 27:32-56 32-34 Along the way they came on a man from Cyrene named Simon and made him carry Jesus’ cross. Arriving at Golgotha, the place they call “Skull Hill,” they offered him a mild painkiller (a… Read More »Viva Las Vegas: Day 3B
I need to start the day off by wishing Andree a happy birthday. Happy birthday Andree! I hope your birthday is filled with joy, or at least as much joy as one can feel when they are in Houston, Texas. +++++++ Yesterday was the end of the college basketball season,… Read More »Rodan139: Pilot Mound State Forest
BLUE! A great theme! Everybody loves the color BLUE. But did a bunch of people love it enough to submit a photo? You will have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 27, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers… Read More »WPC – WEEK 394 – BLUE
EDITOR’S NOTE: MY WORK SCHEDULE HAS TEMPORARILY CHANGED DUE TO EXTREME SHORT STAFFING AT THE COMPUTER MINE. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE PUBLISHING OF THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE POST MIGHT GET MOVED BACK AT LEAST 30 MINUTES UNTIL THE STAFFING SHORTAGE HAS PASSED. WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. It is the… Read More »WPC – WEEK 393 – COMPETITION
PUPRLE! An important color in my life, but did it inspire a ton of submissions? You will have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 13, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses): 1-Mindi Terrell – 4 weeks… Read More »WPC – WEEK 392 – PURPLE
I need to start today by wishing Carla a happy birthday. Happy birthday Carla! I hope your birthday is as full of as much joy as you can handle! +++++++ I also need to wish Monica a happy birthday. Happy birthday Monica! I also hope your birthday is as full… Read More »Clayton County Aux. – Vol. 6
SUNRISE, SUNSET! Everybody loves watching a good SUNRISE or SUNSET. But was it a popular theme? Was it the SUNRISE of many new streaks? Was it the SUNSET on many existing streaks? You will have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 6, this… Read More »WPC – WEEK 391 – SUNRISE, SUNSET
I need to start today by wishing Nora a happy birthday, so happy birthday Nora! I hope your birthday is filled with lots of candy and cake and ice cream! If not, I will buy you so much ice cream next time I see you. +++++++ Time to start sharing… Read More »Viva Las Vegas: Day 1A
STORE! Everybody goes to them. Maybe not as much as they did before the pandemic, but you still have to go to them, unless you get everything delivered. Which I don’t think any of you do. I don’t have any friends that are that rich. Or do I? But many… Read More »WPC – WEEK 390 – STORE