I usually start this blog post with a statement on how participation rates went this week, but this week I’m going to start the week differently. A recent subscriber and often contributor to the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Tamara Peterson’s husband Glenn recently got a tough diagnosis and they have a… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge – Week 122 – High Perspective
Hitting the backlog again. Going back to May when Mom, Teresa, Logan, and I went to What Cheer, Iowa for a flea market. After we left the flea market we went to Oskaloosa for lunch and then went through Pella on our way back home. Here are pictures from that… Read More »Flowers Heal Me, Tulips Make Me Happy
Hitting the backlog for pictures from the Bennett Family Mother’s Day Barbecue: I hope when you celebrated Mother’s Day 6 months ago, it was as awesome as our Mother’s Day celebration!
This is your reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is WEATHER: WEATHER! WEATHER! What a great theme! I could explain to you what a WEATHER photo might look like, but instead, why not show you some examples?!?! Cathie Raley Angie DeWaard Carla Stensland Kim Barker Stephanie Kim Sarah… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – WEATHER
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Rather than my standard picture of an inflatable turkey, thought (with apologies to Lecrae, I’d give thanks for some of the many blessings in my life. Count it up, count it up, count it up. Line ’em up, line ’em up, line ’em up. Blessed with a… Read More »Won’t Take that Credit; I know Where We Get It; Them Blessings Be Comin’ from God Above
Here is a collection of photos from 3 Methodist events. The Event Formerly Known as the Methodist Men Steak Fry, Safe Trick-or-Treat Night at the Eastern Star Home, and Consecration Sunday Brunch. One of the bizarre things about the world of social media is that bizarre things happen. I posted… Read More »A Methodist Trio
Now that I’ve been back to reality for 7 days, probably a good time to go over my vacation. FRIDAY Left work at 4 PM or so. Vacation starts. Had FNSC with Willy. Ate at Colorado Grill. After Colorado Grill. Started watching a new show, NARCOS. SATURDAY Breakfast at Legal… Read More »Remembered with Nostalgia
Here is a look back at my favorite September photos from THE SELFIE PROJECT: September 1 September 2 September 6 September 7 September 10 September 15 September 16 September 17 September 20 September 21 September 23 September 24 September 25 September 26 September 27 September 28 September 29 And if… Read More »The Selfie Project – September
On Labor Day I was able to take a picture for Page 59 of the Photo Journal: Page 59 – Take a picture of yourself as yourself. Logan assisted with the production by moving the camera here and there. Johnathan watched in a distance. While most people will disagree, I… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 59
YELLOW really got the old creative juices flowing. I’d reckon that there is close to a record number of submissions this week. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see this week’s submissions. Here they are: Angie DeWaard Brooke… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 99 – YELLOW
A couple months back Mom, Teresa, Logan, and I hopped into a vehicle of some kind and headed due east for famous What Cheer, Iowa and it’s even more famous flea market. It didn’t disappoint. I think a person could spend all day there and still not see all the… Read More »All the Fleas!
THE STREETS. I knew this would be a tough theme that only the tough would be able to handle. I was right about THE STREETS. It isn’t for everybody. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions:… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 97 – THE STREETS
Here are a few images from a selection of folders from the month of September 2007. Next Saturday’s walk down memory lane will involve some night photography!
A couple weeks back Logan became the latest person to sit for the 9 Emotions Project: In case, you’ve forgot the emotions: Joy Sadness Anger Amusement Fear Jealousy Surprise Sympathy Boredom I still have my eye on several of you posing for this project… Andy, Scottie D., Nader, Baier, Alisa,… Read More »9 Emotions Project – Logan
These are the pictures that didn’t have what it takes to be be included in the PORTRAIT theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: If only these pictures believed in themselves, no telling what they could accomplish!
Here is another tulip photo from my brief trip to the Pella Tulip Festival: No Kio, no pictures of What Cheer yet. But they are in the pipe. PARTICULARS CAMERA: Sony ILCA-77M2 ISO: 100 FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm APERTURE: f/5 EXPOSURE: 1/160 DATE: 05/06/2017 – 16:24 NO GPS DATA RECORDED PHOTO… Read More »FTD
A couple Saturdays back I loaded up into an automobile with Mom, Teresa, and Logan and we headed to the What Cheer Flea Market. This photo has nothing to do with What Cheer, Iowa. On the way back we went through Pella to check out their world famous tulips. Here… Read More »The Great What Cheer Road Trip Photo No. 1
Here is a photo I took at my family’s Mother’s Day Barbecue of Logan. I need to play with some of these old timey filters more often! PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY ILCA-77M2 ISO: 1000 FOCAL LENGTH: 135mm APERTURE: f/5.6 EXPOSURE: 1/250 DATE: 05/14/2017 – 15:44 NO GPS DATA RECORDED PHOTO ASSISTANT:… Read More »Quiclops
For the most part, the WEATHER in the Midwest (where most of the participants hail from) was pretty nondescript this week. I was a little worried that this would hurt submissions. But instead, the beautiful weather caused a virtual deluge of submissions! But you didn’t come here to talk all… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 86 – WEATHER
The folder called 08-01-07 is kind of all over the place. Next Saturday’s folder involves the Iowa State Fair.
A couple of Sundays ago was Confirmation Sunday in my church. It was a big day for the Youth Group as 5 members became full members of the church AND for the Methodist Men as we served a brunch in between services to celebrate their accomplishments. Here are a few… Read More »Confirmed!