RWPE #38 – Face
Looks like Shannon and Angie did find RWPE addictive. They submitted again for last week’s theme FACE. However, submissions were kind of light this week. Perhaps not as many people know people with faces as I would have suspected. Here are the submissions for FACE: Mike Vest Angie DeWaard Christopher… Read More »RWPE #38 – Face
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.
Slice of Life Vol. 16
I found a few prints tucked away in the box of slides, so I thought I would get them scanned before putting that box of slides away. I believe this picture was taken by Lowell’s grandpa Byron Davis Sr.
Slice of Life Vol. 14
Fewer pictures this week and next week it will be back to slides.
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
Happy Birthday Eldest Sister!
Happy Birthday Teresa!
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.
In This Old Purple Town
“This song is about a man that tells the truth about things that didn’t happen. It seems to be a male thing.” -Glen Hansard – Introducing “Lies” at First Avenue – July 25, 2010 Most of this comes from an email that I wrote about my weekend in Minnesota. Sara… Read More »In This Old Purple Town
RWPE #30 – Reflections
There were numerous submissions for last week’s theme REFLECTIONS. I know that more than a few of these weren’t actually taken last week, but I will let it slide this time… So without further adieu, REFLECTIONS: Julie Johnson of The Joy is in the JourneyI consider Friday to be a… Read More »RWPE #30 – Reflections
Megiddo
“DOWN GOES NATURE! DOWN GOES NATURE! DOWN GOES NATURE!” -The voice of Howard Cosell inside my head At exactly 10 PM on July 29. 2010, I popped the top on two bottles of Virgil’s Micro-brewed Root Beer and Dawn and I celebrated the end of Hedgegeddon. We had just dumped… Read More »Megiddo
Cleanup
Here are some pictures from a couple of celebrations that I attended a long while ago, but never quite found the time to post: Johnathan’s Graduation Open House Shannon Birthday Campout





