PLAY! Seems like a great theme on the surface. But did PLAY trigger people to PLAY with their cameras? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 13, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses): 1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe… Read More »WPC – WEEK 387 – PLAY
Time for another Formal Portrait Sunday. This is the final collection of images from the photo shoot with Elainie & Sabas from last fall. There aren’t many pictures left to share, so this is a pretty small collection. I only have one more formal portrait photo shoot to share. Hopefully… Read More »Elainie & Sabas 2022 – Vol. 3
Hammering away at the backlog. This is a collection of pictures I took in April that never really had a place in previous “An Artist’s Notebook” post. Some of these pictures were taken for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, but not used. Some are from Easter. Enjoy! Still a few more… Read More »I Read All of Your Self-Help Books
I need to start this post by wishing Bill a happy birthday… Happy birthday Bill! I hope your birthday is as full of all the joy that you can handle! +++++++ Time to share another collection of images I took when Teresa, Carla, and I went to Pella, Oskaloosa, and… Read More »Pella After Dark
When I went to Allamakee County with Teresa to harvest their town signs, one of my must see stops was the only fire watchtower in Iowa. It is buried in Yellow River State Forest and hasn’t been used for years. I knew it was something I definitely wanted to photograph… Read More »Rodan139: Fire Watchtower
It is time to determine whether or not BOOKS was a popular theme. I thought it might be, because I’m pretty sure the Photography 139 readership is highly literate. But you won’t know until you scroll down: As of 12:01 PM on Monday, January 30, this was the current list… Read More »WPC – WEEK 386 – BOOKS
Time once again for another Formal Portrait Sunday. Once again, sharing a collection of pictures from when I took portraits for Elainie and Sabas last year. Here are some of my favorites: I still have one more small collection of images from this photo shoot left to share. How about… Read More »Elainie & Sabas 2022 – Vol. 2
A few months back I picked up some cakes and Jim and went to the Wolf Lodge near Kansas City for the birthday party of the triplets and Jonah. I didn’t get to spend much time there cause Jim is kind of like Cinderella. He expires after being away from… Read More »Triplet + Jonah Birthday Party – 2022
I need to start today off by wishing Jim a happy birthday! Happy birthday Jim! I hope it is filled with all the joy that you desire! +++++++ It is the last Monday of the month, so it is a good time revisit the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE FAQ: FREQUENTLY… Read More »WPC – WEEK 385 – SILENCE
I’ve finally gotten around to having another Formal Portrait Sunday. I don’t take many formal portraits, so I don’t have many of these. This one though is dedicated to some pictures I took of Elainie and Sabas from a few months back. Here are some of my favorites: Still plenty… Read More »Elainie & Sabas 2022 – Vol. 1
Back in October I went on a Junk Jaunt with Carla and Teresa. I didn’t buy much, a few stickers here and there, but I did have a great time and saw many interesting things. Here are some pictures from the day: Hopefully we will be able to go on… Read More »Junk Jaunt
Need to start today off by wishing Angie a happy birthday: I don’t know I’ve seen Angie in person in years, so that is a picture of her pitching Little White Lye Soap. I hope your birthday has all the mirth that you desire! +++++++ I had a good Christmas.… Read More »Christmas 2022
RED. A great color. I don’t know a person who doesn’t look great in cardinal. However, was RED a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, January 9, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in… Read More »WPC – WEEK 384 – RED
I need to start today by wishing my sister Teresa’s best friend and also a good friend of all of our family, Sheri a happy birthday! Happy birthday Sheri! That is a picture of Sheri graduating high school taken by my Dad. I hope your birthday is/was as awesome as… Read More »Allamakee County Aux – Vol. 4
Time for the third collection of auxiliary images I took on my road trip with Teresa to harvest the town signs of Allamakee County. Lansing New Albin I reckon that the bridge in Lansing over the Mississippi River is one of the most photographed bridges in Iowa. At least for… Read More »Allamakee County Aux – Vol. 3
Time to share the second collection of images from my road trip to Allamakee County (and Clayton County) to harvest their town signs with Teresa. The first couple pictures are in Clayton County. The rest are in Allamakee County. Monona Hardin – Ghost Town Waukon Lycurgus Lansing There is still… Read More »Allamakee County Aux – Vol. 2
Back in June I cruised around both Clayton and Allamakee County harvesting their town signs with Teresa. It is truly the most beautiful part of Iowa and there isn’t a close second. But the Loess Hills are second. All of these pictures were taken in Clayton County: Strawberry Point Volga… Read More »Allamakee County Aux – Vol. 1
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It is a holiday that celebrates the the great civil rights leader. If you have never had a chance to visit the Civil Rights Museum that is near where he was assassinated in Memphis, I highly recommend it. I won’t wish you a… Read More »WPC – WEEK 383 – REFLECTION
Full intellectual honest, I hate flippie floppies and don’t own a pair. The worst “shoes” ever designed by, I don’t know, the devil! I could write for hours about how they are terrible. They are so terrible, I don’t even like to see other people wearing them. However, that shouldn’t… Read More »I Got My Swim Trunks and My Flippie Floppies
Happy Friday the 13th to those who celebrate! I celebrate by going to Jimmy’s for their free sandwich Friday the 13th special. I’ll see you there. This is a good time to share more pictures from my camping trip with Carla and Jason. I actually had to cut the camping… Read More »On a Boat Like Leo
Back in early December Carla, Teresa, and I went to Pella to experience their Krestmarkt. A Krestmarkt is a Dutch open air Christmas Market. It was pretty dang cold that day. If we would have went the day before the temperature was in the 50s. I think it was in… Read More »Krestmarkt!