I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving! It is the time of year where we are supposed to count our blessings. I thought I would share a few of my current blessings: I am blessed with a great family! I have plenty of friends that share my love for the… Read More »Blessings – 2018
I spent a lot of time out at Dickcissel Park with Naima this year. I think it has become her favorite place to go, when she leaves the house. The only thing I can say is that she has yet to accept that a trip there is a substitute for… Read More »A Man’s Best Friend is his Dog…
Heads up that next week we will be back on our normal schedule of Monday WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE drops into the foreseeable future. PETS did get a few people revved up and taking pictures. Although not as many as I would’ve thought. Some of you people don’t love your PETS… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 166 – PETS
As the 2018 political season wound down, I found it to be a perfect time to tackle Page 70 and then subsequently Page 71 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT: Page 70 – Take a picture of something you hate. There are few things in the world I hate more than… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 70-71
Naima likes to walk in water. Naima doesn’t swim, unless forced. She doesn’t enjoy it. But she loves tromping around in water. I decided to try to grab a picture of her tromping around in water, from underwater. It didn’t work out that well because the place we go so… Read More »Naima Underwater Test
Before we get too involved in the week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, I want to take a little bit of time to toot my own horn. Today at 9:36 AM, I made the final payment on the Camry. Today, that baby is mine! I don’t have the pink slip in my… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 165 – LANDSCAPE
Last weekend I went down to Topeka with Becca and Bethany to see Nate and Laura’s triplets. Bethany left her dog Tempe with Naima for the weekend. Part of my dog-sitting crew, Jay and Willy, got quite the kick out of Naima and Tempe’s antics. This reminded me that I… Read More »Naima & Tempe
WILD ANIMAL is a tough theme for this time of year. Not really, but it could be. At least it ended up being a tough theme as there were less than a handful of submissions. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation. You… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 164 – WILD ANIMAL
The folder 08-04-08 is filled with images of Teresa and I’s trip home from Kentucky. On the way back we stopped in Springfield, Illinois. Springfield is noted for being home of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. It also home of the Springfield Old Capitol Building where both Abraham Lincoln and… Read More »08-04-08
You may recall that I am not superstitious, but I am a littlestitious when it comes to sports. Every time I touch my camera at an Iowa State football game, things go bad for Iowa State. Therefore, I don’t have many pictures from Iowa State’s monumental victory over #6 West… Read More »Iowa State 30 #6 West Virginia 14
Today is a big day for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! COLORFUL inspired Jodie Cue to submit for the first time ever! Welcome aboard Jodie, we know you will do great things! But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation. You came to see the… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 163 – COLORFUL
The pictures in the folder 08-03-08 is from the third day of my vacation in Kentucky with Teresa. On that day, we went to a Southern Baptist Church service. We spent 3 hours at the church service, before we snuck out the back. I’m not sure how much long it… Read More »08-03-08
Near the end of August, the Boone City Pool had their annual Dog Pool Party. I can’t remember if it is a fundraiser for the Boone Area Humane Society or the Canine Corral, but it is a fundraiser for somebody. I like to take Naima to this event even though… Read More »Dog Party!!
Pictures from the folder 08-02-08 are from my second day of a Kentucky vacation to visit Ernie with Teresa. On Day 2 we visit a tobacco farm, a gravity pull hill, Newsom’s, and Lambert’s. Plus we also visited a PostSecret display in Paducah. I think everybody knows how much I… Read More »08-02-08
A metric ton of people were motivated by ENTERTAINMENT this week. I think this was one of the higher submission weeks in months! But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Cathie Raley Carla Stensland Carla Stensland… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 161 – ENTERTAINMENT
The pictures in the folder 08-01-08 are from a trip I made to Kentucky with Teresa to visit Ernie. On the way down we stopped in Metropolis. Visited an illegal immigrant friend of mine. He’s a good chap. Maybe you’ve heard of him: I highly endorse going to Metropolis. It… Read More »08-01-08
A few weeks back Elainie was home from San Antonio. She stopped by to pose for THE 9 EMOTIONS PROJECT. Her friend Tiffani accompanied her. It provided the perfect time to tackle Page 111 for THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT: Page 111 – Compose a picture with the intention of displaying… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 111
Elainie came home from San Antonio for a visit a few weeks back. It was an excellent opportunity for her to finally pose for THE 9 EMOTION PROJECT and complete the set of my sisters’ children. Elainie For those of you that have forgotten, these are the 9 emotions: Joy… Read More »The 9 Emotions Project – Elainie
Looks like a few people were inspired by the MOUTH theme. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Andy Sharp Tamara Peterson Christopher D. Bennett Angie DeWaard Andy Sharp Kim Barker Cathie Raley Carla Stensland Mike… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 160 – MOUTH
The images from the folder 07-20-07 run the gamut from pictures from the first mission trip I ever went on to pictures from the Miller Farm to pictures from a RAGBRAI stop in Ames. The mission trip photos are from Cedar Rapids. I went with an adult group from my… Read More »07-20-07
A few weeks back when I was taking the pictures for Page 49 for THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT, I also took pictures for Page 48: Page 48 – Take a photo that whispers. To take this picture I cranked down the saturation, contrast, and sharpness levels on my camera. Only… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 48