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
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
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
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!
Time to share the December images from THE SELFIE PROJECT. I don’t know I did a tremendous lot in December, but I think there are a few good pictures in there. Here are my favorite December images: December 1 December 3 December 5 December 6 December 8 December 10 December… Read More »Selfie Project – December 2022
Thought I would take a quick look back at Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Here are a few quick stats: + 44 different participants + 1811 photos submitted + Least popular theme for participation was ROCK with 16 participants + Most popular theme for participation was SELF-PORTRAIT with… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge Year 9 Review
The last theme of Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! Going into Year 10 I am going to make one change. I am making the Kio Dettman Suggestion the Kio Dettman Rule. In Year 10 there will be a limit of 3 submissions per participant. This could go lower… Read More »WPC – WEEK 381 – BODY PART
It is the first day of 2023. I’m not really a “resolutions” person. Pastor Adam was on vacation today so we had a substitute seromizer in church this morning. He gave an impassioned, longwinded sermon on resolve. It took more than a bit of my resolve to stay awake during… Read More »Hello 2023.
Happy New Year to those of you sheeple that follow the Gregorian Calendar. I for one, moved to Unix time years ago. So if I have a birthday party this year (Sara wants me to have one, but I doubt it happens) the invites will list the time of the… Read More »Goodbye 2022.
It is time to reveal the August image for the 2023 Photography 139 Calendar: August This picture is of the only fire watch tower in the state of Iowa. It is located in the Yellow River State Forest in northeast Iowa. It is only accessible via forest road. So if… Read More »I Know that You Loved Before
It is time to reveal the July image for the 2023 Photography 139 Calendar: July This picture was taken just west of I-35 on Highway 3. I pulled over on my way home from a TOWN SIGN PROJECT harvesting trip to take tis picture. A sunset in a break in… Read More »WPC – WEEK 380 – EXPLORE
Time to reveal the April image for the 2023 Photography 139 Calendar: April This image of a statue of Jesus crucified on the cross was taken in a cemetery near Stuble, Iowa. It was an image that when I took it that I knew was going to be processed into… Read More »World Food Fair Festival