It is the 1st day of July. Seems like a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from June. I travelled a bit in June. Completely for leisure. And that felt pretty great. Here are the June Selfies: June 1 June 2 June 3 June 4 June 5… Read More »Selfie Project – June 2026
WARNING! Next week’s theme has special rules. So make sure you read the words after the theme reveal! HISTORY! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, June 1, this was the current list… Read More »WPC – WEEK 560 – HISTORY
Way back in November I shared pictures of Boone First United Methodist Church’s annual community Thanksgiving meal prep work and some pictures from the Photography 139 Aerial Team known as Rodan139. I intended to shortly thereafter share the regular ground images from the Thanksgiving meal. But I didn’t. Which brings… Read More »Boone FUMC Thanksgiving – 2025
It is the 2nd day of June. Seems like a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from May. I travelled a bit in May. A little for work and a little for leisure. Here are the May Selfies: May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May… Read More »Selfie Project – May 2026
It is the 12th day of May. Seems like a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from April. I travelled a bit in April. For work. But not to any place cool. But at least it was some travel. Here are the April Selfies: April 1 April… Read More »Selfie Project – April 2026
It undeniably sucks when Michigan wins anything. But it is even worse when the college basketball season ends in such a manner. Now everything is super sad. This is how I try to describe being a sports fan like this to people that aren’t a sports fan: Watching your favorite… Read More »#WAFFLELIFE – Tree Waffles
Now that I’ve revealed all of the 2026 Photography Calendar I’m going to put together a super long post. I’m not joking, this is a SUPER long post. You might want to stretch out your scrolling finger before diving in to this one. Normally I might make this into 2… Read More »Let’s Talk 2026 Calendar!
EDITOR’S NOTE: i DID SOME WEIRD FORMATTING THAT MIGHT LOOK REALLY WEIRD IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS VIA EMAIL. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE TO SEE THIS POST PROPERLY. Time to reveal the June image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. JUNE – 2026 The subject… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge Year 12 in Review
Last Sunday was the annual Christmas Pageant at Boone First United Methodist Church. It was great in all the ways that a Christmas Pageant should be great. Here are a few pictures: I already look forward to next year’s Christmas Pageant!
Thursday was the annual Boone First United Methodist Church’s Free Community Thanksgiving Meal. I’ll share final details later, but I do know that we served over 500 people in the drive-thru lane alone! I thought I would start by sharing a few drone photos I took of the event: I’ll… Read More »Rodan139: Boone FUMC Thanksgiving 2025
Happy Veterans Day! Today, we pause to honor the brave men and women who have served our nation with courage, integrity, and unwavering commitment. Veterans Day is a time to reflect on the sacrifices made by those who stood ready to protect our freedoms — and to recognize the families… Read More »Some 35 Firsts
The first day of October! No better day to share THE SELFIE PROJECT images from September. I freely confessed that I struggled with the project this month. Often forgetting to take my selfie until the last minute. I was insanely busy for parts of September, but I didn’t really go… Read More »Selfie Project – September 2025
Last Saturday was the annual Pufferbilly Days Parade. I was able to participate this year with Boone First United Methodist Church. I snapped a few pictures of the process. Have a looksie: Something I just noticed in the pictures. Whomever picked out the white flower to put in the stack… Read More »Parading with Boone FUMC
This food adventure is a little bit different. This isn’t an adventure where I went and ate hopefully delicious food. This one, in fact, wasn’t even a full food adventure. The pictures here are from the recent Boone County Fair Barbecue Contest. Logan’s barbecue team Tall & Meaty competed. This… Read More »Tall & Meaty: BCF 2025
This collection of images will finish up all the Christmas pictures I took last year. These are the ones I took at Candlelight Service at Boone First United. As I have well-documented, this is my favorite church service of the year. Every year. Here are the pictures: I’m already looking… Read More »Candlelight Service Last
FLOWER! What a great theme! But did enough people get their green thumb going to make it a popular theme? As of 12:01 PM on Monday, June 30, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: *1-Adam Gordon – 1 week2-Mary Green – 1 week3-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks4-Jesse Howard… Read More »WPC – WEEK 515 – WORDS
FLOWER! What a great theme! But did enough people get their green thumb going to make it a popular theme? As of 12:01 PM on Monday, June 30, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Sara Lockner – 1 week2-Jesse Howard – 3 weeks3-Monica Jennings – 3 weeks4-Brandon Kahler… Read More »WPC – WEEK 513 – FLOWER
First day of July! No better day than to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from June. From the images it looks like it might have been a pretty lazy month. I definitely didn’t leave the state again, it almost appears that I barely left Boone. But I did take… Read More »Selfie Project – June 2025
Back in early June, the Methodist Men held our annual Pie Auction. This year was a little smaller and it was a little earlier than normal, but it still raised almost $2,000 for youth ministry in our church. Here are some pictures (mostly taken by Teresa) of the event: Something… Read More »Methodist Men Pie Auction – 2025
It’s a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from May. It was a decently busy month. But I never left the state. I mean why would you leave Iowa? We’re second to last in economic growth. 48th in personal income growth. Our education system, which used to… Read More »Selfie Project – May 2025
LOVE! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices in motion? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 4, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week2-Jesse Howard – 7 weeks3-Sabas Hernandez – 13 weeks4-Monica Jennings… Read More »WPC – WEEK 500 – LOVE