Congratulations to Micky on winning this years Roundball Oracles Basketball Pool. His name has not been etched on the list of immortals: PAST ROUNDBALL ORACLE CHAMPIONS 2021 – Micky Augustin 2020 – Tournament Cancelled 2019 – Becky Parmelee 2018 – Paul Golden 2017 – Paul Golden 2016 – Michelle Haupt… Read More »Roundball Oracles – Year 16
For those of you that haven’t heard, my Mom passed away about 10 days ago. Because of that, I have not been in a state to reveal the submissions for LOVE on time or reveal the new theme for last week. Because of that, I don’t know how steady my… Read More »WPC – WEEK 289 – LOVE
We did it! Again! 73 straight weeks of double digit submissions. More than a few of the submissions this week were attached to emails with people pointing out that they also like art that is heavy in SYMMETRY & PATTERNS. I immediately crossed these people off my Christmas Card List.… Read More »WPC – WEEK 284 – SYMMETRY & PATTERNS
There is a very diverse collection of photos in the folder 2010-06-28. Most are from Shannon’s first attempt to skydive. That idea got shot down (not literally) because it was deemed to windy to do such a thing safely. There are also pictures of a reunion when Bill came to… Read More »2010-06-28
I need to start today’s post by wishing Bill a happy birthday. Happy birthday Bill! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be! +++++++ I’m combining the auxiliary images from the town sign harvesting trips I made to Dallas County and Polk County to harvest… Read More »Dallas County and Polk County Auxiliary Images
I need to start the day by wising Anders a happy birthday. Happy birthday Anders! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be! +++++++ A few weeks back I loaded up into the car with my Mom and Teresa as they joined me as I… Read More »Town Sign Project: Wright County
HOBBIES! People seem to love them and it is no surprise that HOBBIES was the 69th theme in a row to crack double digit submissions! It did it easy as well. In fact, this might be the record for most submissions ever in one week. The problem is, I don’t… Read More »WPC – WEEK 280 – HOBBIES
I need to start today by wishing Jesse a happy birthday. Happy birthday Jesse! I could post a thousand pictures of Jesse from thousands of adventures we shared. But you only get 5 and have to imagine the rest. Jesse, I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want… Read More »Postcard Recreation Project – Banks
Let’s face it. 2020 has been a terrible year. I could spend hours and hours polishing this turd, but a turd is still a turd. I basically only see 2 other people on a regular basis right now. Willy and I haven’t held a Friday Night Supper Club since March… Read More »Blessings 2020
56 weeks in a row people. We even had double digit submissions before Monday morning! Now this week’s theme is a little more challenging, I feel like we will once again, hit double digits. You can tell that the weather must be getting colder. While the theme is ANIMAL, every… Read More »WPC – WEEK 267 – ANIMAL
Made it! 45 straight weeks of double digit submissions! Once again, I didn’t even have to send out a single reminder text this morning! But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Kim Barker Micky Augustin Micky… Read More »WPC – WEEK 256 – TRANSPORTATION
I might have to change the release time for this weekly blog to 1:01 PM CST because there was a recent mine shaft collapse at the Computer Mine and I’ve had to change my work schedule to compensate, thus changing my lunch hour. But we’ll see how it goes for… Read More »WPC – WEEK 254 – ANIMAL
I need to start by wishing Jay a happy birthday, so happy birthday Jay! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be! +++++++ Here is a collection of pictures I took in my backyard in the middle of May: The picture of the peony bud… Read More »May Flowers
Would you believe it? 40 straight weeks of double digit submissions. I didn’t even need to send out any reminders this morning! WooHoo! But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Elizabeth Nordeen Elizabeth Nordeen Logan Kahler… Read More »WPC – WEEK 251 – BLACK AND WHITE
No problems reaching double digits for 37 straight weeks! I didn’t even have to send out an reminder text messages this morning! But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Linda Bennett Carla Stensland Tamara Peterson Michelle… Read More »WPC – WEEK 248 – YELLOW
The tree-shrub-bush that is right in front of my front door recently was the home to a robin’s nest. I managed to take a few pictures of the transformation from eggs, to nestling to a fledgling that hangs out in my cherry tree in the backyard. The picture from egg… Read More »Holy Astringent Plum-like Fruit!
I need to start by wishing everybody a happy Memorial Day! Today is a unique Memorial Day, as we honor both our military personnel that have died in military service and the over 100,000 Americans that have died during the coronavirus pandemic. Hopefully, we will be in a better place… Read More »WPC – WEEK 245 – SELF-PORTRAIT
We have hit another milestone in the history of “An Artist’s Notebook”. Post #3751. I would normally make these statistical look back at the past type posts on even numbers, but I felt you guys were probably chomping at the bit to see the entries for RULE OF THIRDS. This… Read More »An Artist’s Notebook Post #3751
I need to start today by wishing the happiest of birthdays to Faust! It has been a couple of years since I saw Faust in person. When this virus passes, he will be on the shortlist of people I need to go visit. And not just because he lives in… Read More »WPC – WEEK 239 – ART
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to those of you that celebrate. I don’t. I’m mostly of Scottish and Welsh stock, so I’ve been trained by the English to hate the Irish and I do. I do hate the Irish. At least I hate the Notre Dame Fighitn’ Irish. They can straight… Read More »Pride. Integrity. Guts.
Today is a very big day in the history of my oldest friends. Not just because one of my old friends climbed a building and set his shirt on fire and got arrested yesterday. No, because today is Bill’s birthday! Happy birthday Bill! +++++++ Looks like the streak lives on… Read More »WPC – WEEK 230 – REFLECTION