We’ve officially reached the halfway point of the Random Weekly Photo Experiment. I think that the holiday weekend took its toll on submissions. There are only 3 for this week: Dawn Krause Julie Johnson Christopher D. Bennett Michael Vest Dawn’s Weekly Poem A Random Chat Revisited Shopping at the market… Read More »RWPE #26 – Market
I am thinking of adding a weekly segment to this journal where lesser gardeners can ask me questions about how I became such a super badass gardener and I would sprinkle my nuggets of wisdom on them. If you have any questions, leave them in the Comments section of this… Read More »The Incidental Gardener Files
The submissions for last week’s theme – STILL LIFE: Dawn Krause Christopher D. Bennett Mike Vest Becky Perkovich A Becky Perkovich B Dawn’s Weekly Poem: Still Life In this still lifeNo one to understandIn this still lifeNo one to hold your hand In this still lifeWe walk the road aloneIn… Read More »RWPE #25 – Still Life
COLORFUL did light the imaginations of several people. Here are this week’s submissions: Christopher D. Bennett Dawn Krause of Impassioned Versifier Debra Krause Julie Johnson of The Joy is in the Journey Justin Whitaker of American Buddhist Perspective Mike Vest of Waxen Media Dawn’s Poem Colorful Brighter thoughts fill the… Read More »RWPE #24 – Colorful
Apparently STRONG doesn’t get many people’s creative blood boiling. Only 3 submissions this week. Mike Vest Christopher D. Bennett Dawn Krause We ripped the ripcord on the Random Generator and it sputtered, then it fired it up and then it spit out this week’s theme: COLORFUL Hopefully this theme will… Read More »RWPE #23 – Strong
I had a pretty awesome Memorial Day Weekend and saw all of the right people. Plus, my grill got quite the workout. The weekend started with FNSC at my humble abode. The group core was there, plus Jesse and Dawn. Jesse, Willy and I hung by the fire pit until… Read More »Memorial Day Weekend
Last week’s theme really fired the imagination of some contributors as multiple people submitted multiple images for PAINTING WITH LIGHT. Mike Vest A Mike Vest B Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland A Carla Stensland B Dawn Krause A Dawn Krause B Justin Whitaker Dawn Weekly Poem Painting with Light Oh… Read More »RWPE #22 – Painting with Light
With the big holiday weekend there weren’t many submissions for last week’s theme – HARMONY. In fact, there were only two. Dawn Krause Christopher D. Bennett Mike Vest The Random Generator has spoken. The theme for this week is: Painting with Light This one is kind of tricky and involves… Read More »RWPE #21 – Harmony
Every once in awhile somebody introduces me to something fascinating that exists in the world that I did not know about. Sara did this with PostSecret. Shannon did this with Six-Word Memoirs. Last week, Dawn introduced me to Day Zero. For lack of a better term, it is a Motivational… Read More »Day Zero
Here are the submissions for last week’s Random Weekly Photo Experiment – PANNING CAMERA BLUR: Mike Vest Christopher D. Bennett Dawn Krause of Impassioned Versifier Debra Krause Justin Whitaker of American Buddhist Perspective It is very exciting to have Debra as a first time contributor, even though she accused me… Read More »RWPE #20 – Panning Camera Blur
I had my, what could theoretically become, annual Birthday Barbecue on Saturday. I would like to thank all of the people that attended and made the evening special: Bardole, Shannon Bennett, Charlotte Cousin, Amy Daniel, Jeffrey Degeneffe, Austin Degeneffe, Melissa Degeneffe, Scott Dill, Colby Dill, Dan Dill, DJ Gorshe, Derrick… Read More »A Small, Intimate Gathering
Here are the submissions for last week’s Random Weekly Photo Experiment – LEADING LINES: Dawn Krause Mike Vest Teresa Kahler Christopher D. Bennett Becky Perkovich Dawn’s Poem Leading Line No come-ons were neededYou peeked into my soulWe saw each other clearlyAnd made each other whole No empty promises spokenNo need… Read More »RWPE #19 – Leading Lines
Here are the submissions for last week’s theme – WILD: Dawn Krause A Dawn Krause B Michael Vest of Waxen Media Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland Julie Johnson of The Joy is in the Journey There were a couple of late submissions for FEET. They can be seen on the… Read More »RWPE #18 – Wild
Here are the submissions for last week’s theme, feet. Included is a new first time contributor – Alexis. That is good, because there seemed to be fewer contributors this week. Perhaps the subject matter scared some people away. I know not everybody likes feet. After all, most feet are kind… Read More »RWPE #17 – Feet
Teresa is a first time contributor this week. The contributions for last week’s theme – Rule of Thirds: Teresa Kahler Christopher D. Bennett Becky Perkovich Dawn Krause Mike Vest Dawn’s Weekly Poem Rule of Thirds Rule of Thirds It’s just us threeSame as alwaysEven with four We talk we laughWe… Read More »RWPE #16 – Rule of Thirds
The submissions for this week include the youngest contributor to date. I’m not sure of Scott’s exact age, but I know it is south of double digits. I should really know his age, considering I helped plan the guest list for his birthday party. Dawn Krause Michael Vest Scott Krause… Read More »RWPE #15 – Long Exposure
The submissions for last week’s theme: Symmetry and Patterns. Becky Perkovich Michael Vest Christopher D. Bennett Dawn Krause Julie Johnson Dawn’s Weekly Poem Symmetry and Patterns See the parallels in our livesLines drawn in to the sands of timeRunning forever side by sideJust like a perfect worded rhymeFrom pain to… Read More »RWPE #14 – Symmetry and Patterns
“This is the end, Beautiful friend, This is the end, Of our elaborate plans, the end, Of everything that stands, the end, No safety or surprise, the end.” – The Doors (The End) Another college basketball season has come to an end. It is a sad, sad day. At least… Read More »3Peat
The submissions for last week’s theme Macro: Julie Johnson Dawn Krause Michael Vest Christopher D. Bennett Dawn’s Poetry Submission Macro With tendency to over think And analyze the motives We watch our world slowly shrink And stress hit like locomotives The Random Theme Generator has been spun and it spit… Read More »RWPE #13 – Macro
“You see the smile that’s on my mouth It’s hiding the words that don’t come out And all of my friends who think that I’m blessed They don’t know my head is a mess. No, they don’t know who I really am And they don’t know what I’ve been through… Read More »The Story
The submissions for last week were a little bit slim, but I think there are some good submissions in there: Dawn Krause Michael Vest Christopher D. Bennett Dawn’s Poem Signs Follow the signs of your heartThey tell me that way’s betterTissues falling to the floorIt seems the way that’s wetter… Read More »RWPE #12 – Signs