I need to start by wishing everyone a Happy New Year! HAPPY NEW YEAR! That image didn’t turn out quite like I wanted, but I’m pretty up front about sharing my failures a long with my success! As few as they may be. Thanks to Willy for assisting with making… Read More »Rail Explorers Denouement
It is the last Monday of the month and on the last Monday of the month I like to revisit our Frequently Asked Questions. Who asks these questions? I mostly ask them of myself. But that isn’t a Frequently Asked Question. But as we are heading into a new year,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 485 – HOLIDAYS
A few weeks back, shortly after Iowa Pork Producers Association announced the winner for the 2024 Best Tenderloin was Dairy Sweet in Dunlap, I joined the Degeneffes there for a meal. Here are some pictures from the trip: Photo credit: Melissa One of my goals next year is to take… Read More »Tenderloining: Dunlap Field Work
1. Joy to the world; the Lord is come; Let Earth receive her King; Let ev’ry heart prepare him room, And heav’n and nature sing. 2. Joy to the Earth, the Savior reigns; Our mortal songs employ, While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, Repeat the sounding joy. 3.… Read More »Joy to the World!
I want to start by wishing everyone a happy Christmas Eve! Happy Christmas Eve! I know that Santa doesn’t have anything to do with the lyrics to “Silent Night”. But tonight is my FAVORITE worship service every year. Candlelight Service! Just one of the reasons I love it, is it… Read More »Son of God, Love’s Pure Light
Today marks the 40th anniversary of my Dad’s passing. Without him, I probably wouldn’t be into photography. This website wouldn’t exist. None of the pictures on it would exist. I need to start this website by sharing some pictures of him. I couldn’t find a picture of Dad with Carla… Read More »WPC – WEEK 484 – 6:00 PM
Last Sunday was the kid’s Christmas Pageant at Boone First United Methodist Church. As always, they did a wonderful job and I snapped a few pictures. Here are some of my favorites: Everybody involved did a fantastic job! It brightened what ended up being a pretty terrific day!
Back in June I got a call out to go to lunch with Becca to meet her new boyfriend and hit up the Rail Explorers. It was exciting on multiple fronts! Doing the Rail Explorers was on my list of things I wanted to do this year. Sadly, one of… Read More »Rail Explorers I
NOTE: A RECENT TREND IS IPHONE USERS ARE SUBMITTING PICTURES IN .HEIC FORMAT. PICTURES NEED TO BE SUBMITTED IN .JPG OR .PNG FORMAT. PLEASE SUBMIT IN THOSE FORMATS SO I DON’T HAVE TO CONVERT YOUR IMAGES INTO A USABLE FORMAT. THANKS! REFLECTION! What a great theme! But did enough people… Read More »WPC – WEEK 483 – REFLECTION
I “run” this sports prognostication game at work known colloquially as “The Witch Hunt”. I would explain why it is called the Witch Hunt and the mythology of the game, but that would involve a fair amount of work and if you aren’t in the Witch Hunt, you don’t deserve… Read More »Witch Hunt Banquet Street Photography
After we left Creston, we stopped in Adair for lunch. On the way to Adair we by the Adair County Freedom Rock. The original Freedom Rock. The one that gets repainted every year. After lunch we pretty much headed straight back to Ames, but I didn’t make a quick stop… Read More »Nader Road Trip: The Journey Home
Today is Jesse’s birthday so I need to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Jesse! I hope it is an absolutely amazing birthday! +++++++ Time to share a few more pictures of Bokeh from her early days. They grow up so fast!
NOTE: A RECENT TREND IS IPHONE USERS ARE SUBMITTING PICTURES IN .HEIC FORMAT. PICTURES NEED TO BE SUBMITTED IN .JPG OR .PNG FORMAT. PLEASE SUBMIT IN THOSE FORMATS SO I DON’T HAVE TO CONVERT YOUR IMAGES INTO A USABLE FORMAT. THANKS! As we are approaching Year 12 of THE WEEKLY… Read More »WPC – WEEK 482 – SYMMETRY
Time to share some pictures from the actual Thanksgiving Community meal served by the Boone First United Methodist Church. All in all the album of pictures from my time (me not pictured) helping with the meal has 563 images in it. I probably could have taken more, but I left… Read More »Community Thanksgiving 2024
Today is Brandon’s birthday so I need to wish him a happy birthday! Happy birthday Brandon!! I hope your birthday is filled with all the anime Funko pops you could ever want! +++++++ This is the final collection of mural images from my trip there with Nader. While many of… Read More »Nader Road Trip: Creston Murals III
CLOTHING! What a great theme! But were enough people not nudists to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 25, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses): *1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1… Read More »WPC – WEEK 481 – CLOTHING
Way back on October 5, we did our annual Taco Tailgate. It was smaller than usual. Just a few of us. Jorge, Randi, and Jesse and Derrick. Elizabeth made an appearance. So did Sean and a friend. Here are a few pictures from the day: It was a great day… Read More »Taco Tailgate – 2024
On Thursday the Boone First United Methodist Church held its annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner. I helped on Thursday, but I also helped on Wednesday. Wednesday there is tons of prep done. I was there for the turkey carving and the pie cutting and the roll bagging and the general setup.… Read More »Community Thanksgiving Prep 2024
Don’t forget that if you are looking for a place to eat Thanksgiving, my church is hosting a free Thanksgiving Community Meal. See information below: I’ll be there for at least part of the meal. So if you see me, say “Hi!” +++++++ Today is Joe’s birthday. I haven’t seen… Read More »Nader Road Trip: Creston Murals II
I keep forgetting to announce this. But if you are looking for a place to eat Thanksgiving, my church is hosting a free Thanksgiving Community Meal. See information below: I’ll be there for at least part of the meal. So if you see me, say “Hi!” +++++++ Today is Willy’s… Read More »Bokeh: Even More Early Days
It is the last Monday of the month and on the last Monday of the month I like to revisit our Frequently Asked Questions. Who asks these questions? I mostly ask them of myself. But that isn’t a Frequently Asked Question. These are: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE… Read More »WPC – WEEK 480 – ART