People love TREE! Lots of submissions for TREE! But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You want to see the TREE: Angie DeWaard Carla Stensland 1 Carla Stensland 2 Kim Barker 1 Kim Barker 2 Kim Barker 3 Kim Barker 4 Shannon Bardole… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 84 – TREE
A couple of Sundays ago was Confirmation Sunday in my church. It was a big day for the Youth Group as 5 members became full members of the church AND for the Methodist Men as we served a brunch in between services to celebrate their accomplishments. Here are a few… Read More »Confirmed!
Since a few people have been asking, I am making a formal announcement. THERE IS NO CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA AKA BENNETT-FEST THIS YEAR! The reasons are multiple and complicated, but it is probably your fault. If you search your heart, you know it to be true. So there… Read More »Valley Lodge is Closed
This week’s participants are small in number, but mighty in spirit. But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates, you just want to see the submissions for SMOKE: Kim Barker Becky Perkovich Shannon Bardole Cathie Raley Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland But enough dwelling… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 83 – SMOKE
Now would be a good time to check in on the Selfie Project. I’ve attempted and failed at this project 3 times now. The farthest I’ve ever made it is 116 days. I feel like this just might be the year. Here are some of my favorites from March: March… Read More »March
A few weeks back Micky and I hopped in his wife car and traveled to exotic North Ankeny to visit Michelle, Craig, Lily, and the newest addition to their family… Levi. I didn’t actually getting any pictures of Levi, but here are some pictures of Lily: I have to give… Read More »Li’l JT Sr.
I can’t be ANGRY about this week’s participation rates. After all, there was a first time participant in Linda Bennett! Welcome aboard Aunt Linda. I’m expecting big things! But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates, you want to see the submissions for ANGRY:… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 82 – ANGRY
The folder called 07-16-07 was all over the place. You’ll be happy to know that I got all of my Jason Voorhees jokes about this set of images out of my system before I wrote this here journal entry. Next “Saturday’s” folder might involve donuts. Although, I will probably just… Read More »07-16-07
This concludes the photos of the few hours I spent with Shorty on the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad back in July. I have many influences on my photography. It ranges from other artists to movies to television shows to friends to family. However, one of the most obscure influences… Read More »Ridin’ the Rails with Shorty Backlog – Vol. 3
These are the pictures that didn’t have what it takes for the FACELESS PORTRAIT theme for this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: Sad. If only these images would believe in themselves.
FACELESS PORTRAIT is challenging, but still, a handful of hearty photographers gave it a whirl. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about heart. You came to see the submissions: Mike Vest Suzanne Brannen Michelle Haupt Stephanie Kim Kim Barker Christopher D. Bennett Angie DeWaard… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 81 – FACELESS PORTRAIT
This is your reminder that this week’s theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is FACELESS PORTRAIT: Happy photo harvesting!
More from when I rode the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad with Shorty: Just a few photos left from that trip!
A pretty solid week of submissions. Even the “New York Voice” was able to find some RURAL. But you didn’t come here to hear me talk all tommyrot about the quality of submissions. You cam here to see the submissions: Kim Barker Logan Kahler Stephanie Kim Angie DeWaard Christopher D.… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 80 – RURAL
The folder called 07-12-07 starts with some softball and ends with some pop art: Next Saturday’s folder seems to be squirrel heavy.
If we pretend that I posted this on the day that I’m pretended I posted this picture on, this sign from the Women’s March would be apropos. There will probably be a big dump of the rest of these photos coming soon. In 2 weeks, I predict. PARTICULARS CAMERA: Sony… Read More »A Basic Human Right
Before Alexis took off for the Navy, Elainie came home. We used this as an opportunity for an impromptu family photo. Thanks to Ernie for taking the photo! More from this photo shoot coming at some point.
Way back and July I rode the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad with Shorty. Here are some of those pictures: More from that trip later.
These are the pictures that didn’t have what it takes to make the cut for the theme ORANGE for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: If only these pictures believed in themselves, they may have gotten somewhere.
A pretty good week of submissions. But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot about that. You just want to see the submissions for ORANGE: Kim Barker 1 Kim Barker 2 Bill Wentworth Christopher D. Bennett Cathie Raley Angie DeWaard Mike Vest Stephanie Kim Shannon Bardole Micky… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 79 – ORANGE
Looks like a trip to Marshalltown and then a trip to Midnight Madness in the folder 07-07-07: Next week’s folder will involve a softball game.