Today is Bill’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Bill! I hope your birthday is filled with all the Star Wars and Batman you can handle! +++++++ FOOD! What a great theme! There are about 4 themes that I manipulate their place on the… Read More »WPC – WEEK 491 – FOOD
This isn’t a new food adventure by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, this food adventure is a family tradition. A tradition that goes back years. But I don’t think I’ve ever written about it, so I thought I better correct this terrible oversight. Of course, I must be… Read More »#pancakelife: Boone Field Work
After we hit up the foam party we wandered briefly through the animal barns before hitting up the midway for rides and some food. Here are some more pictures from the day: Still one more collection of images from this great day at the Fair to share!
I like to try to hit at least one of the towns that RAGBRAI goes through every year. Fortunately for me, this year RAGBRAI was, well not close, but fairly close to me for a couple of days. 1 of the overnight stops was Winterset, which is one of my… Read More »RAGBRAI: Winterset Food Vendors
It has been a couple of years since I’ve done the Selfie Project, so I thought it was time to bring it back. Why? In addition to being a fan favorite, it helps me at the end of the year when I’m filling out my Ledger and when I’m thinking… Read More »Selfie Project – January 2025
SNEAK INTO THEATER! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices sneaking? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, January 27, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Michelle Haupt – 1 week *2-Mary Green – 3 weeks 3-Becky Parmelee –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 490 – SNEAK INTO THEATER
A Ukrainian Bakery recently opened up in downtown Ames and as you know, I’m a fiend for a good bakery. It is in the genes. I wanted to get over there as soon as I could but it’s hours were not jiving with my availability. But then, out of the… Read More »Stollen O’Clock: Ames Field Work
Last Saturday we left off with some wildness going on at the Foam Party. We we start there and this collection will finish off the foam party pictures. But really there can never be too many foam party pictures! Although that was the end of the foam party, there are… Read More »Sunday at the BCF: Foam Party Endeth
If you’re traveling in the north country fair Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline Remember me to one who lives there For she once was a true love of mine See for me that her hair’s hangin’ down It curls and falls all down her breast See for… Read More »Girl from the North Country
Back in June I got together with Alexis, Kanoa, and Anela to take some pictures of them. As always, it was a good time and one of the very rare times where the lighting for a family photo shoot was good! Here are some of my favorites: Elainie, Sabas, and… Read More »Alexis and Kids – 2024
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 489 – COMPETITION
Today is Ander’s birthday so I need to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Anders! I hope your birthday is filled with all the robots and all the monsters and all the robot monsters you can handle! +++++++ This Sunday’s food adventure involves the burger that won Best Burger… Read More »Burgertime: Ankeny Field Work
I made a fairly rare appearance at the Sunday of the Boone County Fair. The main attraction being a chance to take pictures of Logan’s kids at the foam party. And another attraction being a chance to get some ice cream from one of the food trucks. I also got… Read More »Sunday at the Boone County Fair
Day 3 in New Orleans was the day I got the most free time. Things were pretty much setup and ready to go at the Convention Center. Tony and I just had to setup the computer for the training session in the morning. Run over and check on a few… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Saint Louis Cathedral
A new tradition (I hope) that started in 2023 was to go out for a roaring round of miniature golf. In 2023 we went to Jester Park. Last year we went to Perfect Games. Of the 2 courses, I would recommend Jester Park. The Perfect Games course is perhaps the… Read More »2024 Jay Janson Invitational
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I need to start this entry by acknowledging him and all that he contributed to our nation. The true history of Martin Luther King Jr. has been sanitized recently to make him more palatable to white suburbanites. You will even see some of… Read More »WPC – WEEK 488 – COLORFUL
This food adventure isn’t strictly a new one, but one I recently started and do hit on the regular basis. It might be a sign of my advanced age, but I’m starting to get into community meals. I’ve long had a tradition of going to the Lion Pancake Fundraiser (which… Read More »B & G: Boone Field Work
It is 2025, so I probably should have already shared all the 2023 pictures, but I haven’t. There is still one collection of images I have left to share. That is the 2023 Stensland family photo shoot images. After this, we can say goodbye to 2023. And just 2024 and… Read More »Stenslands 2023
Here we are. Time to share all the pictures I considered for the 2025 Calendar but did not make the cut for one reason or another. Could be that I decided it wasn’t good enough. Or because a similar picture was chosen over it to be placed in the calendar.… Read More »I Wanna Have Control
Time to reveal the December image of the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: DECEMBER TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7 IV LENS: Sony 50mm f/2.8 Macro APERTURE: f/8 SHUTTER: 1/2000 ISO: 100 DATE: April 13, 2024 This picture of a bird soaring through the sky was taken at the Last Chance Cemetery… Read More »WPC – WEEK 487 – MOTION
Time to reveal the November image from the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: NOVEMBER TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7IV LENS: SIGMA 105mm f/2.8 DG DN MACRO FOCAL LENGTH: 105mm APERTURE: f/8 SHUTTER: 1/125 DATE: May 26, 2024 I took this macro strawflower picture in my yard. Strawflowers are one of my… Read More »#BREAKFASTBURRITOLIFE: Ames Field Work