ROAD TRIP! What a great theme! But did enough people hit the open road like it to make it a popular theme? As of 12:01 PM on Monday, August 17, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Mary Green – 1 week2-Brandon Kahler – 1 week3-Sara Lockner – 1… Read More »WPC – WEEK 519 – ROAD TRIP
Back in late February I took a trip to Austin, Texas for the Computer Mine for our bi-annual meeting where we invite a bunch of our customers to congregate and listen to how great we are. Of the work trips I take, this is usually the least “fun”. There isn’t… Read More »Austin Day 1: Weirdo
WARNING: I’M LEAVING FOR IRELAND TODAY AND I WON’T BE BACK NEXT MONDAY. I DON’T KNOW IF I WILL EVEN HAVE CELL SERVICE IN IRELAND, SO DON’T EXPECT ANY KIND OF REMINDER FROM ME THIS WEEK. YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN! THINGS! What a great theme! But did enough people… Read More »WPC – WEEK 518 – THINGS
By the time this post publishes I will already have picked up my entries for the 2025 Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. So now it is a good time to share them. Selected for Display – Class 16 – Things & Still Life Selected for Display – Class 18 –… Read More »Baklaving It: Des Moines Field Work
Time to share the second and final collection of images to the pro-democracy and pro basic human rights rally I attended with Jen. Here is the collection: There are future political rally pictures in our future. Just not from this rally.
This is it. The final collection of images I took at the Iowa State Fair. This collection of images were taken on my trip to the Iowa State Fair on the final day of the Fair with Nader. This is my favorite collection of images from last year’s Fair. It… Read More »ISF 08/18/2024: Sunset
Time to clean up some backlog. This is a collection of images that I like to one degree or another, but never really fit into previous post. All of these pictures were taken in October. Have a looksie: It always feels good to clean out a little bit of the… Read More »You’re So Effing Special
PAINTING! What a great theme! But did enough people like it to make it a popular theme? As of 12:01 PM on Monday, August 3, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Michelle Haupt – 1 week2-Sabas Hernandez – 1 week3-Jesse Howard – 1 week4-Monica Jennings – 1 week5-Sara… Read More »WPC – WEEK 517 – PAINTING
A couple months back Teresa and I went to Pleasantville to try the new reigning Best Burger in Iowa. Halftime Bar & Grill. Here is some information from the Iowa Beef website: On the square in Pleasantville, Iowa, family, community, and Iowa’s best burger intersect at Halftime Bar & Grill.… Read More »Burgertime: Pleasantville Field Work
Back on International Worker’s Day I went to a pro-democracy and basic human rights rally with Jen. I also ran into Angie there. I also ran into Dan from the old Patio Pros bowling team. I snapped a few pictures. Have a look: There is still one more collection of… Read More »International Worker’s Day Rally – I
The Iowa State Fair has officially started, so I can give you some clues as to what 3 pictures of mine made it into the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. Good luck finding them! The Iowa State Fair opened yesterday. This collection of images is the second to last collection… Read More »ISF 08/18/2024: Photo Pickup
Today’s entry is a collection of some rando portraits from last fall. Some are self-portraits that were alternates for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme SELF-PORTRAIT. The others were taken for the Computer Mine holiday card, although I don’t know if any of them were actually used. Have a look at… Read More »Some Portraits
Time for another collection of pictures of Bokeh. This collection of pictures was taken back in December. It is mostly of her playing with a ball. Here they are: She loves her ball!
We’re less than 2 months away from the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest, so it seems like a good time to share the entry form for this year. You can download a .pdf of the form here: 2025 Pufferbilly Days Entry Form I did make a few small changes this year.… Read More »WPC – WEEK 516 – PEACE
This food adventure is a little bit different. This isn’t an adventure where I went and ate hopefully delicious food. This one, in fact, wasn’t even a full food adventure. The pictures here are from the recent Boone County Fair Barbecue Contest. Logan’s barbecue team Tall & Meaty competed. This… Read More »Tall & Meaty: BCF 2025
The 2nd day of August! No better day to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from July. In July, I actually managed to leave the state of Iowa! Twice! I am planning to leave the country in August, so I am doing some travelling these days. I think July was… Read More »Selfie Project – July 2025
One of my favorite places to visit at the Iowa State Fair is Pioneer Hall. I freely confess that part of this is nostalgia based on the fact that in my youth we spent much time in Pioneer Hall with my parents. This reminds me that if you are going… Read More »ISF 08/18/2024: Pioneer Hall Adjacent
Back in October I took not one, but two road trips to try some tenderloins. First I went to Manning to try the Best Tenderloin in Iowa for 2023. Then I went to Dunlap to try the Best Tenderloin in Iowa for 2024. But I also poked around each town… Read More »Tenderloining Auxiliary Images
This collection of images will finish up all the Christmas pictures I took last year. These are the ones I took at Candlelight Service at Boone First United. As I have well-documented, this is my favorite church service of the year. Every year. Here are the pictures: I’m already looking… Read More »Candlelight Service Last
SILHOUETTE! What a great theme! But did enough people lurk in the shadows to make it a popular theme? As of 12:01 PM on Monday, July 21, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Adam Gordon – 2 weeks2-Mary Green – 2 weeks3-Sara Lockner – 3 weeks4-Jesse Howard –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 515 – SILHOUETTE
Back in May, I went on my annual birthday road trip. This year it wasn’t overly ambitious. Nader went with me again, as he is my one and only true friend. We met up with Willy at the Houby Festival. I will cover the Houby Festival (in Cedar Rapids) in… Read More »Tenderloining: Monticello Field Work