A Dog and Her Ball
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!
WPC – WEEK 516 – PEACE
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
Tall & Meaty: BCF 2025
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
Selfie Project – July 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
ISF 08/18/2024: Pioneer Hall Adjacent
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
Tenderloining Auxiliary Images
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
Candlelight Service Last
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
WPC – WEEK 515 – SILHOUETTE
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
Tenderloining: Monticello Field Work
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
ISF 08/18/2024: Art
Last time we left off on my trip to the Iowa State Fair on the last day of the Fair with Nader, we were wandering the Agriculture Building. This collection will continue there with pictures of some of the amazingly bizarre art and food competitions in there! It will end… Read More »ISF 08/18/2024: Art
But I’m a Creep
Everybody loves Bokeh pictures! Here is a collection of pictures that were alternates for the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme ANIMAL. They were all taken in my backyard. Here is the collection: It is always a joy to share pictures of Bokeh!
Boone County Fair Parade
Last Thursday I walked the Boone County Fair Parade with my church. I took a bunch of pictures of our float and some of the other parade participants. Here are the pictures: Parades! Boring to watch. But fun to be in!
WPC – WEEK 515 – WORDS
FLOWER! What a great theme! But did enough people get their green thumb going to make it a popular theme? As of 12:01 PM on Monday, June 30, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: *1-Adam Gordon – 1 week2-Mary Green – 1 week3-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks4-Jesse Howard… Read More »WPC – WEEK 515 – WORDS
Tenderloining: Food Truck Showdown Field Work
Before I get into the meat of this food adventure, I want to enlighten you to the fact that the Best New Fair Food finalist have been named for the Iowa State Fair. Here is some info from the Iowa State Fair website: The TOP 3 Best New Foods, in… Read More »Tenderloining: Food Truck Showdown Field Work
ISF 08/18/2024: Big Animals
I keep forgetting to share how I did in this year’s Iowa State Photography Salon. I got the yellow card in my mail box over 2 weeks ago and I don’t know if I’ve really shared what it said with too many people. Mostly just a few other photographers, my… Read More »ISF 08/18/2024: Big Animals
WPC – WEEK 513 – FLOWER
FLOWER! What a great theme! But did enough people get their green thumb going to make it a popular theme? As of 12:01 PM on Monday, June 30, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Sara Lockner – 1 week2-Jesse Howard – 3 weeks3-Monica Jennings – 3 weeks4-Brandon Kahler… Read More »WPC – WEEK 513 – FLOWER
Cue: West Des Moines Field Work
A couple months back Russell and Andree took me out to the culinary treat knowns as Korean Barbecue for my birthday. I didn’t know that such a thing even existed, let alone in Iowa. I mean I knew Korean barbecue existed because of DaeHee, but not in this kind of… Read More »Cue: West Des Moines Field Work
Hands Off V
Time to share another collection of images from the Hands Off Rally. Seems apropos since the Republicans voted to strip nearly 3 billion dollars in cancer research funding. An over 37% cut to cancer research funding. Good times. Good times. Here is the collection of images: Still plenty more images… Read More »Hands Off V
ISF 08/18/2024: Talent
Time for another collection of images from my last trip to the Iowa State Fair last year with Nader. We ended the last collection enjoying the musical stylings of Bandolini. This collection will begin there, but then have a collection of images of people competing in the finals of the… Read More »ISF 08/18/2024: Talent
Postcards I Collect
As you know, I collect postcards that people send me from around the country. I don’t get many of them, but I get a few a year. Thought I would share some of more recent postcards I’ve received most recently. Here is that collection: From Harrison From the Gorshes From… Read More »Postcards I Collect
Christmas 2024
Want to see a collection of pictures from my Christmas last year? Good. Here is that collection: I hope when you had your Christmas, like 7 months ago, it was a pretty great one!