I meant to publish a post on this subject a week or so ago, but the derecho put those plans on hold. I’ve meant to be more proactive about writing about when I get new equipment, even equipment that is fairly small or seemingly inconsequential to most people. Hopefully this… Read More »Red Fish, Blue Fish
There are two types of pictures in the folder 2010-03-15. One if from the 2010 Methodist Men State Convention that my church hosted. The other is from my trip to the Des Moines sculpture garden with Sara. One of the pictures from that sculpture garden trick still might be my… Read More »2010-03-15
I need to start today by wishing a happy birthday to Russ! Happy birthday Russ! I hope your birthday was as wonderful as you wanted it to be! +++++++ The first day after the derecho, I woke up without power. I figured it wouldn’t take long to get power. While… Read More »Derecho Beta
On Monday, Boone and central Iowa got hit by a derecho. It was a term that was completely knew to me. It is basically tornado force winds, without a tornado. Recorded wind speeds hit 99 miles per hour in Iowa. Like a lot of natural disaster stories, it basically came… Read More »Derecho Alpha
Made it! 45 straight weeks of double digit submissions! Once again, I didn’t even have to send out a single reminder text this morning! But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Kim Barker Micky Augustin Micky… Read More »WPC – WEEK 256 – TRANSPORTATION
The pictures in the folders 2010-03-05 and 2010-03-07 are very distinct. There is a collection of images of dirty mustaches. Mustaches that Jesse and I sported as part of our team concept for a trivia night we attended. We were going to make the trivia night a tradition, but we… Read More »2010-03-05 & 2010-03-07
This is a collection of flower images I took mostly in my Mom’s yard at the end of May. I believe the roses were a Mother’s Day present from Carla.
44 straight weeks of double digit submissions!! Absolutely incredible. Plus another week where I didn’t have to send out an reminder text messages. Nice! But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Angie DeWaard Angie DeWaard Cathie… Read More »WPC – WEEK 255 – NATURE
The pictures in the folders 2010-03-01 and 2010-03-04 are mostly from some pictures I took for the Computer Mine newsletter and for Personal Photo Project #10. That PERSONAL PHOTO PROJECT was to take a picture of Jill’s foot and place it behind a window. Sadly, the resulting piece of work… Read More »2010-03-01 & 2010-03-04
I might have to change the release time for this weekly blog to 1:01 PM CST because there was a recent mine shaft collapse at the Computer Mine and I’ve had to change my work schedule to compensate, thus changing my lunch hour. But we’ll see how it goes for… Read More »WPC – WEEK 254 – ANIMAL
I need to start today by wishing Russell a happy birthday. Happy birthday Russell! I hope ripped it up on your birthday as much as you desired to rip it up! +++++++ Today’s collection is a bunch of pictures I took tooling around my back yard back in May. The… Read More »It Just Blooms
Today is a collection of pictures I took back in the good old days, when it used to rain in Boone. Back before the drought. Or I sprayed these things down with a water bottle. That is a lot of wet flowers.
I need to start today’s post by wishing Alisa a happy birthday. Happy birthday Alisa! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be! +++++++ My friend Anders is a very talented writer and an incredible film researcher. However, the reason why we are such friends… Read More »Space Jockey
We did it people! 42 straight weeks of double digit submissions. It only took the slightest bit of prodding this morning. WooHoo! 43 straight weeks should be easy as falling off a log. Or so I’m told. I’ve never fallen off a log. But you didn’t come here to listen… Read More »WPC – WEEK 253 – NIGHT
On July 12 our church started having church services again. We are doing it in as responsible as a manner as I can concoct. It is outside at Herman Park. Masks are required. Free masks are handed out. There is only one bulletin per month. Social distancing is enforced. People… Read More »Pandemic Church
Today’s walk down will involve 3 folders, but hardly any pictures. The pictures in the folders 2010-02-03, 2010-02-11, and 2010-02-13 are some self-portraits and pictures for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, then known as THE RANDOM WEEKLY PHOTO EXPERIMENT. The picture of me with the basketball was taken to commemorate an… Read More »2010-02-03, 2010-02-11, and 2010-02-13
I need to start today by wishing Alexis a happy birthday. Happy birthday Alexis! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you wanted it to be! +++++++ I thought I would give you a break from flowers for a day and shows some pictures of some baby robins from… Read More »Bodega Bay
This is just a cleanup of some photos I took of Naima and of a daisy that lives in the flower box on my garage. Took these on my birthday. These pictures were before Naima had surgery, as you can tell, she doesn’t look weird. Her fur is slowly growing… Read More »Dog and Daisy
41 straight weeks of double digit submissions! WooHoo! Once again, I didn’t even have to send out reminder message this morning! But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Micky Augustin Michelle Haupt Tamara Peterson Becky Parmelee… Read More »WPC – WEEK 252 – FACELESS PORTRAIT
Thought that this would be a good day to share the balance of pictures I took while I was tooling around Boone County looking for my BLACK AND WHITE and Happy Independence Day photos. The sign says: On July 31, 1943 a U.S. Army Air Force B-24 Bomber Ser. No… Read More »Happy Birthday!
The pictures in the folder 2010-01-30 are from both THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE and PERSONAL PHOTO PROJECT. The flower pictures were taken for the theme PLANTS. THE PERSONAL PHOTO PROJECT involves a broken mirror and Willy. By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Gallery, I was able to restore… Read More »2010-01-30