SKY wasn’t a super popular theme, but it was still popular enough to hit double digits and keep the streak alive! But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions: Andy Sharp Elizabeth Nordeen Monica Henning Kim Barker… Read More »WPC – WEEK 208 – SKY
Pufferbilly Days is upon us! That means that by the time this entry sees the light of the day the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest should be up for delay. In addition to the 6 photos that all of you helped select, Carla has entered photos. Logan has entered photos. Vest… Read More »A Photo Journal – Page 18
On Saturday, the Iowa State Cyclones opened their season by thrashing an upstart team from Cedar Falls. The referees tried valiantly to keep the Purple Hawks in the game by awarding them 2 touchdowns they didn’t earn. The first was an incomplete pass that UNI “recovered” and returned for a… Read More »Iowa State 29 Northern Iowa 26
The holiday weekend did take the predictable hit on participation rates, but considering it was a holiday, I can’t complain about participation rates too much. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions! Jen Ensley-Gorshe Kim Barker… Read More »WPC – WEEK 207 – TOY
There are a wide variety of pictures in the folder 2009-05-29. They range from pictures of socks that Shannon made to Ernie trimming trees to baby worst birds to invites to my housewarming party to pictures Sara took at my housewarming party. The guy in the picture with me and… Read More »2009-05-29
A couple Tuesdays back, Baby Got Rack took its award winning Meat Loaf Cupcakes to the Iowa State Fair to compete against the best the Cyclone State has to offer. I believe there were 8 other combatants in the category of Combo/Specialty and 44 combatants altogether. Here is a collection… Read More »Baby Take State Fair
Hitting up the backlog with another collection of pictures from Pufferbilly Days last year. These pictures are from when Bethany, Nora, and I visited the petting zoo. I believe that to be all of my 2018 Pufferbilly Days pictures backlog.
RED was another extremely popular theme. In fact, I daresay that these last few weeks have been the most successful weeks in the history of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came to see the submissions:… Read More »WPC – WEEK 206 – RED
The pictures in the folder 2009-05-10 are from a Mother’s Day Celebration. I think it is the first family celebration I hosted at my current abode. Might have been one of the last. I don’t know that I will ever host one again because my house is on the smaller… Read More »2009-05-10
I recently went over to my Grandma’s house with my Mom to take a picture for Page 117 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. I don’t usually explain what the directions for the page before I unleash the picture on the world, but I’m going to explain the theme first this… Read More »A Photo Journal – Page 117
Hitting up the 2018 backlog, thought now would be a good time to share some miscellaneous pictures from the Sunday of the 2018 Pufferbilly Days. Trying to get these out there before this year’s Pufferbilly Days festivities kickoff in a couple of weeks. Bethany brought Nora down for Pufferbilly Days.… Read More »Last Pufferbilly Days
Usually I don’t like to get this late into a month before I publish my favorite photos from the previous months SELFIE PROJECT, but I guess I’ve been busy and I’ve really been trying to be diligent with hitting up that 2018 backlog. I don’t know that I did anything… Read More »Selfie Project – July
Much to the chagrin of floraphobes like Russell Kennerly, FLOWER proved to be an exceedingly popular theme. Possible the most submissions ever for one theme in the 6 year history of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. There is even a first time submission from Elizabeth. At the Computer Mine there is… Read More »WPC – WEEK 205 – FLOWER
This is final collection of Iowa State Fair pictures from 2018. Published just in time for the close of the 2019 Iowa State Fair. I’ll be spending the day at the Iowa State Fair solo today as all 4 of the people that were going to go with me all… Read More »Iowa State Fair 2018 – Misc.
The pictures in the folder 2009-05-06 are of Shannon paying off a wager that she lost… to me. I feel bad calling it a wager, because she didn’t really stand much of a chance of winning. Well she had one chance when I think about it. We wagered on the… Read More »2009-05-06
Last Saturday night Jay, Willy, Jesse, and I piled into the Sir Pixalot-mobile and headed down to Des Moines for a dinner that had absolutely nothing to do with Jay’s dinner. Anybody that says that the very delicious dinner we took down had anything to do with Jay’s birthday is… Read More »A Photo Journal – Page 31
You can still technically vote in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Poll right now, but it will shut down at some point today. So if you haven’t voted yet, then you need to get on it. By the time this post publishes, Baby Got Rack will have been judged and… Read More »Iowa State Fair 2018 – More Animals
There is 1 day left to vote in the polls that will determine what pictures I enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. If voting in all 6 polls at once is too much for you, you can at least cast a ballot in the last poll. Hidden Treasures of… Read More »WPC – WEEK 204 – MUSIC
There are just a couple of day s left to vote in my polls that will determine what pictures I enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. If voting in 6 polls at once in too much for you, you can vote in one of the Hidden Treasures of Bone… Read More »Iowa State Fair – 2018 – Animals
There are only 3 days left to vote for what pictures I enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. If you don’t think you have the time or energy to vote in all 6 polls right now, you can vote for one of the Nature polls right now! Nature Set… Read More »2009-04-28 & 2009-05-01
There are now 5 days left to vote for what pictures I will enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. If it is too much for you to take on all 6 polls at once, you can vote in the Photojournalism poll below. At this point, there is a clear… Read More »Iowa State Fair – 2018 – DNR