Time to check back in with my favorite 2018 high school graduate Saydie. Thought I would start with more of my favorite bits of wisdom given at commencement speech: Success is like a mountain that keeps growing ahead of you as you hike it… Err in the direction of kindness.… Read More »Congratulations Saydie – Gamma
There are 3 sets of images to be found in the collection of pictures in the folder 05-12-08. The first set are pictures from a Mother’s Day celebration at my Mom’s house. The second set are a collection of pictures of flowers at my Mom’s house. A Mother’s Day Peony… Read More »05-12-08
I need to start this post with yet another apology. On Monday, when I posted the submissions for RELIGION and THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE I did not post a second picture submitted by Andy. This was not an error of carelessness like in some past weeks. I legitimately didn’t know… Read More »You Still Wonder Why I Existed, I Exist in a World That’s Real Different!
It is time to crack into the final spot I hit in South Dakota with my Mom last year. Mount Rushmore. People (particularly bored sports talk show hosts) are always trying to make comparisons in the sports world to Mount Rushmore. Who would be on the Mount Rushmore of Iowa… Read More »The Mount Rushmore of Presidents Vol. 1
Before I get into the participation and the tommyrot and the PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE quoting, I want to point out the historical significance of today. Today is the 2 year anniversary of The Great Turtle Race Robbery of 2016! If you don’t know about The Great Turtle Race… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 142 – RELIGION
It is time for lap 2 in the Congratulations Saydie marathon. But before we get into the photo bonanza, I want to take a small quick time to take umbrage with one of the responses I received to the last batch of Saydie images. They pulled out the part of… Read More »Congratulations Saydie – Beta
The pictures in today’s collection come from the folder 05-10-08. These pictures came from a road trip to Fort Dodge I went on with Jason Baier. A road trip that ended with us coming face to face with a gypsum penis. What is more, that was the ultimate goal of… Read More »05-10-08 – A Tale of Gypsum Junk
Way back on my birthday I decided to make a solo tenderloining trip to Winterset. Scottie D. had been ducking the Winterset trip for several months now and everybody else seemed to have to work on my birthday, so I figured, why not fly solo and take a few pictures… Read More »The Town Sign Project Vol. 7
This is the final collection of pictures from Custer State Park in South Dakota. In fact, I’ve almost come to the end of the pictures from my trip to South Dakota with my Mom. The only ones left to curate and edit are the pictures from Mount Rushmore. Even though… Read More »Custer State Park Vol. 3
While it is true that Photography 139 doesn’t take holidays, it is also true that Photography 139, okay me, can try to rush stuff together and throw it all together because while they will still post on say Memorial Day, they don’t have all that much time. This lead me… Read More »I’m Feeling It; You Don’t Like It Then Deal with It; And if God Ain’t Real; Real Isn’t
Before I get into the business of the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, I need to point out that today is Memorial Day. Happy Memorial Day. Don’t forget what this day celebrates. Iowa Veterans Cemetery – Van Meter, Iowa The WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE took its customary holiday hit for participation rates. I… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 141 – STORE
Today is as good as any to check into the back log and post some more pictures from my trip to Custer State Park with my Mom. I wouldn’t say that Custer State Park was a disappointment, but it didn’t quite live up to the hype. I do feel however… Read More »Custer State Park Vol. 2
The photos from today’s blog come from the folder 05-09-08. These pictures were taken during what historians have called THE BIG JESUS ROAD TRIP. It is hard to believe that 10 years have passed since THE BIG JESUS ROAD TRIP, but they have. Jesse and I embarked on THE BIG… Read More »05-09-08: The Big Jesus Road Trip
Custer State Park was one of the most hyped up Black Hills location that my Mom and I were told to visit. Some people even indicated that it might be the best part of the trip. The reason: Buffalo! Repeatedly, I was told that when we went to Custer State… Read More »Custer State Park Vol. 1
I’d just like to wish a full and hearty congratulations to all the Class of 2018 on their recent accomplishment of graduating from high school. I obviously don’t have any wise words about their future, but I can Google and find somebody that something wise once with the best of… Read More »Congratulations Saydie – Alpha
The world wasn’t ready for these alternate TOY images on Monday. Most of these pictures are taken in the Photography 139 Backyard Studio where photography was often disturbed by 2 raucous dogs that had a whole yard to play in, but seemed to want to only play right on top… Read More »You Know I’ll Leave ‘Em Changing; ‘Cause You Know I’m Real with It; Don’t Care if You Feeling It!
Several people decided to play around with the TOY theme for this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. However, you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came here to see the submissions: Cathie Raley Christopher D. Bennett Micky Augustin Tamara Peterson Kim Barker Andy… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 140 – TOY
The final set of pictures from my brief sojourn through the Badlands with my Mom: That is it. That is the last of the Badlands pictures. Still have plenty of pictures from my trip to South Dakota to publish though. I’ll get through them all, some day. +++++++++++++++ Actually that… Read More »Badlands Vol. 5
The images below come from the folder 05-07-08. The images range from a post supper photo shoot with an Ungs to pictures of painting Monica’s one-time Roland home to me showing off a fat stack of cash to some flowers from my Mom’s flowerbeds to one of the most fascinating… Read More »05-07-08
A few more pictures of the Badlands from my quick trip through their with my Mom: One last set of pictures from the Badlands sitting in the hopper!
This is your reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is TOY! TOY A TOY photo is any photo that involves what you would consider a TOY (opinions vary). Happy photo harvesting! +++++++ I would be remiss, if I let a day such as this pass without wishing a… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – TOY