After we left the Hogback Covered Bridge we made a quick stop at the bakery in Winterset. Then we went to Winterset City Park. One of the best city parks in Iowa. Here are some pictures from there: After we left Winterset City Park, we headed to the John Wayne… Read More »Nader Road Trip: Winterset City Park
Trying to clean a little bit of the backlog here. These are some pictures I took in Marshall County on a trip I took there for no particular good reason. And that is the truth of that. Marshalltown has a cool business district. I always look forward to photographing it!
After I left Cataract Falls I tooled up to the town of Cataract. I was lured there by promises of ice cream and a “General Store”. Both were closed and interesting to look at, so it wasn’t a nothing. Here are some pictures of Cataract and the trip back to… Read More »Eclipse Road Trip Day 2 – Cataract
Way back on April 27, I took a road trip with Nader. It was as close as I took to my traditional birthday road trip this year. Because as soon as I got home from New Orleans, Bokeh moved in and I never really felt like I should leave her… Read More »Nader Road Trip: Hogback Covered Bridge
After leaving the Cinema 67 I headed to Cataract Falls. This was the goal of my morning excursion. Cataract Falls is the largest waterfall in Indiana by volume. Here is the confession part of this entry. I have many weaknesses as a photographer, but one of the biggest is that… Read More »Eclipse Road Trip Day 2 – Cataract Falls
We both lie silently still In the dead of the night Although we both lie close together We feel miles apart inside Was it something I said or something I did Did my words not come out right Though I tried not to hurt you Though I tried But I… Read More »Every Rose Has Its Thorn
I’ve shared all the tulip pictures I took when I made a road trip to Pella with Teresa back in April. But I also took a few other random pictures that I haven’t shared yet… until now! The last 4 pictures were taken in McHose Park in Boone. The reflection… Read More »Pella Road Trip Day
If you haven’t seen, the Iowa Pork Producers Association announced their annual Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest Winner yesterday. Here is the press release: Dairy Sweet Becomes Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest Winner October 17, 2024 Dairy Sweet, located in Dunlap, Iowa and owned by Lori and Greg Thomsen,… Read More »Eclipse Road Trip Day 2 – Cinema 67
Today is Becky’s birthday so I have to wish her a happy birthday. Happy birthday Becky! This is the final collection of images from my trip to Dubuque County back in March. Most of these are taken on The Way of the Cross and the Pieta Chapel that are part… Read More »Dubuque County Road Trip – III
Back in April I made a road trip with the Gorshes to Indiana to see the solar eclipse. It was a 3 day trip with many great memories. But on Day 1 I didn’t take many pictures. Just a few at a rest area and 1 in Indiana. Here are… Read More »Eclipse Road Trip Day 1
Time for more of my road trip to Dubuque County. After I left Mines of Spain I made a quick trip across the Mississippi to Wisconsin. I only took a couple of pictures there before heading back to the Cyclone State and mostly taking pictures of churches. Here is the… Read More »Dubuque County Road Trip – II
The day after RAGBRAI was in Winterset I followed it for part of the day. I started in Saint Charles and ended in Milo. But I did my eating (most of it) in Indianola. Here are some pictures from this food adventure: I didn’t eat here, because coffee is gross,… Read More »RAGBRAIing: Warren County Field Work
The finalists for this year Best Tenderloin were announced yesterday. Here is the press release from the Iowa Pork Producers Association: The annual competition for the title of Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin has been whittled down from 40 restaurants to just five finalists across the state, showcasing the best… Read More »Dubuque County Road Trip – I
Today is Adam’s birthday so I have to with him a happy birthday: Happy birthday Adam! I hope your birthday is another big advance in your recovery and we will see you back in the pulpit soon! +++++++ This is a comprehensive sweep of all the pictures from 2023 (except… Read More »In a Beautiful World
There is a line at the end of “A Christmas Carol” about Scrooge that goes: And it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! It can… Read More »Merry Christmas from Le Mars!
I wasn’t foolin’ when I said there was a lot of Christmas coming up on this blog. I don’t know why, but last year I really had a bug to go see some Christmas Lights. On December 23 (and important date to me) Jesse and I drove 3 hours (which… Read More »Christmas Acres
Time to share the balance of pictures I took on a road trip with Teresa to Oskaloosa. Most of these pictures are in Oskaloosa, but the last two are of the enigmatic community Christmas Tree in Slater. I am really getting close to being done with 2023 pictures. About all… Read More »You Float Like a Feather
To continue off yesterday’s post, this post is the beginning of the STREET PHOTOGRAPHY images I took in Oskaloosa. An underrated town. One more collection of images of this road trip with Teresa left to share. I didn’t reach my goal of being almost done with 2023 images by the… Read More »Your Skin Makes Me Cry
Back in December Teresa and I made a little road trip to Pella and Oskaloosa. There were 2 parts of this road trip. 1 was so I could take some STREET PHOTOGRAPHY pictures for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. The other reason was so I could complete the Tenderloin Trail 2.0… Read More »You’re Just Like an Angel
Today is Kanoa’s birthday, so I have to wish him a happy birthday! Happy birthday Kanoa! I hope your day is spent with as much toys and playtime as you can handle! +++++++ This post concludes the pictures I took on my little road trip that began in Nevada and… Read More »Ain’t No Hogback Bridge!
After I left Winterset City Park I went to Pammel State Park. Which is a little south of Winterset. I sought out this park because I wanted to photograph Harmon Tunnel. Harmon Tunnel would not be exotic to most people, but in the Cyclone State, it is singular. Unique. The… Read More »Mostly Harmon Tunnel