When Jesse and I went down to Kansas City to watch Iowa State in the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship Game we had time to get a decent meal in the Power & Light District. While it is sacrilegious to some to go to Kansas City and not get barbecue,… Read More »Burgertime: Kansas City Field Work
The last total eclipse to be visible from the United States for the next 20 years was on April 8. Unfortunately to see the 100% totality, I had to leave my beloved Cyclone State. I originally perused a few options. A spot in Missouri. A spot in Illinois. A spot… Read More »Eclipse Road Trip – Day 1
Back on August 10th of last year, after spending a chunk of the day at the Iowa State Fair with Gorshe family I made a trek over to Marshalltown to buy a lawnmower. I had given up on my lawnmower. You basically had to jam a stick into the choke… Read More »The Flamingo Motel
The Iowa State Men earned their way to play their first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament in Omaha by being a #2 seed. They won their first round game over Otz’s first ever team South Dakota State. This setup a 2nd Round matchup with Washington State. Jesse and I… Read More »Iowa State 67 Washington State 56
The Saturday after the Iowa State Women played for the Big 12 Championship, the Men did the same thing. The played the #1 team in the country, the Houston Cougars. The two teams had split the regular season games. Each team winning on their home floor. Both schools went undefeated… Read More »Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship
A few week’s back Carla, Jason, Teresa, and I loaded up into Teresa’s new car and drove down to Kansas City to watch Iowa State play in the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament Championship Game. It was the second year in a row for Iowa State to make the Championship… Read More »Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament Championship
#INSTAGOOD! A great theme! A theme so easy that you could participate if you took one picture this week. But did many people take at least one picture to be able to send us the best picture that they took this week to make #INSTAGOOD a popular theme? You’ll have… Read More »WPC – WEEK 446 – #INSTAGOOD
Today is my Aunt Linda’s birthday, so I have to wish her a happy birthday. Happy birthday! I hope you have an amazing birthday! +++++++ Seems like a good time to share the alternate images I took for the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme ROAD TRIP. Most of these were… Read More »From All the Sunlight of Our Past
ROAD TRIP! One of my favorite ways to spend a day. Also one of my favorite themes! But did it inspire enough people to leave their house to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out? As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 26,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 442 – ROAD TRIP
Today is Micky’s birthday so I have to wish him a happy birthday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICKY! I hope your birthday is filled with all the outdoorsman adventures you can handle! +++++++ It is the last Monday of the month and on the last Monday of the month I like to… Read More »WPC – WEEK 441 – LEADING LINES
I took a few pictures for the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES. In fact, I even took a road trip along the old Lincoln Way backroads to Marshalltown to take a few photos. Here is the collection of images that didn’t make the cut: It was… Read More »Your Friends are Mine, You Know, I Know
When Jesse and I went down to Memphis to watch the embarrassing debacle that was the Liberty Bowl we made sure to eat a bunch of delicious food. Fortunately the Pastor at my church lived in Memphis for several years and he gave us several solid recommendations on places to… Read More »Liberty Bowl Road Trip Grub
Here is the balance of images from the quick road trip I took with Jesse up to see Bethany, Nora, and the musical JAGGED LITTLE PILL. Some of these are at that art park. The others are from around the Orpheum. Do you think this was left by Cindee and… Read More »Jagged Little Road Trip II
I am definitely starting to run low on food adventures, but I think that there are a few on my horizon. This food adventure took place in November. I cruised down to a state park near Winterset cause it was on my list of places I wanted to see in… Read More »I Scream: Winterset Field Work
A couple months back Jesse and I hit the open road and ended up at The Feed Mill Restaurant in Audubon, Iowa. It was the 9th stop (technically 10th – but I’ll cover that) on the Tenderloin Trail 2.0. Leaving me just one stamp short of earning my Tenderloin Trail… Read More »Tenderloin Trail 2.0: Audubon Field Work
Time to share the rest of the collection from my trip to Rancho Deluxe with Jesse on our way up to Minnesota. Definitely something you should visit if you like art at all. I definitely want to visit this place again… and again… and again!
It is time to share the August image from the 2024 Photography 139 Calendar. It was a picture taken with Rodan139 of RAGBRAI east of Luther. AUGUST I chose this RAGBRAI picture for August because RAGBRAI is a summer activity. TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Hasselblad L1D-20c DATE: July 25, 2023 –… Read More »Rancho Deluxe – I
Time for another collection of images from the trip I made to Stanhope Watermelon Day with Teresa. This collection of images is from when we returned to Watermelon Day. After the parade we took off to Bradford for lunch. Then we came back for the free watermelon and the Foreigner… Read More »Stanhope Watermelon Day – III
Back in July I took a road trip up to Minnesota near the 4th of July to visit family. Here are a few pictures from Day 1 of the trip: Coming across Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store was a welcome surprise. Apparently Nora has wanted to go there forever, but Bethany… Read More »Minnesota Independence Day Road Trip – Day 1
Time to clean out the April backlog. Lots of pictures that didn’t quite make their way into previous “An Artist’s Notebook” entries. Including some that were alternates for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE and some that were taken in Jester Park and some at the end of a flowertography road trip.… Read More »‘Cause Someday I’ll Be Everything to Somebody Else
This is the final collection of images from the road trip to Dysart to see their illusions I took with Nader. This collection starts in Traer, but also goes through the Matchstick Marvels Museum in Gladbrook. Traer Gladbrook Toledo A different town sign. It was a good road trip, even… Read More »Dysart Illusion Road Trip – III