Last Friday we left off with Andy and I arriving at the Giant’s Causeway and working our way down the trail to the Giant’s Causeway. You might notice that you won’t see Andy in many of these pictures. You might wonder why? Andy is a great travel companion for a… Read More »Ireland Day 2: Giant’s Causeway
Thursdays are for flowers. This flowertography collection took place in my basement. These images were taken for the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme of CONTRAST. These pictures are good me thinks. Some of them might even be great, but there can only be one Immortal, there can be only one… Read More »No One’s Gonna Love You
This is the final collection of images from Day 1 of my trip to Ireland with Andy. It also includes one more filming location from the movie ONCE. Last Friday we left off we were admiring a busker and a couple of children that were dancing to their music. We… Read More »Ireland Day 1: Fair Play to Ya
This is the last collection of flowertography images from 2025. I took them in November of last year. I am a member of the Iowa Arboretum and that gets me free entrance into over a thousand reciprocal gardens. That includes the Greater Des Moines Botanical Gardens. It is a perk… Read More »Greater Des Moines Botanical Gardens
Back in November I did a little waltz around downtown Des Moines doing some street photography in a few of my favorite places to photograph. The Graffiti Alley and the Skate Park. Always a couple of good places to appreciate some street art. Here are some pictures: Always a good… Read More »Less Yappin’ More Slappin’
Last November I got together with Alexis and her family and shot some family photos. Here are some of my favorites from the photo shoot: As you know, my favorite kind of portraits are the candid ones!
Last year the 3rd Annual Jay Janson Miniature Golf Invitational atrophied a bit. It was up to 4 competitors in 2024. But in 2025 it was down to just me and Jay. Which was about what it should have been. We went to some minigolf course that wasn’t even a… Read More »Jay Janson Invitational – 2025
Picking up from last Thursday’s flowertography session from my trip to the Iowa Arboretum back on September 19th of 2025. Last week we ended with a picture of a lovely rose. This week will begin with the more rose. This week’s collection is pretty rose heavy, but there are other… Read More »Iowa Arboretum Trip III
Last year for my SLICE OF LIFE submission I submitted a composite image from the parks in Boone. Here is a collection of images that I didn’t use in the composite: There are pictures from McHose Park, Lowell Park, Memorial Park, Veteran’s Memorial Park, Little League Park, Miles-Lee Park, and… Read More »Boone Parks
SLICE OF LIFE! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! Who submitted pictures that you would buy if you saw them on a postcard? That is the kind of thing you should leave in the COMMENTS section of this… Read More »WPC – WEEK 562 – SLICE OF LIFE
Back in September when I went to the Iowa Arboretum to take some flower pictures I also went to Jester Park. If I’m having a lazy Saturday or a day off from the workhole that is a pretty common double header for me. Two of my favorite places to visit.… Read More »Jester Park – Prairie Reflections
Today is Memorial Day. The day we honor and mourn the military personnel that died while serving in the Armed Forces. Iowa Veterans Cemetery – Van Meter, Iowa Even now, from the peace and calm of a spring day in America’s heartland, we can imagine what it must have been… Read More »WPC – WEEK 558 – ABANDONED
This year I did senior pictures for two different pillars of our future. Thought today I would share a few images from Alexander’s photo shoot. Have a look: I’ll be very excited to see what the future holds for young Alexander! I have a feeling it is very bright!
This year I did senior pictures for two different pillars of our future. Thought today I would share a few images from Austin’s fall photo shoot. Have a look: I’ll be very excited to see what the future holds for young Austin! I have a feeling it is very bright!
This year I did senior pictures for two different pillars of our future. Thought today I would share a few images from Austin’s summer photo shoot. Have a look: There was also a fall photo shoot, but I’ll share some of those images later.
ART! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 27, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week2-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks3-Alexis Stensland – 3 weeks4-Becky Parmelee –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 555 – ART
Back in July Carla, Teresa, and I loaded up in a car after work and went to the Berry Patch Farm near Nevada so my sisters could pick berries. I also picked a few berries, but mostly I picked images. Gaze up on my wondrous harvest! It was a good… Read More »Berry Patch
Time to share another collection of images from my 2nd trip to the Iowa State Fair. This one with the good gents of Tall & Meaty. Last time we left off I was still prowling around the vacant fairgrounds before the sun came up. We will start again there, but… Read More »ISF: 08/12/2025 – Turtles
This is the last collection of images from my Birthday Road Trip I took with Nader last year. If you want to go back an relive any of the earlier collections of images from my Birthday Road Trip, click on the links below: Birthday Road Trip: Houby Festival ABirthday Road… Read More »Birthday Road Trip: Old Restaurants
Happy Easter! Christ is risen! Happy Easter! When this publishes Easter will be almost over, so I hope it has been a wonderful day for you and yours. On these high holy days I do like to publish a devotional. I don’t write them, but maybe some day I will.… Read More »Happy Easter (2026)
Last Saturday we left off in the Arnolds Park Amusement Park at the roller coaster. This is the final collection of images from my trip and it concentrates mostly on walking around the lakefront area in Arnolds Park. Here are the pictures: I’ll have to ride this some day. But… Read More »Arnolds Park Day Trip: Lake Walk