Every day is a good day to start a post with a quote from Malcolm X. Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today. I start with this quote because yesterday, Logan graduated from the finest university in all the… Read More »Tomorrow Belongs to the People Who Prepare for it Today
The following images (and this collection is all over the place) came from the folder 04-30-08: Karen One of the bitter parts of this collection is that Karen has passed away since this picture was taken. Many of these pictures were taken during Olivia’s Stitching Time. A sewing circle that… Read More »04-30-08
The world wasn’t ready for these ARCHITECTURE pictures on Monday. I’m not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer… I took all of these photos while I was out looking for town signs. They range from Roland to Cambridge. You’re welcome… Read More »I Wreck these Stages, Real Talk, Better Give Me Space ‘Cause I Am Chasing
A good week of submissions for ARCHITECTURE. I have no doubt that my outhouse picture inspired many a person to submit this week. This week, the Photography 139 Empire extended as far east as Chicago. As far north as Roland, Iowa. As far west as the Des Moines Airport. As… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 137 – ARCHITECTURE
This is one of probably 2 entries for An Artist’s Notebook about my Saturday morning last. This is about the later part of my morning, but you must know a little bit about the early morning to understand how this strange turn of events happened. The earliest part of my… Read More »Miller Estate Auction
The world wasn’t ready for these GOVERNMENT pictures on Monday. I’m not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer. Here are GOVERNMENT alternates: If you are wondering why the bird photos are considered GOVERNMENT, it is because those pictures were taken… Read More »You Ain’t Never Been in My Book and I Got a Problem with It, Why? ‘Cause You Acting Like You Read My Pages!
On Good Friday I descended upon downtown Des Moines to take a picture for Page 105 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT: Take a photograph that could only be taken today, not yesterday or tomorrow. I took off from the Computer Mine early on Good Friday and went to Des Moines… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 105
The world wasn’t ready for these SIGNS pictures on Monday. I’m not sure the world can handle them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: Beaver, Iowa – The jewel of Boone County. Grand Junction, Iowa – The jewel of Greene County Jefferson, Iowa – They have an… Read More »I’m a Doctor with No Job. Me, I Don’t Have No Patients. I Keep Pacing Back and Forth, I Keep Racing.
A couple Sundays back I met Suzie at the Des Moines Art Center to take in one of Des Moines’ most underappreciated attractions. The Des Moines Art Center is actually one of my favorite art museums that I have ever visited. It’s collection is surprisingly impressive and to top that… Read More »An Afternoon with O’Keeffe, Hopper, Basquiat, and Suzie
The world wasn’t ready for these ROAD TRIP photos on Monday. The world still wasn’t ready for them on Tuesday. I’m not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: After Jewell, I tooled through Ellsworth. From Ellsworth I moved onto Radcliffe.… Read More »I Get So Frustrated, Take A Look at What I Created, Time is Wasting and I Ain’t Waiting!
The world was not ready for these ROAD TRIP pictures on Monday. It is highly doubtful that the world is ready for these ROAD TRIP pictures now, but I can’t hold them back any longer. This is not an endorsement of Rick Young for Hardin County Supervisor, although he has… Read More »I’m Not Complaining, I’m Just Being Honest, I Promise That I Will Not Beg for Respect, No!
A healthy amount of people hit the open road for a ROAD TRIP photo. I think this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE EMPIRE extends as far north as Randall, Iowa. As far south as Arkansas. As far west as West Wendover, Nevada. As far east as Virginia, I’m guessing. But you… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 134 – ROAD TRIP
The world wasn’t ready for these BLACK & WHITE pictures on Monday. It wasn’t ready on Tuesday. Not on Wednesday. Not on Thursday. Not even on Friday. I’m not even sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: That is it. The… Read More »I Need Some Money to Pay for My Rent, I Need Some Money to Pay for My Gas!
The following pictures were found in the folder 04-10-08: By adding these images to the Photography 139 Photo Gallery, I was able to restore the following blog entries to their original glory: NEW TOY T NIGHT FOGGY Sometimes when I come across old photos I think twice before posting them.… Read More »04-10-08
The world wasn’t ready for these BLACK & WHITE pictures on Monday. It wasn’t ready on Tuesday. It wasn’t ready on Wednesday. It wasn’t ready on Thursday. I don’t think the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: Some of the pictures were… Read More »200 Dollars Inside of My Bank Account, Woo, I Was Living on That!
The world wasn’t ready for these BLACK & WHITE pictures on Monday. Wasn’t ready for them on Tuesday. Wasn’t ready for them on Wednesday. Not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: All of these pictures were taken in downtown Des… Read More »I Wonder What Life Would Be Like If I Didn’t Stick Out My Neck
Here are some BLACK & WHITE photos that the world wasn’t ready for on Monday. Heck, the world wasn’t ready for them on Tuesday. Heck, I don’t know if the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer. All of the pictures were taken… Read More »They Like “Chris, What’s It Like to Be Famous?” Um… I’ll Let You Know if I Make It!
As you may have guessed, I have a ton of alternative BLACK & WHITE images for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. The world wasn’t ready for them on Monday. I’m not sure the world can handle them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: Some of these pictures were… Read More »I’m a Mean Photog, Better Feed Me Fauxtogs or Feed Me Picts, Ah, Feed Me Both of ‘Em
BLACK & WHITE turned out to be a very popular theme. I am pleased. The geographical range that the submissions covered was pretty impressive this week. As far north as Minneapolis. As far west as Easton, Kansas. As far south as Arkansas. As far east as Washington D.C. and Virginia… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 133 – BLACK & WHITE
Here are the remainder of the zoo pictures I took when I went to Manhattan to visit Nate and Laura: The Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, Kansas isn’t the world’s best zoo, but I would recommend it. It is cheap and majority of animals don’t look suicidal. Two things that appeal… Read More »Still My Favorite Color – Vol. 2
Happy Easter! Today we celebrate the good news of an empty grave. I’ve always kind of favored Luke’s version of the Resurrection. Here it is from The Voice: 24 Early on Sunday morning, even before the sun had fully risen, these women made their way back to the tomb with… Read More »Happy Easter!