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2 Corinthians 9:11

For the last, oh, 15 or so years, my church has hosted a free Thanksgiving dinner.

It is open to anybody and it is 100% free. We don’t ask for an “at will donation”. We don’t put out baskets for donations. It is 100% free.

I went down there for the first shift to take some photographs to submit to the newspaper.

Here are a few pictures from the day:


Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

Boone First United Methodist Church's Free Thanksgiving

You can check out more pictures from the event by clicking on the link below:

Boone First United Methodist Thanksgiving

If you are looking for a church where you can serve and worship and awesome God, I attend Boone First United Methodist Church.

We have 2 worship services on Sundays.

A Traditional Service at 9 AM.
A Contemporary Service at 11 AM.

We also have a variety of Youth Groups on Wednesdays. The night begins with a meal at 6 PM and ends at varying times, depending on the age of the youth.

Come check us out!

Organized Lightning

Way back in August I was invited out to the Junck farm to play with his drone. That was the moment I officially got drone fever.

I played with the drone for at least 45 minutes. I would share some pictures from that experience, but I have yet to see them. That is how the drone crashes.

Steve was in town helping his parents with an electric car tour. The tour culminated with a car show at the Junck farm.

Here are some pictures from that event:


Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Junck Electric Car Show

Speaking of Drone Fever, here is where I currently stand on the goals I need to accomplish to pulling the trigger on that drone:

1. Pay off car.
2. Bank fraud refund.
3. New rear brakes.
4. Big 12 Championship Game Trip
5. Remaining Self-Directed Training Budget – $355.20
6. 2019 Calendars
7. Iowa State Bowl Trip
8. Subscribe to Des Moines Register
9. Hope to not get screwed over by the GOP Tax Scam.
10. DJI Mavic Pro 2
11. Sony RX0
12. Sony Alpah a7II

2017 Pufferbilly Days Pet Show: The Final Chapter

Don’t forget that tomorrow is the Rapid City Mission Trip Fundraiser at Pizza Ranch.


Mission Trip Card

5-9 tomorrow at the Boone Pizza Ranch!

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This is the final collection of 2017 Pufferbilly Days Pet Show photos.

Some cat pictures in here, so don’t let the smear campaign claiming I hate cats be put on notice!


Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Show - 2017

Eventually, I will publish the pictures from the 2018 Pufferbilly Days Pet Show. Eventually.

07-07-08 & 07-12-08

Going to put two folders of images out there on this post. The folders 07-07-08 and 07-12-08 contain pictures of light painting of flowers and from Saucy Jack’s night at Ames on the Half Shell.

I haven’t really done much light painting lately. It is something I need to try my hand at again.

I remember Saucy Jack being the worst band to play Ames on the Half Shell the times I attended Ames on the Half Shell. They were booked every year because they had a connection with somebody who maybe was once a Jacyees. They were kind of a poor man’s Hairball, only without the limited musicianship. Also, without the theatrics.


07-07-08

07-07-08

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07-07-08

07-12-08 - Saucy Jack

07-12-08 - Saucy Jack

07-12-08 - Saucy Jack

07-12-08 - Saucy Jack

07-12-08 - Saucy Jack

07-12-08 - Saucy Jack

07-12-08 - Saucy Jack

07-12-08 - Saucy Jack

07-12-08 - Saucy Jack

07-12-08 - Saucy Jack

07-12-08 - Saucy Jack

07-12-08 - Saucy Jack

07-12-08 - Saucy Jack

07-12-08 - Saucy Jack

07-12-08 - Saucy Jack

By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Photo Gallery, I was able to restore the following “An Artist’s Notebook” entries to their original gallery:

Night Visions

Saucy Jack

Next Saturday’s walk down memory lane will involve lots of softball, among other things.

2017 Pufferbilly Days Pet Show I

Now that Pufferbilly Days has passed, it seems like an apropos time to hit the 2017 backlog and start releasing photos from the 2017 Pufferbilly Days Pet Show.

It was my first time at the Pufferbilly Day Pet Show ran by the Boone Area Humane Society.

I completely enjoyed the experience. Here are some pictures from the Pet Show:


Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

Pufferbilly Days Pet Contest - 2017

More pictures from the 2017 Pet Show still in the hopper!

Them Degeneffe Boys – Volume 2

As Pufferbilly Days wound to a close, I would like to share the photos that were selected by popular vote and how they did in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest:


Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest - 2018
No Love.

Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest - 2018
No Love.

Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest - 2018
No Love.

Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest - 2018
3rd Place – Hidden Treasures of Boone County.

Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest - 2018
1st Place – Photojournalism.

Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest - 2018
1st Place – Photoshop.

As far as I know, there wasn’t anybody else in the contest that I know. Once again, they didn’t put any names on any of the photos. In years past they had at least put a sheet of paper at the bottom of the display with a list of who finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. It is what it is.

I started entering the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest again 2 years ago because I was worried that the amount of entries had gotten really small. the last couple of years the numbers had ballooned. This year, the amount of entries atrophied again.

Hopefully it bounces back again next year.

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We are so close to the end of the 2016 backlog that you can probably feel it. After this post, there is only one photo shoot left to publish.

But before we get to that, we need to finish up with the pictures of Austin and Porter at a McHose Park playground.


Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Degeneffe Boys

Next Sunday, when hit the 2016 backlog, we look at a commercial photo shoot I did for a Minnesota leather company.

07-05-08

The images in the folder call 07-05-08 involved a long day of Jaycee activities I engaged in on July 4, 2008.

I began the day helping out at a special Ames on the Half Shell event involving the Burnin’ Sensations and The Nadas. Then I went and helped setup and set off fireworks.

It was a pretty full and tiring day.

Here are some of the images:


July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

July 4, 2008

There are more pictures from that day. You can check them out if you want. Click on the link below:

Jaycees – Independence Day – 2008

By adding these images to the Photography Gallery, I was able to restore the following historic “An Artist’s Notebook” post to its original glory:

Independence Day

Next Saturday’s walk down memory lane will involve flower. Night flowers.

A PHOTO JOURNAL – HENRY CARROLL – PAGE 77

It is your reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is HOBBIES.

A HOBBIES photo is any photo of somebody engaging in HOBBIES. A photo of tools used in HOBBIES. The results of HOBBIES.


WEEK 156 - HOBBIES
HOBBIES

Happy photo harvesting!

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Reminder that the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest is going on currently. You can see the displayed pictures in the window of the KWBG building. It is on the corner of 9th and Keeler.

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When I heard that their were going to be pig races at the Boone County Fair, I was instantly 78% more excited for the Boone County Fair. Some people were psyched for the alcohol. I was psyched for the pig races. It is the reason that I sometimes don’t fit in and do fit in with the fine people of Boone, Iowa.

I knew that pig races would be a perfect addition to THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. I just wasn’t sure which page. Then it dawned on me. Page 77.


Photo Journal - Page 77
Page 77 – Instill a powerful sense of narrative in your picture.

I did enjoy the pig races even more than I anticipated. I was sad that there were only 4 races with a swimming pig thrown in the middle. It did make me day dream about quitting the computer mine. Buying the finest stable of racing pigs this side of the Mississippi, and going out and entertaining the young and young at heart at fairs and small town festivals all over the continental United States and maybe parts of Canada.

I just need an financial backer. About a million dollars would probably get us up and running*.

While only 1 picture can be physically adhered into the physical A PHOTO JOURNAL, I did take several pig pictures that are worthy of sharing. Have a look:


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I’m not sure where we’ll land next time we check in with THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT. Possibly Page 40. But it could be Page 55. Page 56 is also a real contender too!

*Pun, absolutely, undeniably, intended.