Before we get into the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, here is my plea to help the Boone First United Methodist Church’s Youth Group fund their annual mission trip: Download and print that flyer. Cut it into 4 coupons. Then, come to the Boone Pizza Ranch this Wednesday night and have supper.… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 159 – ARCHITECTURE
Here we are. Starting a new 52 weeks of themes. I like to think back at all we’ve accomplished. Really puts things in PERSPECTIVE. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about anything really. You came to see the submissions: Carla Stensland Tamara Peterson Carla… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 157 – PERSPECTIVE
As I power through the 2017 backlog, there are several days that included a few pictures here and there. This entry is throwing some of those rando images together to bring the 2017 backlog into the homestretch. I think there are about 6 photo sessions from 2017 left to publish,… Read More »2017 Cleanup
For those that have been asking, it is my sad duty to report that Scott did not get elected last Tuesday. He lost the vote 161-126-2. Yes, there were two write-in votes. For Scooby Doo, I’m guessing. Based on how seriously some people take their vote. But 161 votes for… Read More »“The Wrong Guy Got Elected”
I promise, there won’t be so many MUSIC pictures that weren’t up to snuff. Thanks for taking the time to help me mock this pathetic collection of losers!
Last Sunday was Confirmation Sunday at the church. I wasn’t directly involved in the confirmation process, but my morning was filled with church activities. As a member of the Methodist Men, I was there to help prepare the Confirmation Breakfast for the confirmands, their families, and their mentors. During a… Read More »Can I Get Confirmation?
A few pictures from the 2016 Youth Group Retreat taken with the point and shoot and a couple taken with the real camera. But like I said earlier… this won’t be the last time you hear about this group of kids.
Here is a collection of images I took for the WEEKLY CHALLENGE, that didn’t make the cut. JUNK, GRAFFITI, MUSIC, and LANDMARK are all included. I’ll try to be better next time.
Oooh. This week came dangerously close to the first strike against this project, but then Kim came in with a photo Monday morning. Maybe this was a theme that didn’t ring many bells or maybe it was all the “bad” weather last week. Regardless. Solid work Kim! The submissions for… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 21 – LANDMARK
I actually made two trips out to McHose Park to attempt to create my WATER image for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Loyal followers of my Instagram account know what happened during my first effort. Therefore, no reason to bring that up again. I took more than 1 photo while I… Read More »And I’m Out to Cut the Junkie
Back in August I went on my 2nd ever work trip for the day job. I went to Corning, New York and Mansfield, Pennsylvania with Micky. We had enough down time to crack out the camera a little bit. Very few pictures are from Corning, Iowa. No pictures are from… Read More »Corning, New York
The remainder of the The Garden of the Gods Series: Next week’s Personal Photo Project will involve flowers of some kind. Maybe lilies. Maybe hollyhocks. Maybe something else.
More from the The Garden of the Gods Series: Tomorrow there will be even more from the The Garden of the Gods Series:
Here is another set of pictures from my Kentucky vacation. Next Wednesday’s randomness will not be random at all. It will include even more from the Kentucky vacation. Next to none of it explained, probably.
Unsolved My Personal Photo Project this week was to photograph the most famous allegedly haunted house in Iowa. The Villisca Axe Murder House. I will state that I don’t believe in ghosts, but I am open to the possibility of their existence. In the same vein, I’m open to the… Read More »Personal Photo Project No. 185
The Little White City Another one of Shannon and I’s stops on the Southwest Iowa Road Trip was to Stanton. We went there for two reasons. One was to eat lunch (that ended in abysmal failure, well we did eat lunch, but only the onion rings are worth talking about)… Read More »Personal Photo Project #183
$80 The first scheduled stop on Shannon and I’s road trip itinerary was the grounds of a former 19th century cult that had a colony near Corning, called the French Icarians. They had some pretty crazy beliefs like: Fraternity. As a rule of conduct, three principles summarize all: Love your… Read More »Personal Photo Project No. 181
A Rock Painted to Look Like a Rock I recently went on a road trip through southwest Iowa with Shannon. While the Freedom Rock was not on the original itinerary, a quirk of fate (i.e. bad traffic on I-80), and my famous love for bad art (I even once went… Read More »Personal Photo Project No. 179
Repurposed After 2 failed years of trying to snag an invite to Love Feast, I finally scored one in 2013. It was a pretty amazing experience (I would tell you more about Love Feast, but you have to ask) and the bonus surprise was the old army radar tower. Funk… Read More »Personal Photo Project #173
After years and years of talking about it, I finally removed my carpet from my great room and finished the floor while I was on a vacation. It was a multi-day project that involved several days of just removing furniture and I’m still in the process of putting furniture back… Read More »The Floor
Kind of a dreary, depressing, hard time of the year for photographers. I can go a good portion of the week without really seeing the sun right now, and I hate it. Day 120 – Water Day 121 – Old Day 122 – Vehicle Day 123 – Big Day 124… Read More »365 Day Photo Project: 120-126