I don’t remember the timelineJust December and the eastern skylineIt was just my time to goIt wasn’t even a cold nightDisappointed in the northern nightsI always thought there’d be snow 400 people on a broken wheelWhen the plane touched down in a concrete minefieldI guess we all made it out… Read More »A War with Time
One time I went overseasWith a woman I know too deepI live and breathe to hold her inI love to hear her speakWe went to people’s partiesAnd we haunted her old hometownWe rambled into restaurantsTracking her old friends down They all knew the magic numberThe weather, the kids, TVBut this… Read More »A Woman Oversees
Baby, you’re only gonna hurt your backLooking down like that, cut yourself a little more slackBaby, you’re gonna have a heart attackAnd they won’t thank you, they don’t make awards for that We know by now that time does not take sides We’re only humanI don’t need to see how… Read More »Human
Back in the spring the tree in front of Lagomarcino on Iowa State’s beautiful camps had an owl living in it. First chance I got, I ran over there and took some pictures of it. After all, owls are the most common bird for me to hear, but never see.… Read More »Owly
As you know, I enjoy buying photography toys. Often not useful. But sometimes just fun to play with. Which if you aren’t getting any joy out of photography, you are doing it wrong. I bought an entirely plastic toy camera for about 10 bucks early in the year, but that… Read More »Chuzhao
Is there some freewheeling watcherShooting marbles in the sky?Holding your years between their fingersWatching it burn till the fire dies Why is it heroic to untether?How is alone some holy grail?And if we really come and go unknownCouldn’t I find myself in jail? Oh, keeper how I love youI love… Read More »Returning to Myself
… for falling in love. But Thursdays are for flowers. This is another flowertography session that took place in my yard while I was trying to get the ants on peony picture that I wanted. Have a look! Next Thursday’s flowertography session will involve peonies. Maybe some ants, but definitely… Read More »You Can’t Blame Gravity…
Thursdays are for flowers. This flowertography session took place in my yard. Many of these pictures were my pursuit of an ant picture on a peony. So I hope you like pictures of peonies and ants. What am I saying? Everybody loves macro pictures of ants! Have a looksie: Next… Read More »The Best Thing That’s Ever Been Mine
REMINDER THAT THE TIME IS FAST APPROACHING WHEN YOU CAN MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE YEAR 13 THEMES FOR THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. YOU CAN DO THAT BY AND ONLY BY LEAVING A COMMENT IN THE LAST WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLNEGE POST IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND THE FIRST WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »WPC – WEEK 525 – PORTRAIT
I keep forgetting to announce that Teresa recently won a major award from Iowa State University. There was even a big article on her and everything. Have a read: The go-to teacher licensure resource in IowaSeptember 16, 2025 Teresa Kahler appreciates a good spreadsheet. When done well, it guards a… Read More »FE 135mm F1.8 GM
… than to be loved for what you are not.” Thursdays are for flowers. This flowertography session took place in my yard. It was kind of a first pass at trying to get a picture that I ultimately entered in the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. I hope you like… Read More »Better to Be Hated for What You Are…
The first day of October! No better day to share THE SELFIE PROJECT images from September. I freely confessed that I struggled with the project this month. Often forgetting to take my selfie until the last minute. I was insanely busy for parts of September, but I didn’t really go… Read More »Selfie Project – September 2025
“I’m not a romantic, but even I concede that the heart does not exist solely for the purpose to pump blood.” Time for another collection of flowertography images. This collection was taken in my yard: Next Thursday’s flowertography session will also take place in my yard.
STATUE! What a great theme! But did enough people find something sedentary to make it a popular theme? As of 12:01 PM on Monday, September 15, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Ben Baier – 1 week2-Suzie Brannen – 1 week3-Sarah Karber – 1 week4-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 2… Read More »WPC – WEEK 523 – STATUE
Thursdays are for flowers! This flowertography session took place in my yard. Have a peek: Next Thursday’s flowertography collection will also take place in my yard.
This week’s flowertography comes from the 3 distinct trips I made to see Stink Floyd. You don’t know Stink Floyd? Stink Floyd was a corpse flower at Reiman Gardens that bloomed in May. Here are some facts about Stink Floyd from the Reiman Gardens website: Origins The corpse flower (Amorphophallus… Read More »Don’t Leave Me Now
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and a richness to life that nothing else can bring. Today’s flowertography session was taken back in May. These are all… Read More »Richness to Life
The second day of September! No better day to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from August. I managed to leave the state of Iowa in August. In fact August was an incredibly busy month. A month that I don’t think I will duplicate any time soon. I got to… Read More »Selfie Project – August 2025
His heart danced upon her movements like a cork upon a tide. He heard what her eyes said to him from beneath their cowl and knew that in some dim past, whether in life or revery, he had heard their tale before. Little known fact is that the book “A… Read More »Like a Cork Upon a Tide
Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood. This is it. The final collection of flowertography images from Pella. Let’s have a look: I believe the next collection of flower images will come from my yard, but we will see when we get there!
By the time this post publishes I will already have picked up my entries for the 2025 Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. So now it is a good time to share them. Selected for Display – Class 16 – Things & Still Life Selected for Display – Class 18 –… Read More »Baklaving It: Des Moines Field Work