I am back from my road trip. I have to say that I saw some of the most beautiful churches I have ever seen. I can’t wait to share them with you in 3-4 months. HISTORY proved to be a deceptively popular theme despite the holiday. Most people still seemed… Read More »WPC – WEEK 350 – HISTORY
If you are reading this, I’ve chosen to go on a road trip this morning and don’t have access to a computer to publish all the submissions I received for HISTORY. I will publish those submissions when I get home later tonight. But just because I’m not around doesn’t mean… Read More »WPC – WEEK 351 – THEME REVEAL
It is time once again to share some tulip pictures from a trip I took to Pella back on May 1. This is the second of three collections. While I wasn’t able to go see the tulips in Orange City this year I do hope to photograph the lilies at… Read More »Still Laughing – 2022 – Collection 2
A couple weeks back I made a trip to Pella to photograph their tulips. I like to make this trip about a week or so before their annual tulip festival. I do this because this way there are usually most of the tulips are blooming or close to blooming, but… Read More »Still Laughing – 2022 – Collection 1
#INSTAGOOD proved to be a pretty popular theme. Which is good, because there literally isn’t an easier theme on the Year 9 Calendar. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 25, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: + Angie DeWaard – 1 week + Jesse Howard – 1… Read More »WPC – WEEK 346 – #INSTAGOOD
Back in October I picked up a new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD lens. I always meant to right and in depth piece on it, and well, here we are… almost seven months lately and I haven’t even gotten to look at the first set of pictures I took… Read More »Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD Lens
Another Thursday collection. Another day to share some flower pictures. Believe it or not, I don’t have many flower pictures from 2021 left. It is still too early to take flower pictures this year. Although in about a week or so I do want to head down to tulip pictures.… Read More »Gone
Happy Maundy Thursday! I struggled a bit to find a devotional for Maundy Thursday. I found a website I really liked called Heretical Methodist Ministries, but nothing has been posted on there in well over a year now. So what I’m going to share as my devotional isn’t really a… Read More »In My Own Eyes
The grand majority of the pictures in the folders 2011-06-13, 2011-06-14, and 2011-06-17 are from a trip to Kalona to eat an authentic Amish meal with Funk, Sara, and Cousin Amy. This was before Funk became a total badass and started spending her free time climbing mountains in Peru. There… Read More »2011-06-13, 2011-06-14, and 2011-06-17
Year 17 of the Roundball Oracles has come to an end. On Monday night, Kansas used a flaw in the court that injured North Carolina’s best player to help them overcome the Tar Heels in the last minute of the game. It was an otherwise great game and it is… Read More »Fall Apart Again
I need to start hammering out flower pictures from the flowers in my yard from last year. There aren’t many, but I’ve definitely fell behind in my editing of those pictures. This collection of flower pictures was taken on July 29, 2021. Moonflowers continue to be my favorite flowers. As… Read More »Someday Never Comes
The pictures in the folder 2011-06-08 are from a time I went with my Mom over to my Grandma’s house to photograph some of her flowers. She always had beautiful flowers. By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Gallery, I was able to restore the following historic “An Artist’s… Read More »2011-06-08
You don’t exactly get over it. An offensive phrase under any circumstances. But the grief, in time, does turn into a nostalgic ache, that is almost comforting. -P.J. O’Rourke +++++++
Here is a collection of flower pictures I took in my yard back in June: I have plenty more flower pictures from last year to share. +++++++ This is your reminder that ABSTRACT is this week’s theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: ABSTRACT But what exactly is an ABSTRACT image?… Read More »Happy
This is the final collection of pictures of flowers from my Mom’s yard that I am going to publish. They time is apropos as today is the day that the new owner will do their final walk through and on Friday they will take possession of the house. I’m not… Read More »Did You Think To Pray
Here is another collection of pictures of flowers from my Mom’s yard. This is the second to last collection I will be sharing. Clematis can be such a difficult flower to grow. I have never even tried.
The pictures in the folders 2011-05-22, 2011-05-26, and 2011-05-27 are mostly of irises, a flower that is well-documented to be my least favorite flower. There are also pictures from Elainie’s high school graduation and one picture from the Left Behind Party Funk and I had, but was really hosted by… Read More »2011-05-22, 2011-05-26, and 2011-05-27
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday. I usually like to put out a devotional on Ash Wednesday, but time got a way from me as I continue to play catch-up with nearly every aspect of my life. I thought I would share the devotional from the Methodist Bishop in Iowa, Laurie Haller.… Read More »Standing in My Way
The pictures in the folder 2011-05-16 were taken at the Salama Greenhouse. Then it was the Northwest Greenhouse. I’m a pretty loyal customer to the Salama Greenhouse. It is a bit of a family tradition I would say. For both the Salamas and for my family. If you are shopping… Read More »2011-05-16
Here is another collection of flowers from my Mom’s yard. Maybe the second to last collection. These pictures were taken on October 26, 2021. I believe there is only one more collection of these photos left to share.
Here is another collection of pictures of flowers from my Mom’s yard. These were taken on September 16, 2021. There still are couple, but not many more flower pictures from my Mom’s yard to share.