Back in late July, it was all the rage to go to the sunflower field at Badger Creek Recreation Area and post photos. So, one Saturday morning, Teresa, Mom, and I loaded up into the car and drove down there. I didn’t post any photos on social media, but I… Read More »Painted without Instruction – 2020 – Alpha
This is a collection of flower pictures I took in late July. Most with a flash ring. The ones that aren’t were taken at Jester Park. Just a reminder that moonflowers are my favorite flowers.
In early August I went on a small road trip with my Mom. The end goal was to see some buffalo at the Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge. However, on the way there, we made a stop at the rose garden in State Center. Early August has the potential to be… Read More »Sorrow and Gladness – 2020
Every once in awhile, and it is a very rare every once in awhile, people ask me where I come up with the titles for my “An Artist’s Notebook” entries. The once that aren’t glaringly obvious. Frequently they are taken from quotes. But frequently they are taken from songs I’m… Read More »That Wasn’t Me
Time for another collection of flower pictures that I took in June. Just so many flower pictures. So many!
Today I’m sharing a collection of flower pictures I took back in late June. Daisies. Hollyhocks. Lilies. Oh my! There are probably a couple potential calendar images in this collection. Depends on how flower heavy I go with the 2021 calendar. One thing the pandemic did do, was cause me… Read More »The Goodness of God
Today I’m sharing a collection of pictures I took around my Mom’s flower gardens back in June. I’ve taken so many flower pictures this year. I’m not even mad about it.
A long time ago, I set a dead lotus on fire and photographed it. One of those pictures made it into the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. I haven’t really visited the theme of burning dead flowers since then, but as I have been working on reorganizing my flower albums,… Read More »Digging for God – 2020
The pictures in the folder 2010-04-05 are from a combination of us introducing Jackson to the greatness of Homerun Derby and then the rest are pictures for a MACRO theme of the first year of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, then known as THE RANDOM WEEKLY PHOTO EXPERIMENT. Makes me want… Read More »2010-04-05
Today is the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the plane that was ultimately taken down in Pennsylvania. 2,977 people died on that day. On the anniversary, I usually recount my experience on that day. I won’t do that today. I will… Read More »9/11
This should be Day 4 of my vacation. I don’t have too much planned for today. I’m hoping that this will be a day of recovery after a fairly full and productive Day 3 of my vacation. But you know… the best laid plans of mice and men. Today I’m… Read More »Radiation of Happiness
You couldn’t have possibly thought that I didn’t have alternate FLOWER photos for last week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE did you? Of course, I took lots of flower pictures last week, but only a few were contenders for my submission to THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Here are the contenders that… Read More »Oh But Still
As you know, I am a big fan of town signs. So much so that I’ve even created a project dedicated to my love for town signs. Part of this love comes from a sign I remember as a kid. It was up on Marion Street as you were entering… Read More »Town Sign Upgrade
48 straight weeks of double digit submissions. Once again, I didn’t have to send out any reminder texts this morning! Just 4 more weeks, and it will be one straight year! That is impressive folks! But let us not count our bantams until they are hatched. But you didn’t come… Read More »WPC – WEEK 259 – FLOWER
Hard to believe that a week from now, I will be on Day 2 of my vacation. Hopefully I will have knocked off one or two of those vacation goals. 1. I want to visit 5 state parks I have never visited. Including Mines of Spain and Preparation Canyon. 2.… Read More »A Slow Glowing Dream
When I went out in the middle of nowhere Boone County to fly the drone around an old country church to take my RELIGION picture for last week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. I took several photos. Some of the church. Some of the little park across the road. Some of… Read More »It’s Hard for Me to Weep When I’m Strong
Yes, another collection of flower pictures. Tomorrow, I’ll give you a break from flowers. A respite, if you will, but today is more flowers. Sunflowers. Moonflower. Hollyhocks! These pictures were taken in early July. Mostly in my yard.
I do have some good news. The three collapsed shafts at the Computer Mine, well they aren’t back to being fully functional. One is. One is back to functioning part time. No word on when the other one will be repaired. But the Computer Mine is close enough to capacity… Read More »Am I Your Pride and Joy
This is a collection of flower pictures I took in early June at my Mom’s house. Daises. Alliums. Clematises. So many flower pictures! So many more still in the hopper!
47 STRAIGHT WEEKS! 47 straight weeks of double digit submissions! This week even includes the first, the second, and the third ever submission by local legend Kio Dettman! Glad to have you onboard Kio. Hopefully is just the beginning of great things! But you didn’t come here to listen to… Read More »WPC – WEEK 258 – RELIGION
Here is a collection of flower pictures I took in early July. Gazanias. Lilies. Hollyhocks. So many flower pictures still in the hopper.