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 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
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 pictures of flowers from my Mom’s yard. These pictures were taken on a couple of different days. There are still plenty of flower pictures left to share.
This is the final collection of flower pictures I took at the Iowa State Fair in 2021. There are also a few pictures of a monarch butterfly that I also captured, photographically. I’m already looking forward to the 2022 Iowa State Fair. Hope to get there a couple times again.… Read More »Throw It All Away
Here is another collection of pictures of flowers from my Mom’s yard. The pink flower is a pink rain lily. It is housed in a metal pot and it is stored in the basement during the winter months. Right now, if you are in my basement bathroom, you can see… Read More »The Easy Part’s Over
The pictures in the folders 2011-04-10, 2011-04-17, and 2011-04-23 are mostly of tulips from a trip I took to Pella back in 2011. But there are also a couple pictures there from Year 2 of the RANDOM WEEKLY PHOTO EXPERIMENT. I’m pretty sure that over 10 years later those same… Read More »2011-04-10, 2011-04-17, and 2011-04-23
It is -9 degrees as I sit down to write this entry. I don’t mind the cold too much, but it still makes me long for warm August days and the Iowa State Fair. Standing in the Discovery Garden, photographing flowers. One of my organizational projects of 2021 is to… Read More »Closer to You
Today felt like the right day to start sharing pictures I took of the flowers at the Iowa State Fair. As you know, the Discovery Garden is one of my favorite parts of the Iowa State Fair and I try to spend at least sometime there every year. There are… Read More »What Can I Say
Here is another collection of flower pictures I took in my Mom’s yard. These pictures were taken on August 18, 2021. There are still a few more flower pictures from my Mom’s yard to share.
Here are some pictures of flowers from my yard that I took back in June. I have more than a few flower pictures left to share from last year. +++++++ This is your reminder that this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is BLACK + WHITE: BLACK + WHITE! What… Read More »Follow
The November image of the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar is of some wet phlox from my yard. Tomorrow I will share the final image from the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar. +++++++ Here is another collection of images I took of flowers in my Mom’s yard. These pictures were taken on… Read More »Comfort of Her Wings
The July image from the 2022 Calendar is a picture of an Easter lily. Tomorrow I will share the August image. +++++++ Last Saturday a few people got together at Teresa’s house to make Christmas treats. I stopped by to take a few pictures. I think next year Johnathan, Logan,… Read More »Christmas Treats – 2021
The April image of the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar is a picture of a tulip from my Mom’s yard. It is actually my favorite flower from her yard. Most people are drawn to her alliums, but this pink tulip is my favorite. It is apropos in some ways that I’m… Read More »Distant Drums
The March image for the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar is a picture of a geranium dripping with water. This picture was taken in my yard. Tomorrow I will share the April image. +++++++ A few weeks back I prowled through several counties in southwest Iowa harvesting town signs. This is… Read More »Southwest Iowa Auxiliary Images Vol. 1
The February image from the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar is a macro image of an allium from my Mom’s yard just starting to bloom. Tomorrow I will share the March image. +++++++ A few weeks back Vest and I loaded up in the car and toured around Decatur County harvesting… Read More »Town Sign Project: Decatur County
Here is another collection of flower pictures from my Mom’s yard. These pictures were taken on July 11, 2021. There are still more flower pictures to come.