Day 3 of working from home. I thought I was going to talk about how a positive of working from home was how soft my feet are becoming. But I’ll cover that at a later date. Today’s positive about working from home is that Naima has actually started to hang… Read More »I Always Credit My Enemy
This collection of flower pictures are from August. They are mostly taken in my backyard, but a few of them are from my Mom’s flowerbeds. I in particular, like the supermacro sunflower picture, but I’m sure it’s somewhat impressionist feel will turn some people off. But to those people, I… Read More »Growing, Then Giving Up
Kenny Rogers passed away on Saturday. Celebrity deaths don’t usually have much effect on me. However, I was deeply saddened by the passing of Kenny Rogers. Kenny Rogers is my Mom’s favorite and therefore is one of my favorite country singers. I can’t stomach modern country, but I have more… Read More »The Gambler, He Broke Even
I took Thursday and Friday off this week to watch basketball. Obviously there is no basketball right now. There is no basketball for at least a month and there is no NCAA Tournament this year at all. I wasn’t sure if I was going to still take these two days… Read More »I Don’t Know Why You’re Mean to Me
Other than a couple sets of Senior pictures, this small collection of pictures represents the balance of the July 2019 backlog. These pictures were taken in my backyard, except the picture of Naima. It is hard to recollect, but I believe that I was playing around with extension tubes. Playing… Read More »The Poetry That’s Hidden
On a day back in July I spend a decent amount of time in my yard photographing my flowers and the cutest little new green friend. I’m not sure where my little green friend is right now, but I hope they are doing well. Here are some of those pictures:… Read More »You Might Not Miss This
I need to start today’s post by wishing a happy birthday to Dawn. Happy birthday Dawn! Here are a few pictures of Dawn: I hope your birthday is as happy as you want it to be! +++++++ I also need to wish a happy birthday to Jason Baier. Happy birthday… Read More »Ledges
I need to start today’s post by wishing my niece Nora a very happy birthday! Nora is like 4 years old now. How did she get so old! Here are some Nora pictures: I hope Nora has a very happy birthday! +++++++ I still have quite a few pictures to… Read More »Baby Animals and Cows
The pictures in the folder 2009-09-09 are from two road trips I took back in 2009. One was a trip with my Mom, Grandma, and Teresa to Kalona. Kalona has always been one of my favorite places to visit. It has been too long since I have been there, that… Read More »2009-09-09
I have to start today’s post off by wishing the happiest of birthdays to Micky! I’m not sure how old Micky is now, but I hope he is at an age where he start to gain a refined taste in pancakes. Micky is one of the best outdoorsman I know,… Read More »Alas, Poor Yorick!
Back in July I stumbled around my backyard and took some pictures of my numerous lilies, hollyhocks, and gazanias. I was playing around with extension tubes. It looks like I will have to purchase a set of extension tubes for the New Hotness at some point, but that will be… Read More »There Are Moments
A few weeks ago I decided to buy a new camera. This isn’t the post about the new camera, because that one is going to get pretty deep into the weed, but this is a post that is happening because of that decision. The short version is that because of… Read More »I Just Smile, Once in a While
This post is dedicated to all the player hating critics that won’t let a little gangsta shine. You know who you are, you flowering hating gits! In all seriousness, I do feel sad for the people who hate my flower photography. I think this is one of the best flower… Read More »The Music’s for the Sad Men
Today’s collection of images are cleaning up a couple of days worth of images from back in July that were taken, but weren’t the main theme of my photo aspirations for that day. One of the pictures is from when my people took me to Kamrar for a birthday dinner.… Read More »Slapdash
On the day that Baby Got Rack competed at the Iowa State Fair, I took some time to go over to my favorite part of the Iowa State Fair to take some flower pictures. Unfortunately, the lighting was atrocious, but I took a couple flower pictures I don’t hate. I… Read More »Smiles are to Humanity
Hitting up the old 2019 backlog. The pictures I share today are from the graduation church service for our church’s seniors. The other pictures are pictures I took on the same day. I have seen some of those kids, ahem, young adults since they moved on to their next adventures.… Read More »Purpose and Potential
Last year I failed to make it to Pella to photograph tulips. In fact, I think it has been a couple of years since I’ve been to Pella. Which is sad, because I really enjoy photographing tulips. Even though, there are those that hate my flower photography, I persist. While… Read More »Behind Curtiss
I took a few pictures on Easter of last year that seems like a good time to share. I think the pictures of the Easter Egg Hunt were taken by Jaxon. In fact I’m positive they were taken by Jaxon. We are a little more than a month away from… Read More »The Ultimate Triumph
These are the first flower pictures I took in 2019 in my own yard. There are also a couple of bonus Naima pictures, since she was there too. On further reflection, I would say that some of these flowers are actually from my Mom’s yard. Definitely the tulip.
Here is a collection of pictures I took in my backyard back in August of some flowers, the sky, and of course that most noble of insects, the wasp. Want more wasp pictures? Don’t worry baby bird. I’ll feed you. Eventually.
This is a collection of images that I took on my way home from following the Big Boy. After letting the train roll past us one last time, Teresa and I headed back to Boone after stopping off in Carroll for a delicious meal at Rancho Grande Mexican. Then in… Read More »Who’s a Big Boy – Addendum