Briggs Woods II
Time to show the rest of the pictures from trip to Briggs Woods Park. Have a look: It was a nice little hike. I’ll have to do it again at some point.
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Briggs Woods I
Back in November I journeyed up to Briggs Woods Park to take a look at their waterfall. It was cold and not super colorful, but I managed to snap some pictures. Have a look: Still one more collection of pictures from this trip to share!
Fogcissel Park
Late in December I went out to Dickcissel Park to take some pictures of a beautiful foggy day in the park. Take a look at some of those pictures: It was a glorious beautiful foggy day!
WPC – WEEK 515 – SILHOUETTE
SILHOUETTE! What a great theme! But did enough people lurk in the shadows to make it a popular theme? As of 12:01 PM on Monday, July 21, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Adam Gordon – 2 weeks2-Mary Green – 2 weeks3-Sara Lockner – 3 weeks4-Jesse Howard –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 515 – SILHOUETTE
Ledges Centennial: Denouement
Time for the final collection of images from the Ledges State Park Centennial. Last time we were at the kids carnival. We will start out there and then end with the final 3 musical acts. The lead singer of Lincoln Highway has extremely poor taste in sports teams as she… Read More »Ledges Centennial: Denouement
Ledges Centennial: Listen to the Music
Last Wednesday’s look at the Ledges Centennial was mostly picture of a group called the Weary Ramblers. There are still more pictures of them here. There are also pictures of other musicians on a different stage. Unfortunately I can’t remember the names of the other musicians. I must not have… Read More »Ledges Centennial: Listen to the Music
Ledges Centennial: Rambling
After dropping Jay off to do Jay type things I went back out to the Ledges Centennial to check out the other festivities. There were several musical acts performing, plus food trucks, and a carnival of some kind. Here is the first collection of images from my afternoon trip out… Read More »Ledges Centennial: Rambling
Ledges Centennial: Morning
In late September of 2024, Ledges State Park celebrated 100 years of existence. Existence as a State Park. Ledges is widely considered the best State Park in Iowa. Although Backbone State Park and Maquoketa Caves State Park are also fine parks. But they are not Ledges. On the morning of… Read More »Ledges Centennial: Morning
I Want You to Notice
Time to clean out some more of the backlog. All of these images were taken in July of last year. They are images I like to one level or another, but they never quite fit into any previous “An Artist’s Notebook” entries. Some were taken in downtown Boone and the… Read More »I Want You to Notice
Doll Parts
I am doll eyes, doll mouth, doll legsI am doll arms, big veins, dog beg Yeah, they really want youThey really want you, they really doYeah, they really want youThey really want you, and I do too I want to be the girl with the most cakeI love him so… Read More »Doll Parts
I Want a Perfect Soul
Time to clean up part of the back log. Here we are. The last night of May. 2025. And these images are from the backlog of images from June of 2024. These are images that I took, and I like, but never really found there way into a previous “An… Read More »I Want a Perfect Soul
Iowa Arboretum Treehouse
Here is the second collection of images I took on a trip out to the Iowa Arboretum last fall. Most of these pictures are of the sweet new treehouse they opened up last year. However, there are a few flowertography pictures to kick it off. Here are the pictures: Next… Read More »Iowa Arboretum Treehouse
Disposable
I recently spent a few bucks on a lens built out of an old disposable camera lens. It really is just the old disposable lens built into a lens cap. It is really cheap lens just meant for fun. The look of old disposable cameras has become popular in some… Read More »Disposable
Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Lens
I’ve tried to be better about writing about when I add new equipment to the arsenal. I haven’t been, but I’ve tried. I have a few lens I want to purchase in the coming year, if prices don’t skyrocket too much! Not just fun, gimmicky lenses, (although there are a… Read More »Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Lens
Iowa Arboretum Flowers
Not going to use a song for this collection of images. This is the first collection of images I took at the Iowa Arboretum last year. As a card carrying member of the Iowa Arboretum, I really should get out there more often. But it is also gets me free… Read More »Iowa Arboretum Flowers
Trip Home from Austin
The 6th day of my Computer Mine Conference trip was just the trip home. After Day 5, this is what was left in my per diem account: $257.98 Our flight was too early in the morning for me to even hit the RP Club for breakfast. No breakfast. Cell phone… Read More »Trip Home from Austin
New Orleans Day 3: Back to the Hotel
When we left off last Friday I was still wandering Audubon Park. This collection starts still in Audubon Park and finishes up back near the hotel. This is the final collection of images from Day 3. I didn’t actually take any pictures of New Orleans with the real camera on… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Back to the Hotel
New Orleans Day 3: Audubon Park
Need to start today by wishing all of you a Happy Valentine’s Day! Not going to give you a list of anything this year. I was ill prepared for this holiday. Sorry. I’ll try to do better next Valentine’s Day! Last time we left off on Day 3 of my… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Audubon Park
WPC – WEEK 491 – FOOD
Today is Bill’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Bill! I hope your birthday is filled with all the Star Wars and Batman you can handle! +++++++ FOOD! What a great theme! There are about 4 themes that I manipulate their place on the… Read More »WPC – WEEK 491 – FOOD
New Orleans Day 3: Garden District Trolley
After walking around the French Quarter I eventually ended up on one of the green trolleys and out to the Garden District. The green trolleys in New Orleans are known as the St. Charles Streetcar Line. It is the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world. It has been… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Garden District Trolley
New Orleans Day 3: Saint Louis Cathedral
Day 3 in New Orleans was the day I got the most free time. Things were pretty much setup and ready to go at the Convention Center. Tony and I just had to setup the computer for the training session in the morning. Run over and check on a few… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Saint Louis Cathedral