I have worn the jester’s bells and I have vanished with the fools I have worshiped at the altar of the puppet master’s rules I have held my tongue too many scenes before the final act With my children in the cheap seats and a zipper on my back Thanks… Read More »Broken Horses
A couple of weeks ago I took Rodan139 out for a flight around the Des Moines River valley near Fraser. My intent/hope was to maybe get some pictures of the Boone Scenic Valley steam engine back in action, but it turns out it doesn’t go as far into Fraser as… Read More »Rodan139: Fraser
Today is the birthday of the Miller Triplets. So I must wish them happy birthday! Happy birthday Doris, Jimmy, and Billy! This picture was taken at their 1st birthday party in 2019 so that makes them… 5! They are 5 years old?!? How did this happen! +++++++ Back in February… Read More »150-600
NOTE: – AT THE END OF THE MONTH I WILL BE OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR’S THEMES. THE LAST MONDAY IN OCTOBER AND THE 1ST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER ARE WHEN SUGGESTIONS CAN BE MADE. THOSE SUGGESTIONS HAVE TO BE MADE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THOSE POSTS. NOT VIA… Read More »WPC- WEEK 422 – #INSTAGOOD
Today is Sarah’s birthday so I need to say Happy birthday Sarah!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Weird thing is that the picture above was taken during the great solar eclipse debacle of 2017 and today there is a solar eclipse that you can see in a few parts of these United States.… Read More »Don’t You Think I Loved You Too Much to be Used and Discarded?
They build wooden houses on frozen ponds In the summertime when the water’s gone Diagonal lines in their rolled-out lawns And the sage always smells so pretty But nobody cares where the birds have gone When the rain comes down on Babylon The stonemason’s phone rings all day long And… Read More »You and Me on the Rock
Seems like a good time to hit the backlog again. I took these pictures around my yard back on January 8 after a frost had made everything into a bit of a winter wonderland. It seemed like it was a good time to go out and take some pictures. Actually… Read More »I Just Want Myself Back
Today is Sara’s birthday, which means I have to wish Sara a happy birthday! Happy birthday Sara!!! I hope your day is filled with a bunch of Brandi Carlile and some Tres leches cake! +++++++ Today is also Scottie D.’s birthday! Which means I get to say Happy birthday Scottie… Read More »Rodan139: Water Works Park
We’ve come to the end of the black & white week. Time to share the black & white pictures I took last Sunday. Some of these pictures are from wandering around my yard. Some are from the Howard Family Photo Shoot. Some are from the Octagon Art Festival. This might… Read More »Now I Don’t Want Your Sympathy
I took a ton of pictures on Saturday that are alternates for the BLACK & WHITE theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. So buckle up, this is going to be a long post. Even though most of these images can be broken into two different events. 1. Trip to Jester… Read More »But You Broke Much More Than That
Today is Elizabeth’s birthday, so I have to wish her a happy birthday! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you can handle! Filled with breakfast burritos without hashbrowns and/or Happy Joe’s Pizza! +++++++ Today I’m going to share a collection of images I took last Friday for last… Read More »I’d Say You Broke My Heart
This collection of alternate images for last week’s theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE will include pictures I took on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. Most of them I took on my lunch break from the computer mine on Wednesday. I went to downtown Ames to talk to Derrick… Read More »About Someone Who Loved You More
I told you that BLACK & WHITE was my favorite theme and I wasn’t joking. I took a ton of BLACK & WHITE pictures for last week’s theme and every day (well almost every day) this week I’m going to share another collection of alternates. This first collection consists of… Read More »But God, You Couldn’t Have Cared Less
I love the songs I hated when I was young Because they take me back where I come from When every broken heart seemed like the end When everyone was someone different then But I can’t be alone in a crowded room Where my thoughts, they run like water down… Read More »Harder to Forgive
Time for the final collection of images I took on a foggy January morning out walking the High Trestle Trail. What is different about many of the pictures from this collection from the ones in the previous collections is that many of these are taken with a telephoto lens. The… Read More »Even More of a Foggy Morn on the Trail
A couple weeks back I shared a collection of pictures I took on the Hight Trestle Trail back in January. Here is a second collection of those images. Winter is a big time overrated time to visit the High Trestle Trail. It is cold, but you usually get the trail… Read More »More of A Foggy Morn on the Trail
Today is Vest’s birthday. Happy birthday Vest! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be! +++++++ The other day I took Rodan139 out for a flight around the north end of the Harrier Marsh. I just needed to spread its wings and runs some pixels… Read More »Rodan139: North Harrier Marsh
It is the last collection of submissions of the month, so it is a good time revisit the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE FAQ: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE What skill level photographer can participate? THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is open to photographers of all skill levels. From award… Read More »WPC – WEEK 415 – SHADOW
I realized yesterday that I had forgot to wish my great nephew Kanoa a happy birthday, cause I suck. So happy birthday Kanoa! I hope it was a pretty great birthday! +++++++ Back at the beginning of the year I took a foggy morning hike to the High Trestle Trail… Read More »A Foggy Morn on the Trail
On the Tuesday of RAGBRAI I went to check out the festivities in Luther. I expected Luther to be empty by the time I got there and expected everybody to already be in Ames. But Luther was absolutely packed. I’m guessing the people at Whatcha Smokin’ must have made a… Read More »Rodan139: RAGBRAI East of Luther
Time to cleanup a little bit more of the backlog. These pictures are from November of last year that didn’t really fit into any other previous posts. Most are alternates for various THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme. Always feels good when you get a bit of that backlog cleared out!