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RPotW #2: Soothing

The photo assignment for last week was “Soothing”. Dawn Krause Michael Vest Christopher D. Bennett The subject for this week is “PEOPLE“. That is a fairly easy subject so hopefully a couple more people choose to participate.

December

Pardon and Sanctify Me This cross stands on top of my church. It no longer looks like this because the it was painted during the tuckpointing process last year. The name comes from a classic hymn: 1. On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, the emblem of… Read More »December

Number 750

This is entry number 750 in this online journal. I’d like to take a little bit of time to archive some data. It is one of my peculiar imbecilities that I love meaningless statistics. Therefore, consider these statistics: Every journal entry falls into at least one of sixteen categories. This… Read More »Number 750

November

The Eternal Seductiveness of Life Because the calendar is a landscape medium, this picture actually appears in the calendar in landscape form with not much of the allium showing but the flower. It was originally taken in portrait orientation.

October

This picture of Sara is still untitled. For the story behind this image, click on the link below: Sore Feet

September

This picture was taken on the exact same day as the daisy picture. It currently is untitled.

August

A Proud Assertion “Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

July

The Solace of Ordinary Humanity Although this picture is named for the following quote from the enigmatic John Ruskin: “Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity.” But the story of this flower is actually more akin to the Tennessee Williams quote: “The violets in the mountains have broken… Read More »July

June

Funny Face Homage Inverse This is actually the first picture to ever be debuted in the calendar. Every other picture that has ever been in the calendar has been published in some way shape or form before being in the calendar. Jill was the only person to ever see this… Read More »June

May

This is the only monthly picture in the calendar that is manipulated in Photoshop in a meaningful way. I could see how somebody could think that June is a Photoshop manipulation, but in the spirit of the way that I see things, it isn’t. But we will open up that… Read More »May

April

Where Love Waits This picture was taken on one of my two trips to the Iowa State Fair. Interested in other State Fair pictures? Click on the link below: Iowa State Fair The title comes from a line in William Carlos Williams’ Poem “The Rose is Obsolete”. I suppose in… Read More »April

March

This picture was taken in Upper Ledges in one of their prairies. This picture was taken during the same photo sojourn as when I took Monica’s Childhood. A picture that was Monica’s favorite, but not the picture she selected for the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Monica’s Choice

February

This picture was taken on the Lost Lake Trail. A place that is well documented to be one of my favorite photography retreats. I particularly enjoy taking frog photos in this locale. This picture was selected by Jill for the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest: Jill Selects Frog Although Jill liked… Read More »February

Front Cover

Since I have almost finished distributing all of the Photography 139 calendars, it is time to start revealing what pictures made the calendar this year. The picture that made the front cover. Some Kind of Blue Train Series – Round About Midnight Riff The story behind this picture can be… Read More »Front Cover

Happy Insight Bowl!

Today is a major holiday! Today is the day that Iowa State plays Minnesota in the Insight Bowl! I thought I would celebrate this major holiday by sharing some of my favorite pictures from the season. It is one of the greatest days of the year. Today would be a… Read More »Happy Insight Bowl!