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
WARNING! NEXT MONDAY I WILL BE ON THE ROAD, SO NEXT WEEK’S POST WILL PUBLISH LATE AND THERE MIGHT NOT BE ANY REMINDERS. PLAN ACCORDINGLY! I need to start this post by wishing Russ a happy birthday. Happy birthday Russ! I hope you have lots of visitors today! +++++++ I… Read More »WPC – WEEK 413 – NEGATIVE
After I knocked down the mind-blowing tenderloin from Darrell’s Place, we started to head back to Boone. However, we needed to get some ice cream! We stopped at The Dairy Mart in Glidden. Here are some pictures: I got a raspberry malt. Was it good? Well you know I live… Read More »I Scream: Glidden Field Work
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!
Time to share the rest of the images from when Carla, Teresa, and I went Oskaloosa to check out the largest and oldest Christmas Lighted Parade in Iowa. I’m afraid the pictures don’t really do it justice. If you ever have a chance to check it out, I would highly… Read More »Oskaloosa Christmas Lighted Parade – II
I run a lot of miles of life and crime And mountain climbs and quittin’ times Packing that load of lyin’ rhymes And tired jokes and wooden dimes I’ve been everybody’s friend, everybody’s friend I could lose my house, I could steal a car I could serve two masters, living… Read More »Hold Out Your Hand
This is the final collection of images I took while harvesting the town signs of Des Moines & Louisa County. I really found Burlington to be photogenic and would like to go back there and spend some time photographing it. Also, and not unrelated, there is a stop on the… Read More »Des Moines & Louisa County Aux. – Vol. 5
During the Tuesday of RAGBRAI, Logan and I drove west to take some pictures of the riders making their way across Iowa. It had been several years since I’ve checked out RAGBRAI, but I had a great time or at least found so many great photo opportunities which is essentially… Read More »Rodan139: RAGBRAI West of Jefferson
SELF-PORTRAIT! Maybe not the most artistic theme, but on the other hand, it is a chance for some of you to introduce yourself to the rest of you. But did a bunch of people do that? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on… Read More »WPC – WEEK 412 – SELF-PORTRAIT
A few weeks back I went on a road trip with Nader that included the State Center Rose Festival, dropping off my entries to the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon AND lunch at Darrell’s Place in Hamlin. I’ve actually written a post about Darrell’s Place over a decade ago when… Read More »Tenderloin Trail 2.0: Hamlin, Iowa
This weekend is Pufferbilly Days. So all the work the me and so many others have put into the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest is now on display and will also be on display tomorrow at Art in the Park. I will get into all the people that helped and the… Read More »Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest – 2023
Last year before Christmas Teresa, Carla, and I went to Oskaloosa for their lighted Christmas Parade. It is the largest and oldest parade of its kind in Iowa. The show downtown Oskaloosa puts on with their lights does not disappoint. I have one more collection of images from this parade.
You’re feeling nervous, aren’t you, boy? With your quiet voice and impeccable style Don’t ever let them steal your joy And your gentle ways To keep ’em from running wild They can kick dirt in your face Dress you down, and tell you that your place Is in the middle,… Read More »The Joke
Time for the 4th collection of images from my road trip to harvest the town signs of Des Moines & Louisa County. Most of these pictures are taken in Burlington and a good chunk of them concentrate on a road that is… well it is very crooked. Still one last… Read More »Des Moines & Louisa County Aux. – Vol. 4
A couple weeks back when the smoke from the Canadian wildfires was still hitting Iowa pretty hard I took Rodan139 out west of Boone to work out a few gimbal issues. I took a few pictures of the sunset and it seems a shame to let them go to waste.… Read More »Rodan139: Sunset
LIQUID. You are mostly LIQUID. I’m mostly LIQUID. But did LIQUID get the creative juices of a bunch of people flowing this week? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, July 24, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers… Read More »WPC – WEEK 411 – LIQUID
Several weeks back I went to the Ames Food Truck Park to get lunch during another arduous day at the Computer Mine. The Food Truck seems to me mostly empty during the work week, but on this day there was a food truck there by the name of Chicago Treats.… Read More »Food Truckin’: Ames Food Truck Park Field Work
I announced a few weeks back that Baby Got Rack was not competing this year at this year’s Boone County Fair barbecue contest. However, that didn’t mean that there wasn’t plenty of people in the Photography 139 orbit competing to root for. For starters, Logan entered and competed in his… Read More »Baby Got Rack Jr. – Boone County Fair
Time for the final collection of pictures from my work trip to Chicago for the Computer Mine. Day 6 was the last day of The Big Convention. It is the slowest day and ends with everybody leaving except for me, Lowell, Kim, and Tony. We sit around for anywhere between… Read More »The Windy City: Day 6
A love song was playing on the radio It made me kind of sad because it made me think of you And I wonder how you’re doing but I wish I didn’t care Because I gave you all I had and got the worst of you Didn’t it break your… Read More »Every Time I Hear That Song
Today is Russell’s birthday, so I need to wish Russell a happy birthday, so happy birthday Russell! I’m not sure I’ve seen Russell in person since before the pandemic. That seems like something that should be remedied. Either way, I hope your birthday is filled with all the joy you… Read More »Des Moines & Louisa County Aux. – Vol. 3