Time to share the January image for the 2024 Photography 139 Calendar. It was taken on a foggy morning on the High Trestle Trail Bridge: JANUARY Part of the reason I selected this image for January was it suggested the cold of January to me. Especially since it was taken… Read More »Sausage Fest
Friendly Reminder: Next Monday is New Year’s Day. While the bank and government employees get the day off, there are no holidays for Photography 139. If you are busy around the New Year’s holidays (and a lot of people are) plan on getting your submission in early this week. +++++++… Read More »WPC – WEEK 432 – GREEN
Happy Christmas Eve everybody! Christmas Eve Worship Service is my favorite worship service of the year. I hope you had/have a magical Christmas Eve. +++++++ A couple of months ago Jesse and I hit the Tenderloin Trail 2.0 for Friday Night Supper Club. We drove all the way to New… Read More »Tenderloin Trail 2.0: New Hampton Field Work
Back on Wednesday we had our annual White Elephant Gift Exchange at the Computer Mine. I snapped a few photos of the event for the Computer Mine social medias. Here are a few pictures: If you are wondering, I ended up with the tortilla blanket. I stole it from Amy… Read More »Computer Mine Gift Exchange
Time for another collection of images from the trip I made to Stanhope Watermelon Day with Teresa. This collection of images is from when we returned to Watermelon Day. After the parade we took off to Bradford for lunch. Then we came back for the free watermelon and the Foreigner… Read More »Stanhope Watermelon Day – III
I don’t know you, but I want you All the more for that Words fall through me and always fool me And I can’t react And games that never amount To more than they’re meant Will play themselves out Falling slowly, eyes that know me And I can’t go back… Read More »Falling Slowly
Back in July I took a road trip up to Minnesota near the 4th of July to visit family. Here are a few pictures from Day 1 of the trip: Coming across Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store was a welcome surprise. Apparently Nora has wanted to go there forever, but Bethany… Read More »Minnesota Independence Day Road Trip – Day 1
Sunday was the Christmas Pageant at Boone First United Methodist Church. I think it was the first one that we’ve had since the pandemic, but I could be wrong about that. The play the kids put on was call “The Three Wise Guys” and told the story of how a… Read More »Boone FUMC Christmas Pageant
Friendly Reminder: Next Monday is Christmas. While the bank and government employees get the day off, there are no holidays for Photography 139. If you are busy on Christmas (and a lot of people are) plan on getting your submission in early this week. STREET PHOTOGRAPHY! One of my favorite… Read More »WPC – WEEK 431 – STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
A few months back I stopped at an interesting breakfast joint that is only a few short blocks from my house. Weather or Naut is breakfast (and catering) business that serves breakfast from their driveway. Here are some pictures from my breakfast burrito meal: My breakfast burrito was delicious! To… Read More »#BreakfastBurritoLife: Boone Field Work
Time to clean out the April backlog. Lots of pictures that didn’t quite make their way into previous “An Artist’s Notebook” entries. Including some that were alternates for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE and some that were taken in Jester Park and some at the end of a flowertography road trip.… Read More »‘Cause Someday I’ll Be Everything to Somebody Else
Time for another collection of images from my trip to the Stanhope Watermelon Day with Teresa. This collection of images is of the parade. I’m not really a parade person. In fact few things are more boring than a parade. Well actually few things have greater gap between participating in… Read More »Stanhope Watermelon Day 2023 – II
Bring my flowers now, while I’m livin’ I won’t need your love when I’m gone Don’t spend time, tears, or money on my old breathless body If your heart is in them flowers, bring ’em on All the miles cast a long shadow I’d take a couple back if I… Read More »Bring My Flowers Now
Back on May 6 I had a pretty long day. I spent the morning into the early afternoon doing photography for Sleeping Angels. Logan assisted me on this project. After we photographed the Sleeping Angels Fun Run crossing the Mile Long Bridge, we headed down to Grimes and had lunch.… Read More »A Long Day…
This is the final collection of images from the road trip to Dysart to see their illusions I took with Nader. This collection starts in Traer, but also goes through the Matchstick Marvels Museum in Gladbrook. Traer Gladbrook Toledo A different town sign. It was a good road trip, even… Read More »Dysart Illusion Road Trip – III
LINES! They are literally everywhere you look. But did enough people see them to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, December 4, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses): 1-Sara… Read More »WPC – WEEK 430 – LINES
Today is Jesse’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday! Happy birthday Jesse! I hope your birthday was filled with new experiences like watching foreign language movies with subtitles! +++++++ A couple months back Teresa and I went to the Copperhead Saloon & Grill in Stratford for… Read More »Sandwiched: Stratford Field Work
Back in April I wander around downtown Boone and did a little street photography. Here is a collection of those images: I do love a good street photography walkabout!
Another town festival I attended this year was the Stanhope Watermelon Day with Teresa. This first collection is of pictures I took wandering around before the festival really got started. Before the parade was started. Still plenty of pictures left to share from this trip.
I know you’re leavin’ me I know I’m not your home You want a movie dancer You want blood from a stone But I’m on to you And you will pour your heart into Any shimmering fad Throwin’ good after bad People get addicted to The rush, the chase, the… Read More »Throwing Good After Bad
Here is another collection of images from my road trip with Nader to go check out the Dysart illusions: Traer Still one more collection of images from this road trip left to share!