While the empire was failingI was so far from homeI heard a thousand sirens wailingSo I was never on my ownAnd when the blackness slowly partedI saw the ivory towersBefore the revolution startedBetween the madness of the hours And they don’t see what we seeWe believe, we believe That they’re… Read More »Church & State
Time to share another collection of images from the pro-democracy rally I attended back in April. Here is that collection: Still more pictures to share from the rally. Maybe by the time I share the next collection Whiskey Pete will have been forced to resign. I won’t hold my breath… Read More »Mutual Aid Rally III
The second day of December. No better day to share THE SELFIE PROJECT images from November. Once again, my travel was pretty minimal. I think the farthest I made it from my front step was Des Moines. Gross. But I promise that I will do better in December! Here are… Read More »Selfie Project – November 2025
FRIENDS! A great theme! But did enough people at least get see acts of friendship to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 24, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1… Read More »WPC – WEEK 533 – FRIENDS
It is something I’d like to say I do every year, but I don’t. But I’m going to try this year. And that thing is to light a candle every Sunday during Advent Season. A virtual candle. Yes, but still a candle. So this week we are lighting the Peace… Read More »Big Pizza Pie: Decorah Field Work
Thursday was the annual Boone First United Methodist Church’s Free Community Thanksgiving Meal. I’ll share final details later, but I do know that we served over 500 people in the drive-thru lane alone! I thought I would start by sharing a few drone photos I took of the event: I’ll… Read More »Rodan139: Boone FUMC Thanksgiving 2025
This is the final collection of images from Day 1 of my work trip to Philadelphia. Lowell and I were still at Geno’s and this collection will finish up at Geno’s. Although there are plenty of images in this collection of Pat’s. I wasn’t sure I would actually make it… Read More »Philadelphia Day 1: Rest of Geno’s
I wish you all the hap, hap, happiest of Thanksgivings! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! But Thursdays are for flowers. And you might feel blessed that this collection of flowertography images aren’t of peonies. There are strawflowers and clematis in this collection. Let’s get at it: An observant flowertography fan might have noticed… Read More »Thanksgiving Blessings Upon You!
A reminder that if you are looking for a Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, the Boone First United Methodist Church is hosting one. And it’s free! All the information you need to know is below: With turkey prices up 25% this year and the average Thanksgiving meal up 4.1%, there will… Read More »Mutual Aid Rally II
A reminder that if you are looking for a Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, the Boone First United Methodist Church is hosting one. And it’s free! All the information you need to know is below: With turkey prices up 25% this year and the average Thanksgiving meal up 4.1%, there will… Read More »Baby, Time Meant Nothin’
Hey you! Are you looking for a Thanksgiving meal that is absolutely free! Have I got news for you! Check out the flyer below: On Thanksgiving Day the Boone First United Methodist Church is providing FREE Thanksgiving meals to absolutely anybody that wants one! And as an added bonus, you… Read More »WPC – WEEK 532 – ODD CAMERA ANGLE
Back in June I took a road trip up to Arnolds Park to visit the Stenslands at the Lake House. As an added bonus Sabas, Elainie, and Elawyn were up there. While Jason and Sabas were off playing gross golf, the rest of us went to a restaurant on the… Read More »#LakeLife: Arnolds Park Field Work
This is the final collection of images from the 2025 Color the Wind Festival in Clear Lake. There might have been more pictures, but my poor planning with the battery situation and those of you who know science, know that cold is the enemy of batteries. But maybe that isn’t… Read More »Color the Wind 2025 – III
At the end of the last collection Lowell and I were wandering around Chinatown. In this collection we will finish up in Chinatown and then move on to the famous Philly Cheesesteak Square. Home of Geno’s Steaks and Pat’s King of Steaks. 2 of the most famous cheesesteaks in all… Read More »Philadelphia Day 1: On to Cheesesteak Square
Give me space from the distance, a break in the silenceA face to the surface and open my eyesGive me words with a purpose that hurt us and burn usFor brittling, kindling, tumbleweed lies She pulled my eye and touched me twiceI froze when I felt the connecting of wiresSo… Read More »Anniversary
Can you believe that this is the 5,750th entry in the blog known as “An Artist’s Notebook”? Every 250 posts or so I like to take a moment to reflect on where this post has been and post a lot of meaningless stats. As always on these posts, I like… Read More »Post 5,750
Hey you! Are you looking for a Thanksgiving meal that is absolutely free! Have I got news for you! Check out the flyer below: (I don’t like our flyer, so I had it redesigned – Thanks Monica! – and am efforting to replace our flyer, if not this year, next)… Read More »WPC – WEEK 531 – STICKERS
After the late night with Sarah and Tim was over, we went back to Newark. Crashed. Woke up in the morning. Ate breakfast. Took the shuttle to the airport. Flew to Chicago. Flew back to Fort Dodge. Drove home. I got to see Bokeh again. I loved Ireland. I loved… Read More »Travel Home Day 2
Time once again to share even more photos I took at the Clear Lake Color the Wind Kite Festival earlier this year. We start with more beaver kite pictures! As the weather gets colder, I’m starting to get excited to go to the kite festival again next year, even though… Read More »Color the Wind 2025 – II
When we last visited the collection of images from Day 1 of my trip to Philadelphia, Lowell and I had just left the Independence Hall area. In this collection we will go by the cemetery where Benjamin Franklin is buried on our way to Chinatown. Here are the pictures: If… Read More »Philadelphia Day 1: Walk to Chinatown
I don’t remember the timelineJust December and the eastern skylineIt was just my time to goIt wasn’t even a cold nightDisappointed in the northern nightsI always thought there’d be snow 400 people on a broken wheelWhen the plane touched down in a concrete minefieldI guess we all made it out… Read More »A War with Time