The pictures in the folder 2011-06-08 are from a time I went with my Mom over to my Grandma’s house to photograph some of her flowers. She always had beautiful flowers. By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Gallery, I was able to restore the following historic “An Artist’s… Read More »2011-06-08
Today is a big day for Iowa State athletics. Iowa State is one of only two schools that have both their Men’s and Women’s basketball team still alive in the NCAA tournament. For the Men, this is pretty shocking since they only won two games last year. This was the… Read More »Kossuth and Winnebago County Auxiliary Images Vol. 2
You don’t exactly get over it. An offensive phrase under any circumstances. But the grief, in time, does turn into a nostalgic ache, that is almost comforting. -P.J. O’Rourke +++++++
Several months back I cruised around Kossuth and Winnebago County harvesting their town signs. Here is the first collection of auxiliary images I took on this trip. Most are from the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend. Many more are from near the Kossuth County Freedom Rock in Whittemore.… Read More »Kossuth and Winnebago County Auxiliary Images
Back at the end of January I went to Jackson County to harvest the balance of their town signs. This was a big one to cross off the list for me, because my strategy (if you can call it that) for this project has been all over the place. However,… Read More »Town Sign Project: Jackson County
I want to start today by giving congratulations to Rebecca Peterson. She has become the latest person to show extreme good taste, class, and sophistication by becoming the latest Photography 139 email subscriber! Thank you Rebecca! If you want to become such a subscriber you can either fill out the… Read More »WPC – WEEK 340 – ABSTRACT
Time for another Formal Portrait Sunday. This Sunday we are revisiting Kyle’s Summer Photo Shoot: Here are a few more of my favorites: Next Sunday’s formal portrait will check back in on the Junck Family Photo Shoot.
The pictures in the folder 2011-06-04 were taken of the Challenger Program for the Boone Little League. I did the photography for the event for 3 years and then I believe, they stopped having the event. The Challenger Program was a program where kids that might not ordinarily have the… Read More »2011-06-04
Here is a collection of flower pictures I took in my yard back in June: I have plenty more flower pictures from last year to share. +++++++ This is your reminder that ABSTRACT is this week’s theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: ABSTRACT But what exactly is an ABSTRACT image?… Read More »Happy
This is the final collection of pictures of flowers from my Mom’s yard that I am going to publish. They time is apropos as today is the day that the new owner will do their final walk through and on Friday they will take possession of the house. I’m not… Read More »Did You Think To Pray
Don’t forget, that if you want to enter Roundball Oracles – Year 17, click on the link below: Roundball Oracles – Year 17 So far I think about 15 brackets have been filled out. The first ones filled out were by Sara and Shawn Lockner. I was very impressed! +++++++… Read More »Bremer County Auxiliary Images
A couple months back I cruised around Palo Alto County harvesting their town signs. Here are some facts about Palo Alto County: + Population is 8,996 making itthe 82nd most populous county in Iowa. Below Davis County and above Greene County. + The largest town and county seat is Emmetsburg.… Read More »Town Sign Project: Palo Alto County
The theme of GOVERNMENT was not nearly as popular as HOBBIES. As of 10:59 AM on Monday, March 14, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: + Becky Parmelee – 1 week + Kim Barker – 1 week + Monica Henning – 1 week + Evie Gorshe – 2… Read More »WPC – WEEK 339 – GOVERNMENT
It is time once again for the greatest sporting event of year. It is that time known as March Madness. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Once again, I will be sponsoring a pool. There is no cost to enter the pool, except for pride. The winner gets a trophy. The… Read More »Roundball Oracles – Year 17
It is time once again to share some of my favorite pictures from Jayton’s Senior Picture Photo Shoot. These were taken at Goeppinger Field. Next Formal Portrait Sunday will feature Kyle again.
The pictures in the folder 2011-05-30 were of a photo shoot I had with Evie when she was just a few months old. I could do the math, but I’m just going to call it 9 months old. Here are some of my favorites: By adding these pictures to the… Read More »2011-05-30
It has been a long time since I bought a new camera. Something like 3 years. I had circled early 2022 as the time to make the move as I am committed to Sony (as it is a family tradition by default)* and their mirrorless system (because it is the… Read More »New New
Here is another collection of pictures of flowers from my Mom’s yard. This is the second to last collection I will be sharing. Clematis can be such a difficult flower to grow. I have never even tried.
A few weeks back I cruised around Shelby and Mills County (and Pottawattamie County) harvesting their town signs. This is the third collection of auxiliary images from this trip. Most of these pictures are taken in Malvern. I loved Malvern! It is a small town with a thriving art community!… Read More »Shelby and Mills County Auxiliary Images – Vol. 3
A couple months back I cruised around Buena Vista County harvesting the balance of their town signs. It was a foggy, icy, and excellent trip. Here are some facts about Buena Vista County: + Population is 20,283 making it the 29th most populous county in Iowa. Below Mahaska County and… Read More »TOWN SIGN PROJECT: BUENA VISTA COUNTY
As many of you know, I was having difficulties with the email subscription service last week. In particular, it wasn’t working with Gmail email accounts. That should be fixed, but another question I get, is how do I prevent the emails from going to “Promotions” instead of my primary Inbox… Read More »WPC – WEEK 338 – HOBBIES