Here are some photos from the day coming home from the Mission Trip: And just like that, we were back in Iowa! The Cyclone State! A successful trip! Perhaps my favorite week of the year! One more set of pictures tomorrow and then you’ll have to track me down is… Read More »Saint Paul Mission Trip – Day Home
Pictures from the last working day of the Saint Paul Mission Trip: Day 4 of the Mission Trip is always highly emotional. The large group worship service ends with a foot washing ceremony. Then church time is usually very emotional as people begin to realize that the lives that they’ve… Read More »Saint Paul Mission Trip – Day 4
Pictures from Day 3 of the Mission Trip! It is not an unimportant fact the Boone First United Methodist Church went undefeated in dance battles on this day.
More from the Mission Trip. These are from Day 2: More from this transformational experience on the morrow!
Here are a few of the photos from Day 0 and Day 1 of the recent mission trip to Saint Paul (I didn’t take all these photos, even though I wish I could be at multiple places at the same time): As usual, it was an incredible trip! If you… Read More »Saint Paul Mission Trip – Day 1
A couple weeks back Logan became the latest person to sit for the 9 Emotions Project: In case, you’ve forgot the emotions: Joy Sadness Anger Amusement Fear Jealousy Surprise Sympathy Boredom I still have my eye on several of you posing for this project… Andy, Scottie D., Nader, Baier, Alisa,… Read More »9 Emotions Project – Logan
Last year’s Battle for the Cup came down to a tie again this year. Instead of having a rigged turtle race to determine The Witch, the two tied combatants decided to roll with an old fashioned Pie In Your Face competition. Here are a few pictures from the battle: Michelle… Read More »Pie in Micky’s Face
By the time that this publishes, I should be on the road to Saint Paul with 3 other “adults” and 14 youth from my church for a mission trip. If you are in the Minnesota, there is a chance you might be able to join us for a community dinner… Read More »@BOONEFUMCYG
I’m going to do this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE losers a little bit differently. I actually went out 3 or 4 times to take NATURE photos. I’m going to break them down into those trips. These are the pictures from the first trip that didn’t have what it takes: These… Read More »When She’s Saying that She Wants Only Me
These are the pictures that didn’t have what it takes to be be included in the PORTRAIT theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: If only these pictures believed in themselves, no telling what they could accomplish!
A good solid set of submissions for PORTRAIT as we head down the homestretch of this year’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about submission rates. You came here to see the submission for PORTRAIT: BILL WENTWORTH 1 BILL WENTWORTH 2… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 91 – PORTRAIT
This is the your reminder that this week’s theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is PORTRAIT: Happy photo harvesting!
My new Wednesday Photo Project is to work my way through the book “Use This If You Want to Take Great Photographs. A photo journal” by Henry Carroll. I’m not sure how much I’ll do on each night, but I made my first foray into the book with Shannon’s assistance… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll
I spent most of my Memorial Day enjoying my day off. Watching old war movies and grilling with the family. But the highlight of my day was seeing Nora for the first time in WAY TOO LONG! Which is completely my fault, but an error in my judgment that I… Read More »Memorial Day – 2017
These are the pictures that didn’t have what it takes to make the cut for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme HOT: If only these pictures believed in themselves, there is no telling what they might accomplish!
One of the smartest and most talented and most interesting people I know! Happy birthday Steph! For those of you who don’t have the good fortune to know Stephanie, she is in the bunny glasses. Unrelated, for some reason Michelle from day job made this video. Enjoy: As always, if… Read More »Happy Birthday to…
Here is a photo I took at my family’s Mother’s Day Barbecue of Logan. I need to play with some of these old timey filters more often! PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY ILCA-77M2 ISO: 1000 FOCAL LENGTH: 135mm APERTURE: f/5.6 EXPOSURE: 1/250 DATE: 05/14/2017 – 15:44 NO GPS DATA RECORDED PHOTO ASSISTANT:… Read More »Quiclops
Announcing and inviting you to a new Club. The Union Street Theater Movie Club! What is the Union Street Theater Movie Club? Great question! Take a look at this picture: That doesn’t answer the question? 1 Sunday a month a few of us have been gathering in the Union Street… Read More »Union Street Theater Movie Club
A couple of Sundays ago was Confirmation Sunday in my church. It was a big day for the Youth Group as 5 members became full members of the church AND for the Methodist Men as we served a brunch in between services to celebrate their accomplishments. Here are a few… Read More »Confirmed!
Since a few people have been asking, I am making a formal announcement. THERE IS NO CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA AKA BENNETT-FEST THIS YEAR! The reasons are multiple and complicated, but it is probably your fault. If you search your heart, you know it to be true. So there… Read More »Valley Lodge is Closed
A few weeks back Micky and I hopped in his wife car and traveled to exotic North Ankeny to visit Michelle, Craig, Lily, and the newest addition to their family… Levi. I didn’t actually getting any pictures of Levi, but here are some pictures of Lily: I have to give… Read More »Li’l JT Sr.