After we left Winterset, we headed west to Creston to photograph their murals. Creston has an incredible collection of murals and there is an incredible story behind them, but I’ll share that another day. I think Creston has the best collection of murals in Iowa. Dubuque has a great set.… Read More »Nader Road Trip: Creston Murals I
It is time to share Gallery Nine of THE BOONE ART CENTER PROJECT. If you have forgotten, THE BOONE ART CENTER PROJECT is me photographing “found art” in or near the confines of Boone. So without further adieu, I present Gallery Eight from THE BOONE ART CENTER PROJECT: Would you… Read More »Boone Art Center Gallery Nine
It is time to share Gallery Eight of THE BOONE ART CENTER PROJECT. If you have forgotten, THE BOONE ART CENTER PROJECT is me photographing “found art” in or near the confines of Boone. So without further adieu, I present Gallery Eight from THE BOONE ART CENTER PROJECT: Some great… Read More »Boone Art Center Gallery Eight
Today is Johnathan’s birthday, so I have to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Johnathan! I hope your birthday is filled with good food! +++++++ Can you believe I haven’t shared a collection of images from THE BOONE ART CENTER PROJECT since April! It has been too long. If… Read More »Boone Art Center Gallery Seven
The finalists for this year Best Tenderloin were announced yesterday. Here is the press release from the Iowa Pork Producers Association: The annual competition for the title of Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin has been whittled down from 40 restaurants to just five finalists across the state, showcasing the best… Read More »Dubuque County Road Trip – I
After getting breakfast on the 2nd day of the Liberty Bowl Road Trip, we hit the road and then hit our feet and did the Big River Crossing. The Big River Crossing is the longest public pedestrian bridge that crosses the Mississippi River. If you are looking for a bit… Read More »Home of the Blues – Day 2 – Big River Crossing
I forgot to publish the monthly FAQ last Monday, so getting it published this week. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE What skill level photographer can participate? THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is open to photographers of all skill levels. From award winning photographers to professionals to the highly ranked… Read More »WPC – WEEK 464 – FLOWER
Now that all those glorious black and white images have been shared, time to start hammering away on pictures I took back in 2023. This collection of pictures I took of or near the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad back in October. Sometimes you have to go far from your… Read More »A Scenic Valley
This collection of glorious BLACK & WHITE images i took on July 6. I had a fairly lazy Saturday. I took a mini-road trip over to Jefferson for some A&W and had Jay, Willy, Monica, and Graham over for watermelon. But that was about all I did all day. This… Read More »Will Make You Miss My Wretched Heart
Can you believe that this is the 5,250th 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 5,250
When we last left off from my trip around Omaha with Bill, we were wandering around the Union Station Museum. Plenty more from there to share. Still one more collection of images left to share. That time we will get out of Union Station. And not because we were almost… Read More »Get Right to the Heart of Matters
Today is my mother-in-law Colleen’s birthday, so I need to wish her a happy birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope your birthday is magical! +++++++ I didn’t take many phone pictures on Day 2 and Day 3 in New Orleans, so I’m combining them into one post. Day 2 is when… Read More »The Big Easy – Day 2 & 3 Phone Pictures
We are officially a week from my birthday, so I am no longer accepting happy birthday wishes. If you failed to meet the deadline, better luck wishing next year. I did have a pretty great birthday though. Mostly it was just hanging out with Bokeh and the chaos she brings.… Read More »Omaha, Somewhere in Middle America
Last year I crossed the Clay County Fair off my Iowa Bucket List when I went to the last couple of hours of it with Carla. She had entered several pictures in the photo contest. There are a few people out there that claim that the Clay County Fair is… Read More »Clay County Fair 2023
Time to share the sixth collection of found art from Boone or near Boone that I’m calling THE BOONE ART CENTER PROJECT. Most of these pictures were taken east of Boone. A couple were taken in the skate park in McHose Park. Pretty sure I have enough of these built… Read More »Boone Art Center Gallery Six
Time to share a fifth collection of found art from Boone or near Boone that I’m calling THE BOONE ART CENTER PROJECT. Most of these pictures were taken east of Boone or in Boone. Pretty sure I have enough of these built up for a 6th gallery. I just need… Read More »Boone Art Center Gallery Five
Today feels like a good time to clean up the backlog from July of last year. These pictures just didn’t fit into previous entries in “An Artist’s Notebook”. It always feels great when a little bit more of the backlog has been cleared out. One day I’ll even be caught… Read More »But She’s So Sweet, She’s So Pretty
Seems like a good time to share some alternate images I took for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme LEADING LINES. I took all of these pictures on a hike through the backside of McHose Park. These pictures are almost 3 weeks old, but looking at them, it dawns on me… Read More »And I Thought My Heart was Detached
Time to share a collection of images I took for the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme ORANGE. They are pretty much all from the same photo session where I cut an orange in half and then slapped some clock hands on it. I really went in on that one idea.… Read More »You’ve Moved On, Found Someone New
I took a few pictures for the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES. In fact, I even took a road trip along the old Lincoln Way backroads to Marshalltown to take a few photos. Here is the collection of images that didn’t make the cut: It was… Read More »Your Friends are Mine, You Know, I Know
I took a few pictures for the THE WEEKLY CHALLENGE theme CIRCLE a week or so back. Thought I would share with you all the ones that were good enough to make the cut. Most of these were taken in McHose Park, but a few were taken in other locations.… Read More »We Broke Up a Month Ago