I’m going to cover my recent work trip to Chicago in a different format than I covered my work trip to Las Vegas. I’m going to mix the camera images with the cell phone pictures. I’m also going to try to tell the story mostly through the pictures. Rather than… Read More »The Windy City: Day 1A
Back on July 30 I cruised around the towns of Muscatine County harvesting their town signs. Muscatine County was one of my favorite counties that I have visited. There are a few photogenic towns in Muscatine County and I purchased the most delicious watermelon I’ve ever eaten from a dragon… Read More »Muscatine County Aux. – Vol. 1
Time to share the final collection of pictures I took while harvesting the town signs of Wapello County. Almost all of these are in Eldon. Eldon is a town that is most famous for being the home of the home that makes the backdrop for the most famous American painting… Read More »Wapello County Aux. – Vol. 3
Seems like a good time to share a second collection of images I took while harvesting the town signs of Wapello County. A good chunk of these were taken in Ottumwa, but a good portion is also taken in Agency, the sport where Iowa was “born”. Ottumwa Agency Eldon Here… Read More »Wapello County Aux. – Vol. 2
Both my free time and some decent weather actually aligned the other day and I managed to take Rodan139 out to stretch its wings (propellers). Unfortunately, it was a little bit impromptu, so the battery situation wasn’t great. I have 3 batteries for Rodan139, so I took it to 3… Read More »Rodan139: Beaver
I named this post Edward Grasshopper because I love grasshoppers and I like and am somewhat influenced by the art of Edward Hopper. I admittedly don’t know much about Edward Hopper the person, so I did a little bit of research on him and the most interesting thing about him… Read More »Edward Grasshopper
A reminder that you have until Thursday at 11 AM (Central) to get your picks in for Year 18 of the Roundball Oracles. Click on the link below to join: Roundball Oracles – Year 18 It costs nothing to participate. First Place gets a trophy. Last Place Adult that give… Read More »Rodan139: High Bridges
I need to start today by wishing Nora a happy birthday, so happy birthday Nora! I hope your birthday is filled with lots of candy and cake and ice cream! If not, I will buy you so much ice cream next time I see you. +++++++ Time to start sharing… Read More »Viva Las Vegas: Day 1A
STORE! Everybody goes to them. Maybe not as much as they did before the pandemic, but you still have to go to them, unless you get everything delivered. Which I don’t think any of you do. I don’t have any friends that are that rich. Or do I? But many… Read More »WPC – WEEK 390 – STORE
This is actually Post #4,750 in the history of my “An Artist’s Notebook” blog. Normally I would do a bunch of reflecting on the past and post some pretty meaningless statistics. However, I’ve been in Las Vegas all week and am still in Las Vegas, so I will table all… Read More »Stupid, Emotional, Obsessive Little Me
Time for another collection of pictures from my road trip to harvest the town signs of Clayton County I took last July. Finally, in this collection, there are pictures from Clayton County. Although the first few are still in Dubuque County. Balltown North Buena Vista A 2023 goal is to… Read More »Clayton County Aux. – Vol. 3
Hitting up the backlog again. This is a collection of images I took in April of 2022 that never found their way into a previous “An Artist’s Notebook”. There are pictures of the old Bennett Mine safe, a couple self-portraits, and pictures for the old Kate Shelley Museum in Moingona… Read More »So You’d Think I Was Smart
I need to start today by wishing my sister Teresa’s best friend and also a good friend of all of our family, Sheri a happy birthday! Happy birthday Sheri! That is a picture of Sheri graduating high school taken by my Dad. I hope your birthday is/was as awesome as… Read More »Allamakee County Aux – Vol. 4
One of my unwritten (spoiler: they are all unwritten) goals for 2023 it to bring back the wishing of happy birthdays to the important people in my life. So happy birthday Tim! If I don’t wish you a birthday of happiness on this website, it is because I forgot, or… Read More »Just for You to Say You’re Not the Compliment Type
Time to share the final collection of auxiliary images I took while harvesting the town signs of Fayette and Winneshiek Counties. Included in this collection are pictures taken at Montauk. Montauk is the mansion and home Iowa’s 12th Governor William Larrabee. I don’t know anything about William Larrabee, but I’m… Read More »Fayette & Winneshiek County Aux – Vol. 4
Today seems like a good day to share the rest of the pictures that I considered for the 2023 Photography 139 Calendar, but did not use. Just because I rejected these images this year, doesn’t mean that one of them couldn’t show up in a future calendar. +++++++ This is… Read More »Tried So Hard to Be Everything that You Liked
Thought I would take a quick look back at Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Here are a few quick stats: + 44 different participants + 1811 photos submitted + Least popular theme for participation was ROCK with 16 participants + Most popular theme for participation was SELF-PORTRAIT with… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge Year 9 Review
The last theme of Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! Going into Year 10 I am going to make one change. I am making the Kio Dettman Suggestion the Kio Dettman Rule. In Year 10 there will be a limit of 3 submissions per participant. This could go lower… Read More »WPC – WEEK 381 – BODY PART
Time to reveal the September image for the 2023 Photography 139 Calendar: September The September image is a macro image of a gazania. This picture was taken in my yard. I put this picture in September because that is the birthday month of my Mom and she taught me the… Read More »Fayette & Winneshiek County Aux – Vol. 3
I hope everybody had a wonderful Christmas. This little picture is my way of saying Merry Christmas to all of you: Merry Christmas! I would like to share a Christmas Devotional with you: Merry Christmas By Rev. Ronald Carlson Jr. Dean of the Cabinet and District Superintendent of Riverview Park… Read More »Westhaven Christmas
Time to reveal the February image for the 2023 Photography 139 Calendar: February I took this macro image of a hollyhock in my yard. It is a little known fact that I am one of the premiere hollyhock farmers in all of Boone, Iowa. People comes from miles around to… Read More »Fayette & Winneshiek County Aux – Vol. 1