It is reminder time! Don’t forget that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is RELIGION! You should also remember photos should be submitted by 11 AM CST to bennett@photography139.com. What is a RELIGION photo? Here is an example below: RELIGION A RELIGION photo will show either a religious activity, a… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – RELIGION
The photos from today’s blog come from the folder 05-09-08. These pictures were taken during what historians have called THE BIG JESUS ROAD TRIP. It is hard to believe that 10 years have passed since THE BIG JESUS ROAD TRIP, but they have. Jesse and I embarked on THE BIG… Read More »05-09-08: The Big Jesus Road Trip
The world wasn’t ready for these MUSIC photos on Monday. Not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: The majority of the pictures were taken at Rieman Music in Ames. If you have any music needs, this is definitely the place… Read More »And I Wonder How the World Gon’ Take This; They Might Hate It, But You Don’t Know Anything About Me!
A friendly reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is MUSIC: MUSIC A MUSIC photo is any photo that is related to MUSIC. From live MUSIC to recorded MUSIC to sheet MUSIC to toy MUSIC to MUSICal instruments. Anything that relates to the creation and/or playing of MUSIC. Good… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – MUSIC
The world wasn’t ready for these CITY pictures to be revealed on Monday. I’m not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: I had big plans of making it down to Des Moines this weekend, but Logan’s graduation ceremony last about… Read More »Something They Told Me That I Won’t Make It, I’m Not Famous, I’m Just Bennett
Not a ton of submissions for CITY and this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. I worry that many of my followers are country bumpkins that fell off the turnip truck before they could make it to a big city like say… Boone, Iowa. Despite the lack of submissions, they do range… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 138 – CITY
The following images (and this collection is all over the place) came from the folder 04-30-08: Karen One of the bitter parts of this collection is that Karen has passed away since this picture was taken. Many of these pictures were taken during Olivia’s Stitching Time. A sewing circle that… Read More »04-30-08
The world wasn’t ready for these ARCHITECTURE pictures on Monday. I’m not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer… I took all of these photos while I was out looking for town signs. They range from Roland to Cambridge. You’re welcome… Read More »I Wreck these Stages, Real Talk, Better Give Me Space ‘Cause I Am Chasing
Time to hit up the back log. These pictures are from Russell, Jesse, and I’s trip to Memphis to watch Iowa State stomp the Memphis Tigers in the Liberty Bowl. I am a fan of Elvis. I get that from my Mom. From her I grew up listening to Elvis… Read More »Graceland
Last Sunday the Methodist Men had our annual Chicken Noodles Brunch. I took a few photos of the event: You may recall that the weather last Sunday was less than idyllic. Loads of snow dropped on the metropolitan Boone area and the temperatures were cold as well. The turnout for… Read More »Cluck Cluck Noodles
On Good Friday I descended upon downtown Des Moines to take a picture for Page 105 of THE PHOTO JOURNAL PROJECT: Take a photograph that could only be taken today, not yesterday or tomorrow. I took off from the Computer Mine early on Good Friday and went to Des Moines… Read More »A Photo Journal – Henry Carroll – Page 105
The world wasn’t ready for these SIGNS pictures on Monday. I’m not sure the world can handle them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: Beaver, Iowa – The jewel of Boone County. Grand Junction, Iowa – The jewel of Greene County Jefferson, Iowa – They have an… Read More »I’m a Doctor with No Job. Me, I Don’t Have No Patients. I Keep Pacing Back and Forth, I Keep Racing.
A couple Sundays back I met Suzie at the Des Moines Art Center to take in one of Des Moines’ most underappreciated attractions. The Des Moines Art Center is actually one of my favorite art museums that I have ever visited. It’s collection is surprisingly impressive and to top that… Read More »An Afternoon with O’Keeffe, Hopper, Basquiat, and Suzie
A friendly reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is SIGNS: SIGNS! Earlier in the week I described two hypothetical situations and gave an interpretation of what those SIGNS were saying. I want to backtrack on those. I believe these to be the correct interpretations of the hypothetical SIGNS.… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – SIGNS
Here are a few Easter pictures from both the Rise of the Son Service and the breakfast that followed: Photo credit for the majority of these photos go to Jaxon. I’m still waiting for the day he submits a photo for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!
A healthy amount of people hit the open road for a ROAD TRIP photo. I think this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE EMPIRE extends as far north as Randall, Iowa. As far south as Arkansas. As far west as West Wendover, Nevada. As far east as Virginia, I’m guessing. But you… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 134 – ROAD TRIP
The world wasn’t ready for these BLACK & WHITE pictures on Monday. It wasn’t ready on Tuesday. It wasn’t ready on Wednesday. It wasn’t ready on Thursday. I don’t think the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: Some of the pictures were… Read More »200 Dollars Inside of My Bank Account, Woo, I Was Living on That!
Thanks to everybody that came out to Pizza Ranch last night and supported the Boone First United Methodist Church Youth Group! The event was a smashing success and we broke the previous record (which we also held) for most scratch raised at a Boone Pizza Ranch Fundraiser! My phone was… Read More »Thanks a Thousand And Some Change!
This is your last reminder. There is a fundraiser for First United Methodist Church Youth Group tonight at Pizza Ranch from 5-9. Bring a copy of this voucher: And Pizza Ranch will give us $2. There will also be tip jars on the tables so that you can donate additional… Read More »Final Reminder: Pizza Ranch Fundraiser Tonight!
As you may have guessed, I have a ton of alternative BLACK & WHITE images for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. The world wasn’t ready for them on Monday. I’m not sure the world can handle them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: Some of these pictures were… Read More »I’m a Mean Photog, Better Feed Me Fauxtogs or Feed Me Picts, Ah, Feed Me Both of ‘Em
Happy Easter! Today we celebrate the good news of an empty grave. I’ve always kind of favored Luke’s version of the Resurrection. Here it is from The Voice: 24 Early on Sunday morning, even before the sun had fully risen, these women made their way back to the tomb with… Read More »Happy Easter!