Boone County Fair Parade
Last Thursday I walked the Boone County Fair Parade with my church. I took a bunch of pictures of our float and some of the other parade participants. Here are the pictures: Parades! Boring to watch. But fun to be in!
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When I’m Not Around
Time to clean out the backlog a bit. These pictures are from August of last year and never really fit into any previous posts. Some are from Jefferson. The rest are of the South Marion Methodist Church. A friend of mine is the Pastor there and I didn’t even know… Read More »When I’m Not Around
Selfie Project – June 2025
First day of July! No better day than to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from June. From the images it looks like it might have been a pretty lazy month. I definitely didn’t leave the state again, it almost appears that I barely left Boone. But I did take… Read More »Selfie Project – June 2025
Methodist Men Pie Auction – 2025
Back in early June, the Methodist Men held our annual Pie Auction. This year was a little smaller and it was a little earlier than normal, but it still raised almost $2,000 for youth ministry in our church. Here are some pictures (mostly taken by Teresa) of the event: Something… Read More »Methodist Men Pie Auction – 2025
Selfie Project – May 2025
It’s a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from May. It was a decently busy month. But I never left the state. I mean why would you leave Iowa? We’re second to last in economic growth. 48th in personal income growth. Our education system, which used to… Read More »Selfie Project – May 2025
Puffer Parade – 2024
Time to share a few pictures I took of the Pufferbilly Days Parade from last year. I only watched part of it as I needed to get to Ames for the Iowa State game. I mostly went up to check out the church’s float since I did spend some time… Read More »Puffer Parade – 2024
WPC -WEEK 505 – HISTORICAL BUILDING
REMINDER THAT NEXT MONDAY IS MEMORIAL DAY! WHILE THE BANKS AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND MAYBE EVEN YOU HAVE THE DAY OFF, PHOTOGRAPHY 139 NEVER TAKES A DAY OFF! WE BARELY EVEN EVER SLEEP! IT IS JUST GRINDING CONSTANTLY. NEVER A MOMENT OF REST. AND WHY THAT MATTERS TO YOU IS… Read More »WPC -WEEK 505 – HISTORICAL BUILDING
ISF: 08/10/2024 – Irish Dance Party Begins
Time for more pictures from my second trip to the Iowa State Fair last year. This trip was with the Gorshe. Last time it was all pictures I took while wandering around waiting for Layla to take the dance stage. This collection is more of those images and then some… Read More »ISF: 08/10/2024 – Irish Dance Party Begins
ISF: 08/10/2024 – Pre-Irish Dance Party
It time for the first collection of images from my trip to the Iowa State Fair with a few of the Gorshe. I went down to the fair with Jen and Evie to watch Layla do some Irish dancing. Evie was still on the IR recovering from a track injury.… Read More »ISF: 08/10/2024 – Pre-Irish Dance Party
ISF: 08/08/2024 – Food Vendors
It is Good Friday, so I need to start today with a devotional. The Centurion near the Cross Scripture Readings: Devotional The presence of Roman soldiers around the crucifixion of Jesus Christ indicates that this was a state-sponsored crucifixion ordered by the Jewish leaders opposed to Jesus’ message. (Incidentally, the… Read More »ISF: 08/08/2024 – Food Vendors
Love Like This
Today is Maundy Thursday and on high holy days, I like to include a devotional in these posts. The “Jesus Blog” has to do some Jesusing every now and again. Wesley Men Lenten & Easter Devotionals 2025 Holy Thursday – April 17, 2025 Gospel Lectionary John 13:1-17, 31b-35 New International… Read More »Love Like This
WPC – WEEK 500 – LOVE
LOVE! What a great theme! But how many people got their photography juices in motion? Keep scrolling to find out. As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 4, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week2-Jesse Howard – 7 weeks3-Sabas Hernandez – 13 weeks4-Monica Jennings… Read More »WPC – WEEK 500 – LOVE
RAGBRAI: Milo(ritaville)
The final town I stopped in for the 2024 RAGBRAI was Milo. They had a fun theme of Milo-ritaville. They had all sorts of Jimmy Buffett themed decorations and activities. I’m not a fan of Jimmy Buffett (nobody tell Tim), but it was a fun setup. Here are the pictures:… Read More »RAGBRAI: Milo(ritaville)
Selfie Project – March 2025
It is the first day of April… which means that I should share all the March selfies for THE SELFIE PROJECT. I didn’t travel very much in March. I’d hoped to travel more, but both of Iowa State’s basketball teams had disappointing ends to their seasons. So I mostly just… Read More »Selfie Project – March 2025
RAGBRAI: Saint Marys
Today is Linda’s birthday so I have to wish her a happy birthday! Happy birthday Aunt Linda! I hope you make plenty of new great memories today! Last time we checked in with the second day I photographed RAGBRAI we were just leaving Saint Charles. This collection takes place entirely… Read More »RAGBRAI: Saint Marys
DM Farmer’s Market: Denouement
Today is Dawn’s birthday so I need to wish her a happy birthday! Happy Birthday Dawn! I hope your birthday is filled with all the reading time you can handle! Today is also Jason Baier’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday too. Happy birthday Baier!! I… Read More »DM Farmer’s Market: Denouement
DM Farmer’s Market: Food and Music and Art
Time to share another collection of images from my trip to the Downtown Farmer’s Market with Jesse. More food. More Music. And art!It truly is one of my favorite places to visit. I need to start getting there more than once a year. I’m going to start that this year!… Read More »DM Farmer’s Market: Food and Music and Art
Selfie Project – February 2025
It is a good time to share the February images from THE SELFI PROJECT. I think it was a pretty good month. Like always I get to the end of February and think, “I really didn’t do all that much this month.” But then I start going through the selfies… Read More »Selfie Project – February 2025
New Orleans Day 3: Back to the Hotel
When we left off last Friday I was still wandering Audubon Park. This collection starts still in Audubon Park and finishes up back near the hotel. This is the final collection of images from Day 3. I didn’t actually take any pictures of New Orleans with the real camera on… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Back to the Hotel
Selfie Project – January 2025
It has been a couple of years since I’ve done the Selfie Project, so I thought it was time to bring it back. Why? In addition to being a fan favorite, it helps me at the end of the year when I’m filling out my Ledger and when I’m thinking… Read More »Selfie Project – January 2025
New Orleans Day 3: Jackson Square
When we left off last Friday we were at the Saint Louis Cathedral. We will start out there and then go out to Jackson Square. Then finish up just walking around the French Quarter. It is a very photogenic part of the city! Here is a little history of Jackson… Read More »New Orleans Day 3: Jackson Square