Okay, so that journal title is highly inappropriate. Last night our Good Friday worship service was a Tenebrae worship service. The Good Friday worship service is the most somber service of the year, as it “celebrate” Jesus’ crucifixion. Both the Maundy Thursday service and the Good Friday service combined the… Read More »Tenebrae Good Times!
Today is Good Friday. I wish those who celebrate, a good Good Friday. Matthew 27:32-56 32-34 Along the way they came on a man from Cyrene named Simon and made him carry Jesus’ cross. Arriving at Golgotha, the place they call “Skull Hill,” they offered him a mild painkiller (a… Read More »Viva Las Vegas: Day 3B
Today is Maundy Thursday. I hope this Thursday is the maundiest Thursday you have ever had. And if you know what maundy means, you know that sentence is nonsense. But joyful nonsense. If you are not familiar with Maundy Thursday, let me explain. Pull up a chair, but don’t get… Read More »Heart’s Content
About the time this publishes Iowa’s (yes there is another university in the Cyclone State) women’s basketball team will be tipping off against Louisville for a chance to play in the first Final Four for any Iowa university since 1993. In that year, the Iowa women’s basketball team made it… Read More »Methodist Grillin’
Time to start sharing the next collection of images from my road trip to Wapello County to harvest their town signs. I didn’t spend that much time in Ottumwa because I’ve done some time in Ottumwa back in the day. But I did take a few pictures there. Chillicothe Blakesburg… Read More »Wapello County Aux. – Vol. 1
I need to start today by wishing Carla a happy birthday. Happy birthday Carla! I hope your birthday is as full of as much joy as you can handle! +++++++ I also need to wish Monica a happy birthday. Happy birthday Monica! I also hope your birthday is as full… Read More »Clayton County Aux. – Vol. 6
Time once again to share some auxiliary images from my road trip to Clayton County to harvest their town signs several months back. Clayton County is a beautiful county and I would like to visit again this year. We will have to see how my life goes. But I think… Read More »Clayton County Aux. – Vol. 5
Time once again to share a collection of images from my road trip through Clayton County to harvest their town signs. Most of these are taken in Guttenberg, which is beautiful little river town. I’d love to spend more time there at some point in the future and really give… Read More »Clayton County Aux. – Vol. 4
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
Time to share another collection of images from my road trip to harvest the town signs of Clayton County that I took back in July. These images were once again, all taken in Dubuque County. That area of the state, Clayton County, Allamakee County, and Dubuque County is the prettiest… Read More »Clayton County Aux. – Vol. 2
I want to start out by pointing out that not a single person questioned my Romantic Comedy Power Rankings. Once again proving that my power rankings are definitive and beyond contestation. Time to share a collection of auxiliary images I took while tooling around Clayton County harvesting their town signs.… Read More »Clayton County Aux. – Vol. 1
Hammering away at the backlog. This is a collection of pictures I took in April that never really had a place in previous “An Artist’s Notebook” post. Some of these pictures were taken for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, but not used. Some are from Easter. Enjoy! Still a few more… Read More »I Read All of Your Self-Help Books
Dipping into the backlog for today’s post. I took a few pictures from Confirmation at Boone First United Methodist Church from last year. Also included is Kyle getting a scholarship and pictures of the Methodist Men making breakfast. All of this happened on the same Sunday. Someday I will catch… Read More »Confirmation 2022
This is the final collection of auxiliary images I took while harvesting the town signs of Washington County back in July. Coppock Brighton Washington Wellman The next time we hit the open road to look at some auxiliary images from THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT, we will visit Clayton County.
I need to start today off by wishing Jim a happy birthday! Happy birthday Jim! I hope it is filled with all the joy that you desire! +++++++ It is the last Monday of the month, so it is a good time revisit the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE FAQ: FREQUENTLY… Read More »WPC – WEEK 385 – SILENCE
Time to share the second collection of auxiliary images from my road trip to Washington County to harvest their town signs. A few of these are still in Riverside. Which I consider to be a must visit for anybody that likes Star Trek. Riverside Ainsworth Crawfordsville Olds Wayland Coppock Still… Read More »Washington County Aux. – Vol. 2
RED. A great color. I don’t know a person who doesn’t look great in cardinal. However, was RED a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, January 9, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in… Read More »WPC – WEEK 384 – RED
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
Time for the third collection of auxiliary images I took on my road trip with Teresa to harvest the town signs of Allamakee County. Lansing New Albin I reckon that the bridge in Lansing over the Mississippi River is one of the most photographed bridges in Iowa. At least for… Read More »Allamakee County Aux – Vol. 3
Time to share the second collection of images from my road trip to Allamakee County (and Clayton County) to harvest their town signs with Teresa. The first couple pictures are in Clayton County. The rest are in Allamakee County. Monona Hardin – Ghost Town Waukon Lycurgus Lansing There is still… Read More »Allamakee County Aux – Vol. 2
Back in June I cruised around both Clayton and Allamakee County harvesting their town signs with Teresa. It is truly the most beautiful part of Iowa and there isn’t a close second. But the Loess Hills are second. All of these pictures were taken in Clayton County: Strawberry Point Volga… Read More »Allamakee County Aux – Vol. 1