For the first time last year, I finally went and checked out the Christmas light show at Reiman Gardens. It was definitely worth the price of admission and I took a few photos. Some more Christmas lights to share in the coming week!
Today is Labor Day! The day we don’t work don’t honor the labor movement. I don’t belong to a Union, but I’m am VERY pro-union. Possibly it is genetic. Here are 36 reasons to be thankful for unions: 1. Weekends 2. All breaks at work, including your lunch breaks 3.… Read More »WPC – WEEK 468 – SQUARE
On the Tuesday at the Iowa State Fair Logan competed in the Iowa State Fair grilling contest. Even though he won the County Fair with this deviled eggs, they had him enter Beef because something… something… something… meat. I went down to assist him and document the experience. Here are… Read More »Tall & Meaty: Iowa State Fair Contest
Time to share the balance of pictures I took on a road trip with Teresa to Oskaloosa. Most of these pictures are in Oskaloosa, but the last two are of the enigmatic community Christmas Tree in Slater. I am really getting close to being done with 2023 pictures. About all… Read More »You Float Like a Feather
To continue off yesterday’s post, this post is the beginning of the STREET PHOTOGRAPHY images I took in Oskaloosa. An underrated town. One more collection of images of this road trip with Teresa left to share. I didn’t reach my goal of being almost done with 2023 images by the… Read More »Your Skin Makes Me Cry
Back in December Teresa and I made a little road trip to Pella and Oskaloosa. There were 2 parts of this road trip. 1 was so I could take some STREET PHOTOGRAPHY pictures for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. The other reason was so I could complete the Tenderloin Trail 2.0… Read More »You’re Just Like an Angel
NOTE: DON’T FORGET THAT NEXT MONDAY IS LABOR DAY. WHILE THE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED. THE BANKS ARE CLOSED. GOVERNMENT OFFICES ARE CLOSED. MAYBE WHERE YOU WORK IS CLOSED. BUT THERE ARE NO DAYS OFF FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 139. THE STRUGGLE IS REAL. SO PLAN TO GET YOUR SUBMISSION IN BEFORE YOU… Read More »WPC – WEEK 467 – STILL LIFE
In yesterday’s post I revealed the images I entered in the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. Today I thought I would give flowers to the consistent THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE contributors that also had pictures displayed. It was a great showing by this group! Angie got a major award. Nathanial… Read More »WPC – WEEK 466 – SCIENCE
By the time this publishes, I will be in possession of my entries to the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. So it is safe to reveal what pictures got entered and what picture got shown the door. Which picture was told “You’re no good. Get outta here kid. You got… Read More »Food Truckin’: Winery Field Work
Here is a collection of images I took back in November in Webster City. They are mostly alternate images for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme SIGN. Just walked around and did a smidge of the street photography. There was one more picture I took on this day that I wanted… Read More »Couldn’t Look You in the Eye
Just a reminder, the we are now one month and one day from the deadline to enter your pictures for the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Here are the rules and entry form: Click on the link below to download the entry form: Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Entry Form I hope… Read More »WPC – WEEK 465 – PURPLE
If you are at the State Fair on Tuesday morning swing down to the Grand Concourse. Logan will be competing in the Barbecue Contest. He completely dominated the Boone County Fair competition to earn a berth at the Iowa State Fair. He won Turkey, Pork, and Beef. His Turkey took… Read More »Tall & Meaty – Boone County Fair – 2024
Time for the Bokeh Picture of the Week: She is getting big, but staying adorable. +++++++ This week we finally have a food adventure outside of New Orleans. Back in the Cyclone State. In fact, I haven’t left the Cyclone State since I got Bokeh, but maybe that will change… Read More »Tenderloining: Local Field Work
Time for the Bokeh Picture of the Week! Bokeh doesn’t quite have the grasp of begging. She still is more of a see food, go after food kind of a dog. It is a challenge for sure! +++++++ Time to share more of the food I knocked down on my… Read More »New Orleans Food Adventure – Day 6 & Day 7
Today is Dahlia’s birthday. So I need to wish her a happy birthday. Happy birthday Dahlia! I hope your birthday is filled with plenty of play time! +++++++ Time for another collection of glorious BLACK AND WHITE images. These were all taken at Logan’s birthday party. I hope you like… Read More »She Probably Give You Butterflies
Time to start sharing the final alternate images for the glorious theme of BLACK & WHITE. All of these images are related to the Boone First United Methodist Church in one way or another. I started my day by worshipping an awesome God at Boone FUMC. Then I spent part… Read More »But She’s Beautiful, She Looks Kind
Bokeh Picture of the Week coming up! She’s a charmer! +++++++ Time to share the food I knocked down on my work trip to New Orleans. This time I ate breakfast and it was so amazing that I wish I had eaten breakfast every, single day! So freakin’ good. I… Read More »New Orleans Food Adventure – Day 5
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
Time to share another collection of alternate images for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme BLACK & WHITE. I took these glorious BLACK & WHITE pictures on July 5. I went over to Nevada to try what was allegedly great chicken from a gas station with Teresa and hosted Willy and… Read More »Like Cuttin’ Her Down
Today is Alexis’ birthday. So I need to wish her a happy birthday. Happy birthday Alexis! I hope it is a magical birthday! Dirty Slytherin… +++++++ Time to share the final set of BLACK & WHITE pictures I took on the 4th of July that were alternates for THE WEEKLY… Read More »And Now I’m Pickin’ Her Apart
Time to share more of the alternate BLACK & WHITE images I took on the 4th of July. This collection concludes the tiem I spent in Ames on that day. Mostly watching a parade with the Gorshes. Still one more collection of glorious BLACK & WHITE pictures from this day… Read More »When You Said it First to Me?