Today feels like a good time to clean up the backlog from July of last year. These pictures just didn’t fit into previous entries in “An Artist’s Notebook”.
It always feels great when a little bit more of the backlog has been cleared out. One day I’ll even be caught up!
Time to share another collection of images from my trip to the State Fair with Monica and Graham and then Elainie, Sabas, and Tiffany.
Still a ton of pictures from this trip left to share!
A reminder, you still have less than 23 hours to join my NCAA Tournament Pool.
If you are a basketball fan, or are just interested in having fun, click on the link below to join my pool:
The rules are as follows:
Round 1 = 1 point + seed
Round 2 = 2 points + seed
Round 3 = 4 points + seed
Round 4 = 8 points + seed
Round 5 = 16 points + seed
Rounds 6 = 32 points + seed
The Play-in Games (AKA the First Four) don’t matter. You can wait for those games to complete before filling out your bracket. The deadline to fill out your bracket, is tip-off of the first game on Thursday. Roughly 11 AM.
Under special circumstances, I will allow you to turn in a paper bracket to me. So, don’t be afraid to ask.
Yes, your child can fill out a bracket. Your dog, no.
There were 37 competitors in 2023. A 1 person gain from 2022. Hopefully there is continued growth in participation this year, but I don’t know that I have 1 more friend than I did in 2023. It is possible I have gained even more friends since 2023. I might be a pretty great person.
Time once again to share some more images from when RAGBRAI went through Madrid. Once again, they did an amazing job and I LOVED their “Alice in Wonderland” theme!
Still one more collection of images from RAGBRAI left to share. So looking forward to RAGBRAI this year for a variety of reasons!
Today is Carla’s birthday, so I need to wish her a happy birthday!
I hope your birthday is free from fire alarms today and maybe involves some camping or camping planning!
Today is also Monica’s birthday, so I also need to wish her a happy birthday!
I hope your birthday is filled with plenty of good music and productivity on some art projects!
Time once again to share more images from my trip to the Iowa State Fair with Monica and Graham, but then also with Elainie, Sabas, and Tiffany.
Still plenty more picture from this trip to the Fair left to share!
The final town I followed RAGBRAI to was Madrid. I think they did a phenomenal job! The theme for their RAGBRAI stop was Alice in Wonderland.
Here is the first collection of images:
Just looking at these pictures gets me excited for RAGBRAI this year!
On my third trip to the Iowa State Fair I started the day with Monica and Graham. Then at some point they disappeared and I finished the day with Sabas, Elainie, and Tiffany.
Here is the first collection of images from the day:
Hard to imagine a better kind of chick than a waffle chick.
Still a ton of pictures from this day left to share!
Time to share the rest of the images I took while walking around Slater during RAGBRAI. Slater really did an amazing job of hosting the tens of thousands of cyclists that came through their town.
Next up will be the beginning of the collection of images I took when RAGBRAI went through Madrid. Another town that I think did an amazing job with RAGBRAI!
This is the last and final collection of images I took at George Floyd Square. Admittedly, the very last image is from an aquarium store. That one I took on the way from George Floyd Square to Bethany’s house. For full honesty.
I might have to return there this year and see how it has changed.
Time for the final collection of images from my 2nd of four trips to the Iowa State Fair. I left earlier from the Iowa State Fair than I usually do. Usually after the barbecue competition I hang around the Fair for several hours. But this time I packed up and went home with Degeneffe family.
Here is the final collection of images:
Only 2 more days of Fair trips left to share!
The second day I followed RAGBRAI, I hit up two towns. Slater and then Madrid. I mentioned I wasn’t that impressed with the setup in Ames. It really just felt like every other town festival in Ames. On the opposite end of that spectrum, I was really impressed with both Slater and Madrid.
Here is the first collection of images I took in Slater:
This Farmer’s Market is near Fraser. I like to hit it a few times this year.
Still one more Dr. Seuss themed collection of images from Slater left to share!
