Last Sunday we left off basically when I was getting ready to get off the plane. We will continue from there. The first day in Ireland. It was my first time really going through Customs in over 20 years. Getting into Ireland was pretty simple. They asked why we were… Read More »Ireland Day 1
Time to clean out that 2024 backlog some more. This collection of mostly street photography images in downtown Boone. I think most of these were either alternate images for the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme SYMMETRY and maybe some were images considered for a theme reveal image for REFLECTIONS. Have… Read More »Well, It was Nearly Summer
Iowa State had their first home football game of the season a couple of Saturdays back. Derrick punked out of going to the game so Alexis went in his stead. I took the camera around and took some pictures of the Spirit walk and the Steps Concert. Have a look:… Read More »Iowa State 55 South Dakota 7
This is the final collection of images I took while walking around Austin with Lowell on a work trip there. When we concluded last Friday we were just getting ready to leave the Museum of the Weird. We will begin there and then take a walk down Austin’s famous Sixth… Read More »Austin Day 1: Sixth Street
It is time to once again to clean up some of the backlog. This is a collection of images that I like, but never really fit into a previous “An Artist’s Notebook” entry. Most of these images were alternates for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Here are the pictures: It always… Read More »I’m a Weirdo
This is kind of a 2 for 1 food adventure. Back in June I went on kind of a boredom road trip with no real destination in mind. In fact, I don’t know that I really went anywhere. My initial thought was maybe to go to Denison and the Donna… Read More »Big Pizza Pie: Humboldt Field Work
I always wanted to see a menorah lighting during Chanukah, so last year I decided to head down to Maccabee’s Kosher Deli in Des Moines to witness. I decided to go down the night that they were doing the gelt drop because, well, I just really wanted to see it.… Read More »Gelt Drop
Back in late February I took a trip to Austin, Texas for the Computer Mine for our bi-annual meeting where we invite a bunch of our customers to congregate and listen to how great we are. Of the work trips I take, this is usually the least “fun”. There isn’t… Read More »Austin Day 1: Weirdo
Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood. This is it. The final collection of flowertography images from Pella. Let’s have a look: I believe the next collection of flower images will come from my yard, but we will see when we get there!
Time to share the second and final collection of images to the pro-democracy and pro basic human rights rally I attended with Jen. Here is the collection: There are future political rally pictures in our future. Just not from this rally.
This is it. The final collection of images I took at the Iowa State Fair. This collection of images were taken on my trip to the Iowa State Fair on the final day of the Fair with Nader. This is my favorite collection of images from last year’s Fair. It… Read More »ISF 08/18/2024: Sunset
Time to clean up some backlog. This is a collection of images that I like to one degree or another, but never really fit into previous post. All of these pictures were taken in October. Have a looksie: It always feels good to clean out a little bit of the… Read More »You’re So Effing Special
Back on International Worker’s Day I went to a pro-democracy and basic human rights rally with Jen. I also ran into Angie there. I also ran into Dan from the old Patio Pros bowling team. I snapped a few pictures. Have a look: There is still one more collection of… Read More »International Worker’s Day Rally – I
The Iowa State Fair has officially started, so I can give you some clues as to what 3 pictures of mine made it into the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. Good luck finding them! The Iowa State Fair opened yesterday. This collection of images is the second to last collection… Read More »ISF 08/18/2024: Photo Pickup
One of my favorite places to visit at the Iowa State Fair is Pioneer Hall. I freely confess that part of this is nostalgia based on the fact that in my youth we spent much time in Pioneer Hall with my parents. This reminds me that if you are going… Read More »ISF 08/18/2024: Pioneer Hall Adjacent
Back in October I took not one, but two road trips to try some tenderloins. First I went to Manning to try the Best Tenderloin in Iowa for 2023. Then I went to Dunlap to try the Best Tenderloin in Iowa for 2024. But I also poked around each town… Read More »Tenderloining Auxiliary Images
Back in May, I went on my annual birthday road trip. This year it wasn’t overly ambitious. Nader went with me again, as he is my one and only true friend. We met up with Willy at the Houby Festival. I will cover the Houby Festival (in Cedar Rapids) in… Read More »Tenderloining: Monticello Field Work
Wow! I never thought I would see the day where the Republicans would close down Congress to prevent the Epstein Files from being released since Donald Trump is a pedophile and his name will be on the list. The sad days for America keep getting sadder and sadder. This is… Read More »Hands Off VII
Last time we left off on my trip to the Iowa State Fair on the last day of the Fair with Nader, we were wandering the Agriculture Building. This collection will continue there with pictures of some of the amazingly bizarre art and food competitions in there! It will end… Read More »ISF 08/18/2024: Art
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!
FLOWER! What a great theme! But did enough people get their green thumb going to make it a popular theme? As of 12:01 PM on Monday, June 30, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: *1-Adam Gordon – 1 week2-Mary Green – 1 week3-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks4-Jesse Howard… Read More »WPC – WEEK 515 – WORDS