One photo from last week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE came in late, but I thought I would share it anyways. The picture below was submitted by Logan. It was taken at Vinton’s fireworks competition. I didn’t know such a thing existed, but it does. I might have to check it out… Read More »Franconia: Part II
This collection of Beale Street images is the last of my photos from my trip to Memphis with Jesse and Russell to watch Iowa State in the Liberty Bowl. I didn’t have overwhelming expectations for Memphis, but it ended up being one of my favorite cities I have ever visited.… Read More »Beale Street
More from the 2017 backlog. These pictures are from the Iowa State Liberty Bowl Pep Rally I attended with Russell and Jesse. It was a great event, but since I was already filled with pep, I did a lap around the Memphis Redbirds stadium taking some photos. It was a… Read More »Liberty. Rally. Pep.
I was involved in 2 contests at the Boone County Fair this year. Now that the fair is in the past and I’ve had adequate time for reflection, I think it is a good time to share the results from the contests I entered. First, the Open Class Photography Contest.… Read More »Boone County Fair 2018 Results
With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy? -Oscar Wilde Before we get into the meat of today’s blog, we need to start with… Happy 4th of July! I hope you had an continue to have an enjoyable 4th of July! +++++++ Time to hit up… Read More »Freedom and Flowers
This is my telling of my experience on the Boone First United Methodist Church Youth Group’s Mission Trip to Houston (Vidor). There were 18 people on the mission trip and all of them experienced the mission trip in a completely different way than I did. Therefore, you should pull your… Read More »Houston (Vidor) Mission Trip – Day 5
Reminder, tonight at midnight is the deadline to vote on what pictures I enter at the Boone County Fair Photo Contest. Click on the link below to vote: If the website isn’t working for you, email/text me your votes. BOONE COUNTY FAIR PHOTO CONTEST ENTRY SELECTION You must have a… Read More »The 9 Emotions Project – Bethany
This is my telling of my experience on the Boone First United Methodist Church Youth Group’s Mission Trip to Houston (Vidor). There were 18 people on the mission trip and all of them experienced the mission trip in a completely different way than I did. Therefore, you should pull your… Read More »Houston (Vidor) Mission Trip – Day 4
This is my telling of my experience on the Boone First United Methodist Church Youth Group’s Mission Trip to Houston (Vidor). There were 18 people on the mission trip and all of them experienced the mission trip in a completely different way than I did. Therefore, you should pull your… Read More »Houston (Vidor) Mission Trip – Day 3
Reminder, you have until next Tuesday at midnight to vote on what pictures I enter at the Boone County Fair Photo Contest. Click on the link below to vote: BOONE COUNTY FAIR PHOTO CONTEST ENTRY SELECTION You must have a Facebook account or a Google+ account to vote. You vote… Read More »Congratulations Saydie – Epsilon
This is my telling of my experience on the Boone First United Methodist Church Youth Group’s Mission Trip to Houston (Vidor). There were 18 people on the mission trip and all of them experienced the mission trip in a completely different way than I did. Therefore, you should pull your… Read More »Houston (Vidor) Mission Trip – Day 2
It is time to select my photos for the Boone County Fair Photo Contest and you get to help select the pictures that go. I have placed 50 images in a SmugMug Photo Gallery. I would like you to go to that Photo Gallery and vote for up to 5… Read More »Boone County Fair Photo Contest Entry Selection Process
This is the final collection of photos from my trip to Mount Rushmore with my Mom. Here are a few final facts about Mount Rushmore from the Wikipedia: The Sculptor’s Studio – a display of unique plaster models and tools related to the sculpting – was built in 1939 under… Read More »The Mount Rushmore of Presidents Vol. 3
Time to check in on more pictures from my trip to Mount Rushmore with my Mom. One of the debate topics that occasionally rises is who is the next President to go on Mount Rushmore. Say that Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln were the 4 greatest Presidents… Read More »The Mount Rushmore of Presidents Vol. 2
It is time to crack into the final spot I hit in South Dakota with my Mom last year. Mount Rushmore. People (particularly bored sports talk show hosts) are always trying to make comparisons in the sports world to Mount Rushmore. Who would be on the Mount Rushmore of Iowa… Read More »The Mount Rushmore of Presidents Vol. 1
Way back on my birthday I decided to make a solo tenderloining trip to Winterset. Scottie D. had been ducking the Winterset trip for several months now and everybody else seemed to have to work on my birthday, so I figured, why not fly solo and take a few pictures… Read More »The Town Sign Project Vol. 7
This is the final collection of pictures from Custer State Park in South Dakota. In fact, I’ve almost come to the end of the pictures from my trip to South Dakota with my Mom. The only ones left to curate and edit are the pictures from Mount Rushmore. Even though… Read More »Custer State Park Vol. 3
Today is as good as any to check into the back log and post some more pictures from my trip to Custer State Park with my Mom. I wouldn’t say that Custer State Park was a disappointment, but it didn’t quite live up to the hype. I do feel however… Read More »Custer State Park Vol. 2
Custer State Park was one of the most hyped up Black Hills location that my Mom and I were told to visit. Some people even indicated that it might be the best part of the trip. The reason: Buffalo! Repeatedly, I was told that when we went to Custer State… Read More »Custer State Park Vol. 1
The final set of pictures from my brief sojourn through the Badlands with my Mom: That is it. That is the last of the Badlands pictures. Still have plenty of pictures from my trip to South Dakota to publish though. I’ll get through them all, some day. +++++++++++++++ Actually that… Read More »Badlands Vol. 5
So here is the first journal entry. I felt like having as pretentious sounding name as possible for my journal. I have a few goals about this journal. My main goal is just to actually write in it. My second goal is to be as truthful as possible towards my… Read More »Mr. 3000