The theme of GOVERNMENT was not nearly as popular as HOBBIES. As of 10:59 AM on Monday, March 14, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: + Becky Parmelee – 1 week + Kim Barker – 1 week + Monica Henning – 1 week + Evie Gorshe – 2… Read More »WPC – WEEK 339 – GOVERNMENT
As many of you know, I was having difficulties with the email subscription service last week. In particular, it wasn’t working with Gmail email accounts. That should be fixed, but another question I get, is how do I prevent the emails from going to “Promotions” instead of my primary Inbox… Read More »WPC – WEEK 338 – HOBBIES
For a somewhat abstract concept, quite a few people have found HARMONY in their lives somewhere. In fact, it was a record breaking week! As of 10:59 AM on Monday, February 28, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: + Linda Bennett – 1 week + Suzie Brannen –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 337 – HARMONY
Last week I was in Pittsburgh with Lowell and New Chris on a work trip to install computers in a customer’s office. The office’s office manager just completely spoiled us with constantly hosting us for dinner, bringing us food, and taking us to fantastic restaurants. While this isn’t a foodie… Read More »Computer Mine Pittsburgh Trip Eats
STILL LIFE has proven to be a moderately successful theme. As of 10:59 AM on Monday, February 21, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: + Evie Gorshe – 1 week + Joe Duff – 4 weeks + Teresa Kahler – 4 weeks + Tamara Peterson – 4 weeks… Read More »WPC – WEEK 336 – STILL LIFE
I’m back in the Cyclone State from a whirlwind Computer Mine trip to Pittsburgh. I mostly sat on my couch on Friday night petting Naima, not wanting to move, and catching up on THE PEACEMAKER and THE GILDED AGE. I also watched the new TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. That is an… Read More »WPC – WEEK 335 – BELIEVE
A couple Saturdays back Scottie D. and I and his family hit up one of my favorite restaurants in Ames to try their tenderloin. That restaurant is Time To Roll. It is located in North Grand Mall and the reason I love them so much is they have a knock-off… Read More »Tenderloin Appreciation Society – Ames Field Work
I haven’t been exactly celebrating holidays here on “An Artist’s Notebook” for awhile now, but I figure I better celebrate the one true holiday that hasn’t been tainted by crass commercialism. I’m talking of course, of Valentine’s Day. This is my way of saying Happy Valentine’s Day world! And since… Read More »WEEK 336 THEME REVEAL
JUNK has not proved to be a fairly popular theme. Heading into the 5th week of Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, the following streaks were active: + Mike Vest – 1 week + Dawn Krause – 1 week + Joe Duff – 2 weeks + Layla Gorshe –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 334 – JUNK
This year, in addition to THE SELFIE PROJECT, I’ve decided to participate in the popular Instagram Photo of a Day Project run by Fat Mum lim. Each day there is a different photo prompt. I’ve created a separate Instagram account to post these pictures, so if you are Instagram, you… Read More »Fat Mum Slim – January 2022
#LOVE has proven to be a popular theme. Which is good, I’m glad so many people have #LOVE in their lives. Heading into the 4th week of Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, these were the current streaks: + Logan Kahler – 1 week + Layla Gorshe – 1… Read More »WPC – WEEK 333 – #LOVE
This is the final collection of flower pictures I took at the Iowa State Fair in 2021. There are also a few pictures of a monarch butterfly that I also captured, photographically. I’m already looking forward to the 2022 Iowa State Fair. Hope to get there a couple times again.… Read More »Throw It All Away
So far TRIANGLE has been a fairly popular theme. In fact, it was a record setting theme! More on that later. Heading into the third week of Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, these were the current streaks: * Mike Vest – 1 week * Michelle Haupt – 1… Read More »WPC – WEEK 332 – TRIANGLE
It is -9 degrees as I sit down to write this entry. I don’t mind the cold too much, but it still makes me long for warm August days and the Iowa State Fair. Standing in the Discovery Garden, photographing flowers. One of my organizational projects of 2021 is to… Read More »Closer to You
It appears that ROCK was a fairly popular theme. There were a decent amount of submissions. Heading in to the second week of Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, these were the current streaks: * Micky Augustin – 1 week * Linda Bennett – 1 week * Monica Henning… Read More »WPC – WEEK 331 – ROCK
Today felt like the right day to start sharing pictures I took of the flowers at the Iowa State Fair. As you know, the Discovery Garden is one of my favorite parts of the Iowa State Fair and I try to spend at least sometime there every year. There are… Read More »What Can I Say
As we are about to kickoff the 9th Year of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE (birthed into this world kicking and screaming as the RANDOM WEEKLY PHOTO EXPERIMENT) I thought we could look at what we accomplished as a community in Year 8. + There were 866 total submissions by 35… Read More »WPC – WEEK 330 – BLACK + WHITE
Here are some pictures of flowers from my yard that I took back in June. I have more than a few flower pictures left to share from last year. +++++++ This is your reminder that this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is BLACK + WHITE: BLACK + WHITE! What… Read More »Follow
Here we are. The end of Year 8 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. There were 866 images submitted this year. Smashing the record set by Year 7, 807. Hopefully we break the record again in Year 9. To have a look at them, click on the link below: WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »WPC – WEEK 329 – EDUCATION
The October image for the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar is of an abandoned farmhouse in rural Benton County. Tomorrow I will share the November image from the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar. +++++++ Way back on Monday I screwed a couple things up on THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. First, I incorrectly… Read More »Southwest Iowa Auxiliary Images Vol. 3
The August image of the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar is a drone shot of the High Trestle Trail Bridge: Tomorrow I will share the September image from the 2022 Photography 139 Calendar. +++++++ HOLIDAYS proved to be fairly popular theme. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk… Read More »WPC – WEEK 328 – HOLIDAYS