Here is the rest of the collection of pictures from my trip harvesting the town signs of Pottawattamie County and Harrison County. All of these were taken in Harrison County. Modale Mondamin Magnolia Logan Woodbine There used to be a Dairy Sweet in Boone in my youth. I know they… Read More »Pottawattamie and Harrison County Aux – Vol. 2
As you should know, I’m still down in Miami, working for the man. I don’t have access to my computer or website, so I can’t post all the brilliant submissions for HAT that I received. I will post those when I return to the Cyclone State. Either late Tuesday night,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 350 – THEME REVEAL
Time for another collection of auxiliary images I took while harvesting the town signs of Clinton County and the southern part of Jackson County. All of these pictures were taken in Jackson County. Sabula Miles Spragueville There is one more collection of images coming from this road trip. +++++++ This… Read More »Clinton County Auxiliary Images Vol. 2
Time for another collection of auxiliary images from a road trip I took with Teresa to harvest the town signs of Monroe and Mahaska County. Almost all these pictures are taken in Albia or near Albia. The near Albia pictures are taken at what I think is the coolest veteran… Read More »Monroe and Mahaska County Auxiliary Images Vol. 2
Last Saturday I completed another month of the Fat Mum Slim Photo A Day Challenge. It was a month entirely comprised of food prompts. Which seems perfect for me, as I do enjoy eating and I do enjoy trying new foods. However, I have to confess it didn’t ring my… Read More »Fat Mum Slim – April 2022
Many of my post titles come from the titles of songs or from quotes. I don’t usually reveal the source of the post title, because I hope that the reader thinks on it for at least half a second. To share how I get to where I get, so you… Read More »The Best Way to Find Yourself
Right now I am not home. I’m away dealing with some family stuff. I will be sharing the submissions for GRATITUDE later today. Probably about 8 PM or so. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t start to get started on this week’s theme. This week’s theme is: ORANGE ORANGE!… Read More »Week 344 Theme Reveal
Last Thursday I completed another month of the Fat Mum Slim Photo A Day Challenge. I don’t know how many winners are this month, but I think there are at least a couple of them in there. Here are the pictures from March: March 1 – the weather March 2… Read More »Fat Mum Slim – March 2022
Tomorrow is the Final Four. Thought it would be a good time to check-in on the Roundball Oracles. With 3 games left to go in the NCAA tournament this is the Top 3: 1. Becky Parmelee – 231 Points 2. Carla Stensland – 229 Points 3. Angie DeWaard – 224… Read More »Selfie Project – March 2022
Today is a big day for Iowa State athletics. Iowa State is one of only two schools that have both their Men’s and Women’s basketball team still alive in the NCAA tournament. For the Men, this is pretty shocking since they only won two games last year. This was the… Read More »Kossuth and Winnebago County Auxiliary Images Vol. 2
Here is a collection of flower pictures I took in my yard back in June: I have plenty more flower pictures from last year to share. +++++++ This is your reminder that ABSTRACT is this week’s theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: ABSTRACT But what exactly is an ABSTRACT image?… Read More »Happy
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Last Saturday I went down to Manhattan, Kansas to watch Nate graduate from Kansas State University with a degree in Food Science. He will be finding another job soon and hopefully moving closer. Here are some pictures from the party: I transported the cake from Boone. Don’t worry, I didn’t… Read More »Natuation
A few weeks back on a Town Sign Harvest road trip with Teresa, I took Rodan139 out for a flight and photographed the Great Pyramids of Iowa. They are located in a cemetery near the unincorporated town of Avery, Iowa. They were built in 1939 by an Egyptian pyramid fan,… Read More »Rodan139: Great Pyramids of Iowa