Saturnalia
Hitting up the backlog, here are a few pictures I took on Christmas: The tree pictures were taken for consideration for my Merry Christmas post.
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Our County Fair is a Okay County Fair!
Hitting the backlog again. Here are a few pictures from the Boone County Fair: Most of those goat belong to the Sharps.
Do Not Believe Everything that You Read on the Internet
The world wasn’t ready for these STILL LIFE pictures on Monday. I’m not sure the world is ready now. But I can’t hold them back any longer: You’re welcome world!
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 127 – STILL LIFE
Despite the nicer weather, participation rates for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE haven’t rebounded. Might be time to consider retiring it at the end of this 52 week run. Maybe everybody gave up the Weekly Photo Challenge for Lent? But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 127 – STILL LIFE
Manos: The Restaurant of Fate
Way back in July Willy, Jay, and I went on a road tip to the Maquoketa Caves State Park. These are not pictures of that park, but pictures taken randomly on the trip to and fro the park: I just have to say, my hat is off to the Anamosa… Read More »Manos: The Restaurant of Fate
03-09-08
These pictures came from the folder called 03-09-08: The first picture is a picture of my journal. The next picture is of me mailing my last every student loan payment. The final pictures are of Logan and I after we completed is confirmation mentoring program. By adding these images to… Read More »03-09-08
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – STILL LIFE
This is your reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is STILL LIFE. STILL LIFE A STILL LIFE photo is a photo of an arrangement of inanimate objects. Happy photo harvesting!
By What My Eyes Have Seen
On Super Bowl Sunday, DaeHee and I checked out part of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. It was -2 degrees. Bethany and Nora just circled the block in the car. Here are a few photos: There were two big disappointments with the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. #1. You weren’t allowed… Read More »By What My Eyes Have Seen
A Special Valentine
I just want to drop a gratitude bomb on everybody that made it out to the Houston Mission Trip Fundraiser Spaghetti Dinner last night. I don’t have exact figures but based on the size of the crowd, it was a resounding success! Thought I would share a few cruddy cell… Read More »A Special Valentine
Happy Ash Wednesday!
I know it is also Valentine’s Day, but Ash Wednesday is the more important holiday. So Happy Ash Wednesday! If you don’t know what Ash Wednesday is, it is the day that Christians post selfies that look something like this: File Photo If the Selfie Project was still ongoing, I’m… Read More »Happy Ash Wednesday!
What? Were You Lookin’ for a High Five? Nice Try!
The world wasn’t ready for these SMALL TOWN pictures on Monday. I’m not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer! Most of these pictures were taken in a small town west of Boone called Ogden. A couple were taken in a… Read More »What? Were You Lookin’ for a High Five? Nice Try!
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 126 – SMALL TOWN
The old WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE seems to still be suffering from a case of the winter blues. Hopefully participation rates will rebound in the next few weeks as the weather gets warmer again. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates. You came… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 126 – SMALL TOWN
Play4Kay
On Saturday night Iowa State had their annual Play4Kay game. As part of the festivities that had a banquet for cancer survivors. After the banquet, they had honored cancer survivors on center court and then they helped line the tunnel and gave the players high fives during player introductions. My… Read More »Play4Kay
03-08-08
The pictures from the folder called 03-08-08 were taken at an Inebriated Saints concert: As far as I know, The Inebriated Saints no longer exist. But I could be wrong about such things. By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Photo Gallery, I was able to restore the following… Read More »03-08-08
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – SMALL TOWN
A reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is SMALL TOWN: SMALL TOWN Happy photo harvesting!
More Backyard Toad
Going through the backlog and think this is the balance of the photos of the toad that called my backyard home back in May of 2017: I miss that toad. I sure hope they come back this year and bring lots of friends! Toad friends!
When I Meet Thomas Jefferson I’m ‘A Compel Him to Include Women in the Prequel!
I went to the Women’s March a few weeks back. I couldn’t stay for very long because I had 1 PM tickets for the Iowa State Cyclones beatdown of the #8 Texas Tech Red Raiders. So I showed up early hoping other people would show up early. On my walk… Read More »When I Meet Thomas Jefferson I’m ‘A Compel Him to Include Women in the Prequel!
I Left You by the House of Fun
I went up to Minnesota for the Super Bowl. Well, not really for the Super Bowl, but more for the activities surrounding the Super Bowl. I can’t afford a ticket to the Super Bowl. I work at the Computer Mine, not Goldman Sachs or some other place populated by white… Read More »I Left You by the House of Fun
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 125 – JEALOUSY
Finally finding some spare time to get the submissions for last week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE published. The theme was JEALOUSY: Tamara Peterson Kim Barker Kim Barker Christopher D. Bennett But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 125 – JEALOUSY
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE WEEK 126 REVEAL
I went to Minnesota for the weekend, but I’m not sure I’ll be back in time for the traditional Weekly Photo Challenge Reveal. If you are seeing this blog, I didn’t. But you can start working on next week: SMALL TOWN! SMALL TOWN! What a great theme!
Iron Mountain Road
Now is probably a good time to share a few more photos from my trip to South Dakota with my Mom. These pictures are from the Iron Mountain Road: If you ever visit the Black Hills, I would strongly recommend the Iron Mountain Road. You travel through 3 tunnels that… Read More »Iron Mountain Road