I had some free time on Christmas Eve between church services and feedings to go out to Ledges. I didn’t get as far into Ledges as I wanted because of time constraints and temperature my feet can take restraints, but I did get a few photos that I like: I… Read More »Not Entirely Frozen
The world wasn’t ready for these pictures on Monday. But the world is ready now for these SCARY alternates: Not many alternates this week. I mostly just walked around my basement and took a few pictures of things hanging up down there. You’re welcome world!
I just wanted to take a moment to wish all my friends, family, and subscribers a very Merry Christmas! To quote Linus: And there were in the same country shepherds, abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon… Read More »Merry Christmas!
I want to come straight out of the chute with a reminder that next Monday is a holiday of sorts. I expect there to be a similar hit in in participation rates for that holiday as well, but if you want to participate, plan accordingly. While the government and banks… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 119 – SCARY
Hitting the back log again. These are images I took the day after some young hooligans set fire to the Cedar Bridge near Winterset. I’m not really sure what possessed people to burn down this bridge. While I do agree that the efforts of Robert James Waller are an affront… Read More »The Burned Bridge of Madison County
These images are in the folder 02-10-08/lwlbw: Little White Lye Soap is a subsidiary of Shannon’s business empire Franklin Broom Works. These pictures were taken for some of the earliest iterations of Shannon’s website. Almost 10 years later, a few of the photos from that photo shoot are still on… Read More »02-10-08/lwlbw
A reminder that this week’s theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is SCARY: SCARY! This is the first time that SCARY has been a theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, therefore I’m not going to provide you with any examples. Just think about what scares you and create that picture.… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – SCARY
A friendly reminder that today is the last day to order a 2018 Photography 139 Calendar! The price of the calendar is still $10. A veritable bargain in this climate of rising prices! I’m sure you are ready to plunk down $10 or $20 or $30 based on the high… Read More »Final Day to Order – 2018 Photography 139 Calendar
Here are some photos from the last 2 Iowa State football games I attended. Both ended in controversial defeats for Iowa State. The game against Oklahoma State, the bad call took the tying touchdown away from Iowa State, but I can understand why the bad call was made. There were… Read More »Lost in a Roman Wilderness of Pain
Hitting the backlog again. Going back to May when Mom, Teresa, Logan, and I went to What Cheer, Iowa for a flea market. After we left the flea market we went to Oskaloosa for lunch and then went through Pella on our way back home. Here are pictures from that… Read More »Flowers Heal Me, Tulips Make Me Happy
The world wasn’t ready for these images on Monday. Not sure the world is ready for these alternate FLOWERS pictures right now. But I can’t hold them back any longer: I also messed up on this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. I forgot to publish these two photos: Tamara Peterson Tamara… Read More »To Keep ‘Em Talking and Acting like Everybody; Gonna Get Up in a Sleep with Your Eyes Open
Finally getting a chance to sit down and go through the submission for the FLOWERS theme for this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. You can tell that holiday season is upon us as participation rates continue to plummet. Therefore, let me make this announcement early: Next Monday is Christmas! While the… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 118 – FLOWERS
Hitting the backlog for pictures from the Bennett Family Mother’s Day Barbecue: I hope when you celebrated Mother’s Day 6 months ago, it was as awesome as our Mother’s Day celebration!
The following images came from the folder 01-31-08: The main takeaway from this collection of photos to me is that I hope I still have a full resolution photo of the Rambo Platoon somewhere. RAMBO is a horrible movie, but that was a great night! The quarter picture was from… Read More »01-31-08
ANNOUNCEMENT: I WILL BE A PALL BEARER AT A FUNERAL AT THE TIME THAT THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE PICTURES ARE NORMALLY PUBLISHED AND THE THEME FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK IS REVEALED. DON’T PANIC ON MONDAY WHEN THE NEW THEME ISN’T REVEALED AT 12:01 PM. IT WILL BE REVEALED AT SOME… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – FLOWERS
Sit tight. This is a long one! Working on the old backlog. These pictures were taken on Christmas Eve last year: Some of these pictures were taken at Ledges State Park. Some on the High Trestle Trail. Some of them at my chuch (Boone First United Methodist Church represent!).
I don’t usually explain the titles of the entries in The Artist’s Notebook, but I’m going to explain this one. Last night as I was restlessly watching a DVRed copy of THE HUNT FOR THE ZODIAC KILLER and thinking about general events of the day, I played a snap from… Read More »Manger Things
I wanted to start today’s entry into An Artist’s Notebook by thanking Alabama for not sending a serial pedophile to the Senate. Thank you Alabama for not sending a serial pedophile to the Senate. Thank you Alabama for not sending a serial pedophile that thinks that homosexuality should be a… Read More »#Methodists2Houston
On Monday the world wasn’t ready for these WATER images. Not sure the world is ready for them yet. I can’t hold them back any longer: All of these pictures were taken near the Des Moines River in Ledges State Park. Before I allow you to go, I also need… Read More »You Ain’t Ever Been on My Level, I Gotta Part ‘Em Out the Way
WATER. That was the theme. Here are the submissions: Becky Parmelee Dawn Krause Robyn Augustin Christopher D. Bennett Tamara Peterson Becky Parmelee Cathie Raley Cathie Raley Cathie Raley Sarah Karber Kim Barker A solid week of submissions! But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 117 – WATER
As me and my friendly neighborhood robocopy scripts make it through the back log, I’ve come across some images from the day I went down to Winterset after some young hooligans burned down one of the famous (or infamous depending on how you feel about “literature”) covered bridges of Madison… Read More »I Ain’t No Hogback Girl!
