Back in July I cruised down to Bondurant to check out their Sidewalk Chalk Festival. I really enjoyed and will effort to hit it up again next year. Here are some pictures I took: Always up for a good art festival. I’ll have to try to hit more in 2025.
This is the final collection of images from Day 1 in New Orleans for my work trip. Last time we left off when I got to Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1. One of the shocking things to me was that if it wasn’t a bar or restaurant, everything in New… Read More »New Orleans Day 1: End of Images
He came from somewhere back in her long ago The sentimental fool don’t see Tryin’ hard to recreate What had yet to be created once in her life She musters a smile for his nostalgic tale Never coming near what he wanted to say Only to realize it never really… Read More »What A Fool Believes
1. Joy to the world; the Lord is come; Let Earth receive her King; Let ev’ry heart prepare him room, And heav’n and nature sing. 2. Joy to the Earth, the Savior reigns; Our mortal songs employ, While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, Repeat the sounding joy. 3.… Read More »Joy to the World!
I want to start by wishing everyone a happy Christmas Eve! Happy Christmas Eve! I know that Santa doesn’t have anything to do with the lyrics to “Silent Night”. But tonight is my FAVORITE worship service every year. Candlelight Service! Just one of the reasons I love it, is it… Read More »Son of God, Love’s Pure Light
Today marks the 40th anniversary of my Dad’s passing. Without him, I probably wouldn’t be into photography. This website wouldn’t exist. None of the pictures on it would exist. I need to start this website by sharing some pictures of him. I couldn’t find a picture of Dad with Carla… Read More »WPC – WEEK 484 – 6:00 PM
Back shortly before Halloween I made an early morning to trip to try a relatively new donut shop in Polk City that is unique to our area. Duck Donuts. What makes Duck Donuts unique is that their donuts are made to order! Duck Donuts is actually a franchise and they… Read More »Donut O’Clock: Polk City Field Work
Last Sunday was the kid’s Christmas Pageant at Boone First United Methodist Church. As always, they did a wonderful job and I snapped a few pictures. Here are some of my favorites: Everybody involved did a fantastic job! It brightened what ended up being a pretty terrific day!
Time for another collection of images I took while wandering around New Orleans. Most of these are on Bourbon Street, but some are taken when I wandered over by Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1. View from the hotel room. Still one more collection of pictures from Day One in New… Read More »New Orleans Day 1: More Bourbon Street at Day
Christmas time is here Happiness and cheer Fun for all that children call Their favorite time of the year Snowflakes in the air Carols everywhere Olden times and ancient rhymes Of love and dreams to share Sleigh bells in the air Beauty everywhere Yuletide by the fireside And joyful memories… Read More »Christmas Time is Here
This year I went to the Des Moines Arts Festival solo. Cause all my friends either hate art or have terrible taste in art like Shannon. I guess she does like my art, so maybe she doesn’t have terrible taste in art. Or maybe my art is terrible? That clearly… Read More »DM Arts Festival – I
Back in June I got a call out to go to lunch with Becca to meet her new boyfriend and hit up the Rail Explorers. It was exciting on multiple fronts! Doing the Rail Explorers was on my list of things I wanted to do this year. Sadly, one of… Read More »Rail Explorers I
NOTE: A RECENT TREND IS IPHONE USERS ARE SUBMITTING PICTURES IN .HEIC FORMAT. PICTURES NEED TO BE SUBMITTED IN .JPG OR .PNG FORMAT. PLEASE SUBMIT IN THOSE FORMATS SO I DON’T HAVE TO CONVERT YOUR IMAGES INTO A USABLE FORMAT. THANKS! REFLECTION! What a great theme! But did enough people… Read More »WPC – WEEK 483 – REFLECTION
A few weeks back after church Teresa and I went down to the East Village to get breakfast at The Breakfast Club. It seems most people I know have eaten there and have given it rave reviews. I had to give it a shot. Here are some pictures: Started out… Read More »Breakfast Clubbin’: East Village Field Work
I “run” this sports prognostication game at work known colloquially as “The Witch Hunt”. I would explain why it is called the Witch Hunt and the mythology of the game, but that would involve a fair amount of work and if you aren’t in the Witch Hunt, you don’t deserve… Read More »Witch Hunt Banquet Street Photography
Here is your reminder that today is Friday the 13th. A bad day to be a promiscuous camp counselor experimenting with drugs or a Templar Knight. But it is a great day to be a fan of barbecue and near Boone. Don’t forget to go to Jimmy’s for a free… Read More »New Orleans Day 1: Bourbon Street at Day
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart But the very next day, you gave it away This year, to save me from tears I’ll give it to someone special Last Christmas, I gave you my heart But the very next day, you gave it away (You gave it away) This… Read More »Last Christmas
After we left Creston, we stopped in Adair for lunch. On the way to Adair we by the Adair County Freedom Rock. The original Freedom Rock. The one that gets repainted every year. After lunch we pretty much headed straight back to Ames, but I didn’t make a quick stop… Read More »Nader Road Trip: The Journey Home
Today is Jesse’s birthday so I need to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Jesse! I hope it is an absolutely amazing birthday! +++++++ Time to share a few more pictures of Bokeh from her early days. They grow up so fast!
NOTE: A RECENT TREND IS IPHONE USERS ARE SUBMITTING PICTURES IN .HEIC FORMAT. PICTURES NEED TO BE SUBMITTED IN .JPG OR .PNG FORMAT. PLEASE SUBMIT IN THOSE FORMATS SO I DON’T HAVE TO CONVERT YOUR IMAGES INTO A USABLE FORMAT. THANKS! As we are approaching Year 12 of THE WEEKLY… Read More »WPC – WEEK 482 – SYMMETRY
A couple of months back I finally made it to glorious Manning to try the 2023 winner of Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin. Manning isn’t a very far drive from Boone but I kept putting it off because I was going to go with Michelle since she has some connections… Read More »Tenderloining: Manning Field Work