It is finally the time. It is the time to start sharing pictures from my trip to Ireland with Andy. Day 1 was mostly getting acclimated to the the time change difference. We mostly got our bearings, got our rental car, got into our AirBNB, and finally did some minor… Read More »Ireland Day 1: Say it to Me Now
Picking up from last Thursday’s flowertography session from my trip to the Iowa Arboretum back on September 19th of 2025. Last week we ended with a picture of a lovely hibiscus. This week will begin with the same hibiscus. This week’s collection has a few coneflowers, sunflowers, and roses as… Read More »Iowa Arboretum Trip II
I haven’t shared any pictures I took for THE BOONE ART CENTER PROJECT since March 29. March 29 of 2025! That is both sad and pathetic. I don’t know which it is more of… sad or pathetic? Part of it is that my favorite place to spot these images has… Read More »Boone Art Center Gallery Eleven
It has been almost a year since I shared any of the postcards that I have gotten in the mail from the people. As you know, I collect postcards that people send me from their travels. And admittedly, I have done a very, very poor job of keeping up with… Read More »Postcards I Collect II
WARNING! Next week’s theme has special rules. So make sure you read the words after the theme reveal! HISTORY! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, June 1, this was the current list… Read More »WPC – WEEK 560 – HISTORY
I’m trying to eat more new tenderloins for their numerous health benefits this year. Back in April I went up to the Boone Pride event because I am ally AF. Also, I wanted to check out the food truck situation up there. The Boone Pride event is a nice event… Read More »Tenderloining – Boone Pride Event Field Work
I always spend my 4th of July at the annual Degeneffe Independence Day Extravaganza. I go for the great company and the great food. But also at the end of the night there is a fireworks show that is probably pretty close to being on par with the show put… Read More »Fireneffeworks
This is the final collection of images from my final trip to the Iowa State Fair with Teresa and Valeri. Meaning that it is the final collection of images from last year’s Iowa State Fair. Period. Last Friday we left off in line to pick up my submissions to the… Read More »ISF: 08/17/2025: Rebecca St. James
This week’s flowertography session took place at the Iowa Arboretum. This flowertography session was about the last flowertography session I had in 2025. The first few pictures though were not taken at the Iowa Arboretum. The first 2 were taken in my yard. The next 2 were taken on the… Read More »Iowa Arboretum Trip I
Way back in November I shared pictures of Boone First United Methodist Church’s annual community Thanksgiving meal prep work and some pictures from the Photography 139 Aerial Team known as Rodan139. I intended to shortly thereafter share the regular ground images from the Thanksgiving meal. But I didn’t. Which brings… Read More »Boone FUMC Thanksgiving – 2025
It is the 2nd day of June. Seems like a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from May. I travelled a bit in May. A little for work and a little for leisure. Here are the May Selfies: May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May… Read More »Selfie Project – May 2026
FRAMED! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, May 25, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: *1-Mary Green – 1 week2-Becky Parmelee – 1 week*3-Ernie Redd – 1 week4-Johnathan Stensland –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 559 – FRAMED
Time for more from my super boring food “adventure” to lame Orlando, Florida. This is the final collections of images from this trip. To start the day, the Per Diem account sat at: $233.12 Here are the pictures: For the 4th time on this trip I ate at the sports… Read More »Orlando Work Trip – Day 5, 6, & 7
It has been a really long time since I’ve shared any pictures from any Iowa State football games. Way back in December I shared pictures from the Spirit Walk before the Iowa State-BYU football game. But I’ve never gotten around to sharing the pictures from the Step Concert. Until now!… Read More »ISU vs. BYU: Step Concert
Last Friday we left off from my last trip to the State Fair with Teresa and Valerie looking at the baby animals. This collection will start with the baby animals and then wander all over the place. From food to the Agriculture Building to sewing competitions to Pioneer Hall. Here… Read More »ISF: 08/17/2025: Exhibits
GEORGE’S VOICE(off-screen)There’s a burlesque in Union City. Let’s go over to Union City… ANGIE’S VOICE(off-screen)Yeah, you’re the one who don’t even wanna take a ride onna subway for half an hour. Now, you wanna go alla way over to Union City… GEORGE’S VOICE(off-screen)I feel like playing cards. I saw Richie… Read More »And I’m a Fat, Ugly Little Man
I haven’t hammered out any backlog lately, so today seems like a good time to knock out the May backlog from 2025. These are pictures that I took in May of last year that never fit into a previous “An Artist’s Notebook” post. These pictures were taken either in Colo… Read More »May Leftovers
Time for the second and final collection of images from the trip to Bluff Lake Catfish Farm. Last Tuesday we left off at the swinging bridge in Eden Valley Park. Here are the pictures: It was a fantastic trip and I’d like to return again this year, but it sounds… Read More »Bluff Lake Catfish Farm
Today is Memorial Day. The day we honor and mourn the military personnel that died while serving in the Armed Forces. Iowa Veterans Cemetery – Van Meter, Iowa Even now, from the peace and calm of a spring day in America’s heartland, we can imagine what it must have been… Read More »WPC – WEEK 558 – ABANDONED
Time for more from my super boring food “adventure” to lame Orlando, Florida. From this point on, I can’t say I had a single meal from outside the Hilton Orlando. Because there is literally nothing around the hotel besides the convention center and a collection of some of the worst… Read More »Orlando Work Trips – Days 3 & 4
Time to share the final collection of images from the No Kings pro democracy rally I attended at the Iowa State Capitol with Jesse back in October. Have a looksie: It was a great event filled with patriotic Americans wanting America to do better. Hopefully someday soon we stop circling… Read More »Immigrants Make America Great