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Iowa Gothic

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Jesse and I went on a road trip a ways back. Here are some images from that trip, provided with the occasional commentary.



I love the fact that “Loafing” was prohibited.


I had to have this picture taken as 1 of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies (Taxi Driver) is when Robert DeNiro takes his date to the porn theater because he doesn’t know any better.


The chick that ran this place was awesome & I think we were her favorite guests of the day.


There aren’t enough buildings in Iowa that are marked where a ship ran into them.


Tebow!


Anybody who knows the exact reason why we stopped to take this picture is one of my favorite people in the world.

I am already looking forward to our next road trip. Maybe a couple more people will join us. If interested, forward your Road Tripping Resume to me. We will be looking for people with a sense of adventure and a large bladder. The bladder size is negotiable.

Flowers, Night, Personal Photo Project

Personal Photo Project of the Week #96


The Spice
The Spice

This project was to take pictures with the Partial Color (Red) setting on the Alpha 35. Many of these pictures are failed experiments. Although I don’t really think any experiment is actually a failure.

Thomas Edison was once asked if he felt bad for failing on his attempt to make a light bulb a 100 or so times. He said something like, “I didn’t fail making the light bulb 100 times. I learned how not to make a light bulb 100 times.”

Then he went back to electrocuting cats. He was a swell guy, old Tom Edison.

Here are a few more pictures from The Spice Series:


The Spice

The Spice

The Spice

The Spice

The Spice

The Spice

The Spice

The Spice

Flowers, Mom, Personal Photo Project

Personal Photo Project of the Week #95


Before the Swallow Dares
Before the Swallow Dares

These daffodils were in my Mom’s room in Methodist during Daffodil Days. If you don’t know what Daffodils Days is, let me quote from the American Cancer Society Website:

You can give hope to people facing cancer and save lives by supporting the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days program. The Daffodil Days program is your chance to fight back against cancer by raising funds and awareness to help beat the disease. While the Daffodil Days program involves offering daffodils every spring to donors in appreciation for their contributions, it is about more than just giving beautiful flowers – it is everyone’s opportunity to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays, where cancer never steals another year from anyone’s life.
The dollars you raise through the Daffodil Days program do make a difference. Your support allows the American Cancer Society to save lives and create a world with more birthdays by helping people stay well and get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back against cancer.

Here are more pictures from The Before the Swallow Dares Series:


Before the Swallow Dares

Before the Swallow Dares

Before the Swallow Dares

Before the Swallow Dares

Before the Swallow Dares

Before the Swallow Dares

Before the Swallow Dares

Before the Swallow Dares