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
Last time we left off from my last trip to the Iowa State Fair we were just getting to the Cultural Center. This collection of images will mostly involve the Cultural Center. My favorite building at the Iowa State Fair. Here are the pictures: There are still plenty more pictures… Read More »ISF: 08/17/2025: Cultural Center
INSIDE THE CHURCH. The parishioners are making their ways to the door. A few silent penitents still kneel here and there in the long empty rows of pews. The large, almost empty church is filled now with organ MUSIC. Both Marty and his mother seem a little depressed as they… Read More »One Step fromma Streets!
This year I did senior pictures for two different pillars of our future. Thought today I would share a few images from Alexander’s photo shoot. Have a look: I’ll be very excited to see what the future holds for young Alexander! I have a feeling it is very bright!
Last August, Jay and Jesse and Willy and I loaded into the RAV4 and drove out east to check off an Iowa bucket list item for me. What was to visit and seasonal restaurant near Maquoketa Caves State Park that goes by the name of Bluff Lake Catfish Farm. It… Read More »Road to Bluff Lake Catfish Farm
SIGNS! 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 11, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Brandon Kahler – 1 week2-Johnathan Stensland – 1 week3-Logan Kahler – 1 week4-Mary Green –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 557 – SIGNS
Today is Stephanie Kim’s birthday. If you are reading this post I am out celebrating her birthday and haven’t had anything that resembles the time to put together a post of all of your undoubtedly delightful SIGNS submissions. I’ll try to put together such a post later today. However, just… Read More »Week 558 Theme Reveal
Time to start sharing my food adventure in awful Orlando, Florida. Only don’t get too glued to your seat. It is super boring, like Orlando itself. I basically never left the hotel (except to go to the convention center) because there was nothing to do anywhere near our hotel. Almost… Read More »Orlando Work Trip – Days 1 & 2
Time to share another 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: Still one more collection of images from this pro democracy rally left to share.
Last time we left off from my last trip to the Iowa State Fair, we were hanging out with the big pigs. This trip will involve more big animals and various types of art. From the performing to the kind made out of rice to the kind that is made… Read More »ISF: 08/17/2025 – Various Art
THE STARDUST BALLROOM. NIGHT CAMERA PANS the crowd, picking up Marty and Clara dancing cheek-to-cheek on the crowded, darkened dance floor. The MUSIC rides over the top of the scene. MARTY You come up here often? CLARA I was up here twice before. Once with a friend of mine and… Read More »We Ain’t Such Dogs
This year I did senior pictures for two different pillars of our future. Thought today I would share a few images from Austin’s fall photo shoot. Have a look: I’ll be very excited to see what the future holds for young Austin! I have a feeling it is very bright!
It is the 12th day of May. Seems like a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from April. I travelled a bit in April. For work. But not to any place cool. But at least it was some travel. Here are the April Selfies: April 1 April… Read More »Selfie Project – April 2026