I’m not going to get into a big thing today about submissions. If you haven’t heard, my family experienced a medical emergency over the weekend. Please keep us in your prayers. I wasn’t sure I was going to post anything today, but I decided to and this way you can… Read More »WPC – WEEK 288 – STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
Most of the pictures in the folder 2010-07-19 are of the remains of a pair of downtown Boone buildings that caught fire. Then there are some flower pictures as well. Have a look: By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Gallery, I was able to restore the following historic… Read More »2010-07-19
This is a reminder that at this point you have 1 hour to get your picks in for my NCAA Tournament Pool. Click on the link below to get started: Roundball Oracles – Year 16 Good luck! +++++++ I need to wish my Aunt Linda a happy birthday today. Happy… Read More »Jasper County Auxiliary Images
This is a reminder that at this point you have 24 hours to get your picks in for my NCAA Tournament Pool. Click on the link below to get started: Roundball Oracles – Year 16 Good luck! Note: As of this writing, Iowa State hasn’t made it official that T.J.… Read More »Postcard Recreation Project – More Churches
This is a reminder that at this point you have 48 hours to get your picks in for my NCAA Tournament Pool. Click on the link below to get started: Roundball Oracles – Year 16 Good luck! +++++++ This is the final collection of flower pictures from 2020. It is… Read More »Lost in a Roman Wilderness of Pain
A couple weekends ago I hit the open road to harvest the town signs of Franklin County that I was missing. There are 10 towns in Franklin County and 2 Census Designated Places. Here are some facts about Franklin County: + The population is 10,680. + The county seat is… Read More »Town Sign Project: Franklin County
I need to start today by wishing my sister Carla a happy birthday. Happy birthday Carla! I hope your birthday is as wonderful as you want it to be! +++++++ I also need to wish Monica a happy birthday. Happy birthday Monica! I hope your birthday is as amazing as… Read More »WPC – WEEK 287 – PICTURE IN PICTURE
It is time once again for the greatest sporting event of year. It is that time known as March Madness. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Once again, I will be sponsoring a pool. There is not cost to enter the pool, except for pride. The winner gets a trophy. The… Read More »Roundball Oracles – Year 16
In case you couldn’t make it to church this morning, I got your back. Here is a devotional for the fourth Sunday of Lent. Here is a devotional from Reverend Dr. Heecheon Jeon. God so loved the world Rev. Dr. Heecheo Jeon John 3:16 Greetings! My name is Heecheon Jeon.… Read More »Austin & Porter 2020 B
There are a couple of different types of pictures in the folders 2010-07-15 and 2010-07-18. Some are flower pictures and others are my attempts to take pictures of lightning. Have a look: By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Gallery, I was able to restore the following historic “An… Read More »2010-07-15 & 2010-07-18
I did want to make a personal announcement of minor consequence. Today, my credit card balance is officially back to zero. I didn’t have much credit card balance, but it hadn’t been back down to zero for a few years. Here is the happy moment: File Photo So the only… Read More »Postcard Recreation Project – Interurban Depot
Buckle up, this one could be a long post. I need to start by wishing Dawn a happy birthday. Happy birthday Dawn! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be! +++++++ I also need to wish a happy birthday to Baier. Happy birthday Baier! I… Read More »Wright County Auxiliary Images
It has been too long since I’ve had a Naima post. I think there was a period during early pandemic where I was taking way too many Naima pictures. I was becoming THAT person. But then again, you can never really take too many pictures of Naima. Here is a… Read More »Dog Day
A couple weekends ago I was able to hit the open road and harvest the town signs of Audubon County. There probably won’t be an easier county to harvest than Audubon County. There are only 5 towns and almost all of those are on Highway 71. Here are some facts… Read More »Town Sign Project: Audubon County
75! 75 straight weeks of double digit submissions! That is 3/4 of the way to triple digits on the double digits! But it won’t be able to get to the triple-double. This week’s theme couldn’t be easier, but the week after that is the theme that killed the last double… Read More »WPC – WEEK 286 – PLAY
Today is the second Sunday of Lent. I’m going to share a devotional by Reverend Ron Carlson: Giving up and letting go Rev. Ron Carlson John 2:13-22 It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple those who were selling… Read More »The Stenslands 2020- Alpha
There aren’t all that many pictures in the folders 2010-07-07 and 2010-07-12, so I decided to combine them and share them together. These are mostly flowers in these folders, but also a couple of fly pictures. By adding these pictures to the Photography 139 Gallery, I was able to restore… Read More »2010-07-07 & 2010-07-12
I need to start today by wishing Laura a happy birthday. Happy birthday Laura! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be! +++++++ This set of old-timey postcards I recreated for THE POSTCARD RECREATION PROJECT, are of the First Presbyterian Church. Their website has a… Read More »Postcard Recreation Project – Presbyterian Church
On February 7, an apartment in the Boone National Building caught fire. Unfortunately, one person died in the fire and 24 people were left homeless. I happened to be out and about shortly after the fire had been put out by the fire departments of Boone, Ogden, Ames, Stratford, and… Read More »National Building Fire
I need to start today by wishing Andy a happy birthday. Happy birthday Andy! I hope your birthday is as amazing as you want it to be! +++++++ Last weekend I got to get out and harvest more town signs. This time I hit up Guthrie County. Here are some… Read More »Town Sign Project: Guthrie County
Another month of 2021 is in the books. Which means it is time to share my favorite selfies from last month’s SELFIE PROJECT collection. I don’t want to break my arm patting myself on the back, but I am pretty pleased with the February collection. I didn’t get out that… Read More »Selfie Project – February 2021