Backyard Fun
Back in September I hung out in my backyard and took a few photos. Here are a few of those photos. There are more pictures of the cute little spider still out there for me to share!
Blow Up!
Back on the 4th of July Willy and I got together to blow up some stuff and photograph the result. I didn’t turn out exactly as one had hoped. Almost as soon as we started, the sky became overcast. Then it became dark. Then it started to rain. The worst… Read More »Blow Up!
Iowa State 27 Drake 24
Iowa State’s 12th game was quite the doozie. The had to reschedule their South Dakota State game that go called due to lightning for December 1. Originally Iowa State scheduled perennial FCS doormat Incarnate Word for the game. But a funny thing happened to December 1. Incarnate Word got good… Read More »Iowa State 27 Drake 24
That’s Life
If you’re not in the parade, you watch the parade. That’s life. -Mike Ditka Last Thursday was the annual lighted parade in Boone. I’m sure it has a proper name, but I don’t know what it is. As a member of the Outreach Committee, I was part of the team… Read More »That’s Life
2 Corinthians 9:11
For the last, oh, 15 or so years, my church has hosted a free Thanksgiving dinner. It is open to anybody and it is 100% free. We don’t ask for an “at will donation”. We don’t put out baskets for donations. It is 100% free. I went down there for… Read More »2 Corinthians 9:11
My Great Shame
A couple months back I stopped at Derrick and Jen’s house for reasons that currently escape me. While I was there, Evie and Layla asked me if I wanted to watch their next soccer game. I said sure, thinking that they were in some kind of organized soccer league where… Read More »My Great Shame
Organized Lightning
Way back in August I was invited out to the Junck farm to play with his drone. That was the moment I officially got drone fever. I played with the drone for at least 45 minutes. I would share some pictures from that experience, but I have yet to see… Read More »Organized Lightning
Betrayed Desires and a Piece of the Game
Back in August I followed a butterfly around my Mom’s yard. Even got a few pictures of the little bugger. Like I said, I got a few pictures.
Blessings – 2018
I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving! It is the time of year where we are supposed to count our blessings. I thought I would share a few of my current blessings: I am blessed with a great family! I have plenty of friends that share my love for the… Read More »Blessings – 2018
A Man’s Best Friend is his Dog…
I spent a lot of time out at Dickcissel Park with Naima this year. I think it has become her favorite place to go, when she leaves the house. The only thing I can say is that she has yet to accept that a trip there is a substitute for… Read More »A Man’s Best Friend is his Dog…
You’re So Vain, You Probably Think this Post is About You
This is the final post of the 2017 backlog. I usually get tapped with taking the pictures for the day job’s holiday card. My co-workers range from putting in a ton of effort in getting ready for their portrait to just showing up and saying “let’s get this done” to… Read More »You’re So Vain, You Probably Think this Post is About You
#BlueWave2018
I decided to make a few abstract images to commemorate the Blue Wave in the 2018 Midterm Elections. I was quite the historical night and a very successful night for the Democrats. Consider: Despite facing tremendous gerrymandering in many states, Democrats gained between 37-39 House seats. The most since the… Read More »#BlueWave2018
Naima Underwater Test
Naima likes to walk in water. Naima doesn’t swim, unless forced. She doesn’t enjoy it. But she loves tromping around in water. I decided to try to grab a picture of her tromping around in water, from underwater. It didn’t work out that well because the place we go so… Read More »Naima Underwater Test
About the Sublime
The day that I found out that I got 2 pictures in the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon, I celebrated by taking a few pictures of flowers in the Photography 139 Flowerbeds. Here are a few of them: Not that I’ve given the matter much thought, but I think that… Read More »About the Sublime
ANDERSON-DEGENEFFE: SET 4
This is the final collection of pictures from the Anderson-Degeneffe Wedding that I am going to share. This almost concluded the 2017 back log. It does conclude it if I decide not to share any pictures from the Computer Mine Holiday Card. I will make my decision on that before… Read More »ANDERSON-DEGENEFFE: SET 4
Naima & Tempe
Last weekend I went down to Topeka with Becca and Bethany to see Nate and Laura’s triplets. Bethany left her dog Tempe with Naima for the weekend. Part of my dog-sitting crew, Jay and Willy, got quite the kick out of Naima and Tempe’s antics. This reminded me that I… Read More »Naima & Tempe
The Town Sign Project Vol. 8 Auxiliary
This is a collection of pictures I took when I was tooling around Highway 169 taking pictures for THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT. If you recall, some of the towns I went through were Lamoni, Ellston, Tingley, Shannon City, Arispe, Afton, Lorimor, and Winterset. I also went through a town called… Read More »The Town Sign Project Vol. 8 Auxiliary
Anderson-Degeneffe: Set 3
Here is another set of images from the Anderson-Degeneffe wedding: There is one more collection of pictures from the Anderson-Degeneffe wedding and then we will be completely caught up with 2017. Unless I decide to share some pictures from the holiday card photo shoot for the Computer Mine. But I… Read More »Anderson-Degeneffe: Set 3
Iowa State 40 Texas Tech 31
Once again, as soon as I touched my camera, Iowa State had a punt blocked for a touchdown. So most of these pictures are from our annual Taco Tailgate. Iowa State is 4-0* during Taco Tailgate. It was a huge win for the Cyclones! If they win out, they have… Read More »Iowa State 40 Texas Tech 31
Iowa State 30 #6 West Virginia 14
You may recall that I am not superstitious, but I am a littlestitious when it comes to sports. Every time I touch my camera at an Iowa State football game, things go bad for Iowa State. Therefore, I don’t have many pictures from Iowa State’s monumental victory over #6 West… Read More »Iowa State 30 #6 West Virginia 14
Wet Macros
Back at the end of June, I went out into some sloppy rain and grabbed some macro flower photos. Some of hollyhocks. Some of lilies. Now that we are mostly trading in 2018 images, get ready for a flower deluge. Or not. Who knows what way the wind will blow.