I thought I would take a Friday off from regaling you with events from the Alamo Bowl Road Trip because, I do now own the drone that I have been planning to own for several months now. While admittedly, I only reached 9 of my 10 goals, nobody has seemed… Read More »Remember Tonight…
You might think this post really belongs on Saturday as it is a bit of a walk down memory lane, but these images were never really posted to “An Artist’s Notebook” until today. I came across this collection of photos when I was looking for different photos as I’m trying… Read More »Iowa State Cyclones Football – 2006
Seems like another good time to release a collection of photos that I tooke for the Boone First United Methodist Church’s Church Directory. In this collection are pictures I took of a particular stained glass window that the committee wanted, a communion set that the committee wanted, some Youth Group… Read More »Boone FUMC Church Directory: Chapter 3
Loyal leaders may recall that I started up the Selfie Project again in 2019. At the end of every month I will check-in with it to share some of my favorites from the month. If you don’t want to wait until the end of the month, you can follow me… Read More »Selfie Project – January
It would appear that the polar vortex not only crushed the temperatures, it also seems to have squashed participation for RUINS. But at least a few hearty souls got out in the weather and found something decaying to photography. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 177 – RUINS
There is quite the collection of images in the folder called 10-13-08. I can’t possibly include all of them in this here entry, so I’ll just have to pick out a few that I like the most. The pictures range from Gyro Day at the Computer Mine to the Ames… Read More »10-13-08
We loaded up the car and I punched the address of the Branch Davidians Compound into the GPS. I had absolutely no clue what we would find what we would find when we got to the place where 76 people died in the Waco Siege. You see, we had stayed… Read More »Alamo Bowl Road Trip: Branch Davidians
Flowers. A staple of “An Artist’s Notebook”. I took these pictures back in July. I found them in my Mom’s yard Have a look: I figured that since it is going to warm up above negative temperatures soon, flowers would be a good subject for today.
While I was preparing to write this entry I went down a rabbit hole on the origins of the term “swan song”. I have heard the term many times, but never really understood what it meant. Apparently there is a belief dating back to ancient Greece that swans stay mostly… Read More »The Proverbial Swan Song
Back in May I spied a yellow bird dancing around the branches of my cherry trees inspecting my cherry blossoms. I quickly grabbed the Alpha 77ii and went about the business of photographing the little guy. My neighbor to the east was outside and she tried to strike up a… Read More »Hope is the Thing with Feathers
I knew SURPRISE was a tough theme and participation took a predictable hit this week. This week’s theme is considerably easier, but you might have to go out in the -50 (wind chill) temperatures to get a picture. You don’t have to, but I know I will be! Probably. You… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 176 – SURPRISE
I slept like a baby. Like an angel. Like a baby angel. I woke up in the morning ready to take on the world. After I got out of the shower I decided to walk the Motel 6 grounds to check out the lay of the land. I carried the… Read More »Alamo Bowl Road Trip: Magnolia
Last Sunday there was one of nature’s greatest shows. The lunar eclipse! I decided to check it out and photograph it because there won’t be another total lunar eclipse visible in Iowa for several years. Although I cut my photography session short because I was having severe tripod problems, I… Read More »Bloody Wolf Lunar Eclipse
Back in May of 2018 I did a self-portrait session to create a new avatar for my Instagram and Twitter accounts. It was also to create an image I might use if I were to order more business cards. I picked an image out that is my current avatar on… Read More »The Bearded Camera
On many a trip to Manhattan I have driven through Topeka and seen a sign for the Brown vs. Board of Education historical site. Many a time I have thought, I should stop and check that out. Every single time I have decided against it and kept driving to get… Read More »Brown vs. Board of Education
Before we dive into the nuts and bolts of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE, I want to acknowledge that today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. While the day is named after and honors Martin Luther King Jr. it is important to acknowledge that it also celebrates this country’s advancements (and… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 175 – MACRO
I have a personal quest to meet, photograph, or see in person the politician that will take office as the next President of the United States in 2021. In my quest I will try to see every (major-ish) candidate seeking the nomination of the Democratic Party. This quest could take… Read More »President Quest 2020 – Kirsten Gillibrand
After paying our respects to “The Tall Chief”, we hit the open road. We headed south in Oklahoma and weren’t really sure what we would find. Several miles down the road we saw a sign for Muskogee. While I am personally devoid of musical talent, I do love music. I… Read More »Alamo Bowl Road Trip: USS Batfish
This collection of pictures come from a trip I had to Dickcissel Park with Naima back in late may. This must have been right before she started her allergy medication because as you will see, one of her eyes is looking pretty rough. Her allergy medicine isn’t cheap, but it… Read More »Dickcissel Park & Naima
I have been working on something the last few days that nobody at all will care about, but I think is somewhat of an accomplishment: I have added a SSL Certificate to my website and now my website is secure. I know, you don’t care. Even my fellow miners at… Read More »Candlelight Service
I would say that ART was about an average week for participation rates. I figured it would be a higher theme, but it was only average. C’est la vie! Hopefully some people made New Year’s Resolutions to get more ART in their lives, but of course, I am biased. But… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 174 – ART