Back in July (of 2017) I made a quick little road trip up to Dolliver Memorial State Park. I did a little hiking around the Boneyard Hollow part of the park. I wouldn’t say Dolliver is one of my favorite parks in Iowa, but it has some interesting facets. Check… Read More »Boneyard Hollow
In what feels like forever ago, but was actually only a year ago I went up to the “bold” North to visit Bethany, Dae Hee and Nora. One of those days we headed towards the Wisconsin border and visited a sculpture park called Franconia. It was about an hour drive… Read More »Franconia: Part 1
By the time this gets published, I’ll probably be making the trudge up Expo Hill towards the Cultural Building to pick up my photos from the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. If you didn’t get a chance to duck into the Cultural Building to check out my photos, that is… Read More »The Howards: 2016 – Chapter 1
This collection of Beale Street images is the last of my photos from my trip to Memphis with Jesse and Russell to watch Iowa State in the Liberty Bowl. I didn’t have overwhelming expectations for Memphis, but it ended up being one of my favorite cities I have ever visited.… Read More »Beale Street
More from the 2017 backlog. These pictures are from the Iowa State Liberty Bowl Pep Rally I attended with Russell and Jesse. It was a great event, but since I was already filled with pep, I did a lap around the Memphis Redbirds stadium taking some photos. It was a… Read More »Liberty. Rally. Pep.
By the time this entry publishes, Baby Got Rack will already have competed in the State Fair Cookoff. Pictures from that will be coming in the future. I will remind you that I have two pictures on display at the Photography Salon in the Cultural Building. I’ll reveal what pictures… Read More »Iowa State Fair 2017 – Set 2
Time to hit up that 2016 backlog again. Back in July of 2016 I went out to the Junck farm to do a family portrait shoot for the Juncks. It was so long ago that Maven wasn’t even in the picture yet. She’s definitely in the picture now though! Here… Read More »The Juncks Vol. 2
2018 Pufferbilly Days Runoff Polls. Don’t forget to hit the vote button after making your selection. Vote in both polls! POLL #1 POLL #2 Thanks for your participation! +++++++ Today is the first day of the Iowa State Fair. Don’t forget that I have 2 pictures on display at the… Read More »Lots of the Wrong Color
2 Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest polls ended in ties. Therefore, there will be a 24 hour run-off for both of those polls. Polls close 8 AM Friday, August 10. Therefore, go to this link and vote in these 2 polls to determine the last 2 Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest entries.… Read More »Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Run-Off
There are only a few hours left to cast your vote for what pictures I will be entering in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. If the poll ended this second, this would be the results: This photo would win. It has a 2 vote lead. This photo…. Is tied with… Read More »Focus Stack II
REMINDER NOTE: IF YOU HAVEN’T VOTED YET, VOTE!!! 4 CATEGORIES ARE SEPARATED BY 1 VOTE. 1 IS SEPARATED BY 2 VOTES. THE LAST CATEGORY IS SEPARATED BY 3 VOTES. It is once again time for me (and by me, I mean you guys) to pick out my photos to enter… Read More »Iowa State Fair 2017 – Set 1
REMINDER It is once again time for me (and by me, I mean you guys) to pick out my photos to enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Once again, I am going to leave it up to a popular vote. The Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest allows you to enter… Read More »The Juncks – Vol. 1
REMINDER It is once again time for me (and by me, I mean you guys) to pick out my photos to enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Once again, I am going to leave it up to a popular vote. The Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest allows you to enter… Read More »Maquoketa Caves State Park: Chapter 3
REMINDER It is once again time for me (and by me, I mean you guys) to pick out my photos to enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Once again, I am going to leave it up to a popular vote. The Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest allows you to enter… Read More »In Joy or Sadness
It is once again time for me (and by me, I mean you guys) to pick out my photos to enter in the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. Once again, I am going to leave it up to a popular vote. The Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest allows you to enter up… Read More »Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Entry Selection Process
On the same day that I drove to Decorah to check out their waterfall, I stopped at Union Grave State Park to see their waterfall. I don’t actually think it counts as a waterfall though. It is a spillway, that some how consistently shows up on the list of Iowa… Read More »Union Grove State Park
Here it is. The final collection of photos from everybody’s favorite Boone High Graduate, Saydie Howard! I’m not going to quote any canned advice. Saydie is a wise person. She will make good decisions and have a successful life. I have no doubt. Here are the remaining Saydie pictures: While… Read More »Congratulations Saydie – Iota
More backlog today. So much backlog to get through. More pictures from Jay, Willy, and I’s trip to THAT part of the state to visit the caves of Maquoketa Caves State Park. Hot, humid, harsh lighting. Everything my summer Saturdays seem to be. . Don’t worry cave lovers, there are… Read More »Maquoketa Caves State Park: Chapter 2
In the nearly 2 years since the city burned down the empty, abandoned house on Mamie and Benton, it has become a grass lot. They also widened Benton street, but they did a weird thing with the turning lane where the right lane and the straight lane are the same… Read More »FIRE! Vol. 2
I was involved in 2 contests at the Boone County Fair this year. Now that the fair is in the past and I’ve had adequate time for reflection, I think it is a good time to share the results from the contests I entered. First, the Open Class Photography Contest.… Read More »Boone County Fair 2018 Results
People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us. -Iris Murchoch I am inclined to agree with Iris Murdoch, even though she is obviously prejudiced by the fact that she is named after the worst flower.… Read More »Mad with Joy