Thought I would share a few cruddy cell phone pictures from my recent trip to Memphis with Russell and Jesse to watch Iowa State’s 21-20 beatdown of Memphis in the Liberty Bowl: You know you’re in Memphis when you walk into a hotel lobby and there is a musician setting… Read More »Refreshed from Time to Time with the Blood of Patriots and Tyrants
Here are a few pictures from the early Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve at the Boone First United Methodist Church: Candlelight Service is always my favorite worship service of the year. There is just something peaceful about it. When Youth Group returns in another week, I’m going to use Willy… Read More »So Shines a Good Deed in a Weary World
Hopping back into the backlog I found some pictures I took back on May 5. Some pictures of a beautiful toad that lived in my woodpile for a few weeks and some pictures of gross lilacs. I was, of course, being facetious when I called lilacs ugly. Those lilacs can… Read More »Cinco de Mayo
On Saturday, the Tenderloin Appreciation Society hopped in one of Scottie D.’s many vehicles and headed north on 17 to Webster City. Home of the Grid Iron Grill and Sports Lounge. The current reigning Best Tenderloin in Iowa according to the Iowa Pork Producer’s Association. Scott and Porter had their… Read More »Tenderloin Appreciation Society – Webster City Field Work
I had some free time on Christmas Eve between church services and feedings to go out to Ledges. I didn’t get as far into Ledges as I wanted because of time constraints and temperature my feet can take restraints, but I did get a few photos that I like: I… Read More »Not Entirely Frozen
Hitting the back log again. These are images I took the day after some young hooligans set fire to the Cedar Bridge near Winterset. I’m not really sure what possessed people to burn down this bridge. While I do agree that the efforts of Robert James Waller are an affront… Read More »The Burned Bridge of Madison County
A friendly reminder that today is the last day to order a 2018 Photography 139 Calendar! The price of the calendar is still $10. A veritable bargain in this climate of rising prices! I’m sure you are ready to plunk down $10 or $20 or $30 based on the high… Read More »Final Day to Order – 2018 Photography 139 Calendar
Here are some photos from the last 2 Iowa State football games I attended. Both ended in controversial defeats for Iowa State. The game against Oklahoma State, the bad call took the tying touchdown away from Iowa State, but I can understand why the bad call was made. There were… Read More »Lost in a Roman Wilderness of Pain
Hitting the backlog again. Going back to May when Mom, Teresa, Logan, and I went to What Cheer, Iowa for a flea market. After we left the flea market we went to Oskaloosa for lunch and then went through Pella on our way back home. Here are pictures from that… Read More »Flowers Heal Me, Tulips Make Me Happy
Sit tight. This is a long one! Working on the old backlog. These pictures were taken on Christmas Eve last year: Some of these pictures were taken at Ledges State Park. Some on the High Trestle Trail. Some of them at my chuch (Boone First United Methodist Church represent!).
I don’t usually explain the titles of the entries in The Artist’s Notebook, but I’m going to explain this one. Last night as I was restlessly watching a DVRed copy of THE HUNT FOR THE ZODIAC KILLER and thinking about general events of the day, I played a snap from… Read More »Manger Things
I wanted to start today’s entry into An Artist’s Notebook by thanking Alabama for not sending a serial pedophile to the Senate. Thank you Alabama for not sending a serial pedophile to the Senate. Thank you Alabama for not sending a serial pedophile that thinks that homosexuality should be a… Read More »#Methodists2Houston
As me and my friendly neighborhood robocopy scripts make it through the back log, I’ve come across some images from the day I went down to Winterset after some young hooligans burned down one of the famous (or infamous depending on how you feel about “literature”) covered bridges of Madison… Read More »I Ain’t No Hogback Girl!
I’m pleased to announce that the 2018 Photography 139 Calendar is now on sale! It will be in stock on December 13th and available for delivery following that date. The price of the calendar is still $10. A veritable bargain in this climate of rising prices! I’m sure you are… Read More »2018 Photography 139 Calendar
The world wasn’t ready for these PORTRAIT images on Monday. I’m not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: Most of these PORTRAITs were taken around the computer mine. Some were taken during communion at my church. Others were taken in… Read More »Strap a Grenade to my Head, Pull Out the Pin, My Photography is Mind Blowing, Ain’t Nobody Do It Like I Do It
I don’t know that I did much that was particularly interesting in November, but I do feel like I did get some interesting photos, even though it doesn’t feel like I did that much in November. Here are my favorites from THE SELFIE PROJECT from the month of November: November… Read More »Selfie Project – November
The balance of the photos from the Women’s March from back in January: I’m already looking forward to the march in 2018. And Happy Michael Flynn Day to you!
As I continue to hammer away at my backlog, the photos I took during the Women’s March in January seem apropos for this time in our history. The #MeToo movement has really made some progress in this country lately. They have managed to out and take down several members of… Read More »We in the Sh!t Now, Somebody Gotta Shovel It!
The world wasn’t ready for these pictures on Monday, but I can’t hold them back any longer. Here are the alternates for WEATHER: 2 of the pictures were taken on Manhattan Hill in Manhattan, Kansas. 1 was taken on Old 30 east of Boone. The rest were taken down by… Read More »Any Photog that Say that they Runnin’ the Game I’mma Come in they Session and Cut Off They Legs, Woo!
Happy Black Friday! I hope you were able to get out there and adequately celebrate our nation’s self-destructive addiction to consumerism. I hope some of you hit it really hard to make up for the fact that I (most likely – I mean I know myself pretty well, but I’m… Read More »The 9 Emotions Project – Dae Hee Yoon
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Rather than my standard picture of an inflatable turkey, thought (with apologies to Lecrae, I’d give thanks for some of the many blessings in my life. Count it up, count it up, count it up. Line ’em up, line ’em up, line ’em up. Blessed with a… Read More »Won’t Take that Credit; I know Where We Get It; Them Blessings Be Comin’ from God Above