Stained Glass

A panel of stained glass above the choir loft -

My Oldest

Jennifer

My oldest...

Oldest Granddaughter Ania

My oldest Granddaughter Ania - she's trying to ignore me...

Samuel

One of the visitors we had this weekend...

One of MY Work Tools

One of the problems with doing a photo a day, now for almost 2 1/2 years, it is at times it is difficult to see something fresh and new and to be creative.  You'd think that somewhere in a day I'd have a chance to be creative and take a "dazzling" photograph - but, today was not one of those days.

Here is one of my work tools...I use it a lot - so much that sometimes I can't even do 13 x 3 in my head without using an adding machine.., sad...

Emily's Birthday

Granddaughter Emily had a birthday celebration with us yesterday - snapped the photo as she was blowing out the candles - Camera was so fast I got the photo before all 12 were out...

777

Got a new car a couple of weeks back - a Nissan Juke - bright Blue 6 speed manual - fun to drive..  reached 777 miles so I had to stop and take a picture.   "....but, officer, I have this blog I do and I post a picture everyday..."

Hobby Lobby

Hobby Lobby is always fun to visit - colors and neat things everywhere...

Old Gas Pump

An old gas pump in the Screaming Eagle Bar and Grill - 40 cents a gallon - o the memories!!

Knitting Needles

Knitting Needles

A Yoga Shawl

My wife, affectionately known as "The Knitting Doctor" finished this project yesterday.  The shawl is hers - the background is mine...

3 Oaks Knitting Shop

Linn County Photo Club

It was a hands-on day yesterday at the Linn Area Photography Club.  There were several portrait setups and members had the opportunity to try out different lighting techniques.

A Lime Cherry Drink

Cherry Lime

As far as I can tell - what makes this a "Lime-Cherry" Drink is the slice of Lime on the rim of the glass.  I imagine I could invent a drink called the "Lemon-Cherry" by putting a slice of Lemon on the rim, or wait, how about an "Orange-Cherry" with a slice of orange on the rim.  So, if I add a cherry to a glass of lemonade is it now a "Cherry-Lemonade"?

Just think of the possibilities...!!

Self-Portraits

Self-Portrait In The Alley

My Bath Was Interrupted!!

Meeting In The Middle

Water Drop(s)

Still chasing that "perfect" water drop photo.  I'm getting closer - here the drop going up meets the drop coming down.  Still chasing...

Daffodills

Matching Pair?

Evidently this is the "style"

Daniel Constructing Tower

The Final Touch...Steady...

Whoops...!

Hula Dancer

Hula Dancer?

Curious George

Curious George

Not sure what "George" did to get himself all tied up... but, it sure appears he's in a bit of a fix.

Water's A Rising

All of that snow melting in Minnesota is headed our way - waters going up every day.  I believe the folks on the 2nd story will be ok - but, looks water will be going into bays below...

Forever the Optimists

Forever the optimists these ducks are fishing in a puddle - now granted in the coming days it will be considerably larger than a puddle as the spring flooding starts, but at this point they're probably walking...

Tenderloin The Size of ?

Tenderloin

We ate at a new restaurant in Waterloo and Helen order a tenderloin - it was the size of a small third world country.

Acrobat for Breakfast

Eye Exam

Eye Exam

Had my eyes dilated during my eye exam - this is how I saw the world for a couple of hours...

Elaine

Elaine

We had Christmas yesterday with my spouse's cousins.  We net at the Olive Garden in Coralville, Iowa.  This is Elaine - Helen's Cousin Chris' daughter.  Since I ALWAYS... have a camera, well, I just had to take a photograph.

Cold Bees Butt

Cold Bees Butt

Taken in Minnesota last weekend.  The white background is snow - the bee's butt must be cold!!!

She Asked Me To Take Her Photograph

Almost A Full Moon

Lady Bug

Lady Bug

In the Middle School performance of, "Alice In Wonderland" they had some great costumes.

The Queen of Hearts

The Queen of Hearts

Granddaughter Emily

Emily

Emily was a member of the crew on the production of Alice In Wonderland.  Dressed all in black the crew was "ninja-like" moving the set about.  Behind every cast is an excellent crew!!!

Samuel and Me

Samuel and Me

My mother saved almost everything - the outfit my Grandson Samuel has on is the same one I had on in the photograph which was taken in 1952.  Samuel is 6 months old and I was 13 months old [I was a runt].

The outfit seems to have lasted for 58 years... perhaps Samuel's son will also be able to be photographed in the same outfit - 

Samuel

The 9 of Hearts

The 9 of Hearts

Our Granddaughter was in her school play, "Alice In Wonderland" and was the 9 of Hearts.  She takes her bow after a successful performance.

Samuel Visits With Grandma Helen

Samuel Clayton is visiting with Grandma Helen.

Eagle in Moonlight

Cool Color

Blue Stage

The conference I attended last week had pretty awesome visual effects.  This was the blue stage.  Red stage is below...

Red Stage

King Cake for Fat Tuesday

King Cake

King Cake for Fat Tuesday - I don't know who got the baby...

Twist of Lemon

Concentration

Daniel

Grandson Daniel concentrating on a toy while at breakfast.

Mini-Reunion

2011 Mini-Reunion Attendees

Several of my classmates from the Iowa Falls High School Class of 1969 meet once a year, typically in Coralville, Iowa, for a "mini-reunion".  There are treats and wine tasting in the afternoon, followed by an evening meal intertwined with stories and conversation.  After dinner - there is a no-holds barred game of Trivial Pursuit.  This year the women struck first, second, third... well, you get the idea.  While the men were not "skunked" the women's victory string continues for another year.

Trivial Pursuit Pie

Hart Office Building

Mountains and Clouds

This past week the Iowa Credit Union people who went met with Senator Harkin (D-IA) in the Hart Office Building.

The centerpiece of the atrium is Alexander Calder’s mobile Mountains and Clouds.   The piece combines black aluminum clouds suspended above black steel mountains, with the tallest peak being 51 feet high.  It was one of Calder’s last works. The sculptor came to Washington on November 10, 1976 to make the final adjustments to his model, and died later that evening after returning to New York.

Jogging and Juggling or Joggaling?

My mistake on the earlier post it's 5 FIVE red balls - I'm impressed...

Sometimes You Do

And Sometimes You Don't