A friend invited to me join him on a shopping trip to nearby Ottumwa, Iowa. While he shopped for building supplies I walked the downtown of the old town. Ottumwa has a rich history including being a getaway home for Chicago ganster Al Capone. The downtown is clearly...

Welcome to another issue of Photo Adventures in Iowa. The late summer and early fall took me to the Old Iron Show in Eldon as well as the old main streets in the villages of Birmingham and Iowa. In Fairfield I photographed several festivals including the Kiwanis Kids...

This issue includes four festivals in Iowa, Fairfield May Art Walk, an outdoor music event in Keosauqua, the Farmington Strawberry Festival, and the famous RAGBRAI cycle tour stops in Fairfield. Some crazy stats for you - the Farmington Strawberry festival uses 2 tons...

My photo adventures for 2024 started out with a trip to Rome, not Rome in Italy but Rome in Iowa! On the way back from Rome I passed through Lockridge and took a few photographs before being led by a sign to the Swedish church. The light was extraordinary and one of...

The last quarter of 2023 took me to the small towns of Lockridge and Swedesberg as well as the Fall Festival in Keosauqua. My continued exploration of Fairfield included the the Fairfield Community Apple Orchard and the farmer's market art day. There are more black...

Yes, there is no July in this blog. I didn't take a single picture, firstly because I was outside swimming and such and secondly because I sold one camera system and purchased another and didn't have a camera for a short period. This blog features a lot of Fairfield,...

March and April took me to the historic villages of Van Buren County, Cantril, Stockport and Milton. A late snow storm led to a fun exploration in Fairfield's downtown. I also explored the Fairfield alleys documenting the wonderful murals there. With the nicer weather...

January and February tend to be months I photograph less, due to the fact that my fingers freeze off while holding the camera however I still managed some adventures including some amazing back road trips in Van Buren County and a visit to the colorful Lunch Box diner...

My November/December adventures took me to the villages of Van Buren County, Birmingham, Keosaqua, Bonaparte, and Farmington and included the beautiful Eagle Drive between Bonaparte and Farmington. And of course I captured some images in Fairfield and its parks....

Here is my photo adventures for the late summer. They included further explorations of the downtown area of Fairfield, especially the block of Burlington that has the Ledger building,  and trips to three river towns, all on the Des Moines River, Bentonsport, Douds,...