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American Bar & Grill 5/5/19

Powder Blue 5/5/19

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Cedar Falls Car Show 5/5/19

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Good times with Tom and Audrey

↬ Week 18: Veil 5/4/19

The poem I wrote for week 18 of 52 Failures.

//BNJMN (5/4/19): Ok, so yeah. Banana pudding ice cream sounds like it’d be bad, yes—but in addition to sounding bad, it also tastes bad.

Free Installation 5/4/19

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Maynard, IA 5/4/19

Space ships

Land-O-Lakes 5/4/19

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I don’t know how these things work, but they are very cool

Euphoria Coffee 5/3/19

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Worked at my fav local coffee shop in West Union for awhile this morning

//BNJMN (5/3/19): I wonder if there is a good way for me to embed chess games on this site? Could be a cool way to save them.

Related to that note, I need to sharpen back up. My chess game has gotten soft. My tactics are sloppy and I hardly remember any of my openings.

//BNJMN (5/3/19): Sigh. Long week

The overlook 5/2/19

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Overlooking the Mississippi at Pike’s Peak

Hiking at Pike’s Peak 5/2/19

West Union grain elevator 5/1/19

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Echo Valley 5/1/19

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Walked the Echo Valley trail this evening

I cannot help myself 5/1/19

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Man and his car 4/30/19

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I found a trove of cool old photos at the Depot

//BNJMN (4/30/19): Sad day today. It was my last day on contract with the Block. Made some good friends there and some cool art.

↬ Every Girl 4/29/19

It isn’t an amazing recording or performance, but this might be my favorite song ever. Evan Felker is an utterly fantastic lyricists and songwriter. There isn’t a loose word in the entire Turnpike Troubadours discography.

Favorite Sweater 4/29/19

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It took this selfie standing in the shower. So embarrassing

Strawberry Point, IA 4/29/19

Wadena, IA 4/28/19

Echo Valley Power Station 4/28/19

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//BNJMN (4/28/19): I learned today that Backbone State Park is the oldest official park in Iowa. Founded in 1919.

I’m curious as to why 1919, because that’s well after the dawn of Naturalism in the US (as led by people like Teddy Roosevelt) and prior to the 30’s, when the WPA really kicked America’s Parks up a notch.

My guess is that it’s tied to the rise of Naturalism—it just took awhile for it to work its way into Iowa.

Backbone Hike 4/28/19

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Taken at Backbone State Park

//BNJMN (4/28/19): I’m having such a fun time with this new camera! I still haven’t figured out how I want to balance out publishing photos. Right now I have a ton that I want to push, but I don’t want to swamp the feed. On the other hand, I don’t want them to get stale.

In the long-term, I want the feed to be roughly chronological and reflective of my existence over time, so I can read back into it like a type of journal.

Pines in the East Windbreak 4/28/19

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Third Time’s the Charm 4/28/19

Finally got the shot of the snow in the cherry bush that I wanted!

Icy Green 4/28/19

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↬ Little Love 4/27/19

One of the gentlest, most beautiful songs I know.

There is one very simple lyric that I love in particular, and I think about all the time. It just goes, “White cliffs and starfish — the tide like ruined lace.” In the context of the song it’s calming and transportive.

Exceptionally graceful writing by Gabriel Kahane.

Cherry Blossoms in Snow 4/27/19

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Seasonal Redux 4/27/19

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//BNJMN (4/27/19): It’s April 27th and we’re supposed to get 2”-5” of snow today. No fair!

April Showers 4/27/19

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A freakish late-April blizzard

Saturday Morning Joe 4/27/19

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Elkader Dam 4/26/19

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I had a lunch date in Elkader with a friend, and we walked over to the bridge and watched the river for a while.

//BNJMN (4/26/19): I keep forgetting to link to my 52 Failures poems here. Truth be told, I’m very ambivalent about the project so far.

I like the stuff I’ve made, but I don’t really like the idea of being this ‘poetry guy’ who is posting his poems all the time. I guess part of the whole project was to become more comfortable being uncomfortable, so I have only myself to blame.

↬ Vacancy 4/26/19

Week 17’s poem for my 52 Failures project.

The Cherry Bush 4/26/19

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Field Work 4/26/19

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