Old Tractor

August 9, 2023 / Jessica / 25 Comments

I sit to write, I cry. Three months have passed since I buttoned up my lip on writing. I’ve no idea what to say… so instead I think I’ll share some pictures I took yesterday of my dad’s old tractor.

P.S. Thanks, dad, for always letting me share pictures of your tractor, tools, and stuff.

Thanks for reading, blogging friends. Hope you’re doing well.

Jessica

Photos Do the Talking

March 30, 2023April 1, 2023 / Jessica / 19 Comments

Went to my dad’s for the one year mark of my momma’s passing. So happy I was with him, it was a pretty hard day.

I decided to take a break from wordy posts and share some of the photos I took while there. It seems like sometimes, photos can do the best talking, all on their own.

*I stepped in a hole by the apple tree, fell on my back, but looked up to see the moon in one part of the sky and this sun in the other*

Thanks for being here. Hope you have a wonderful day.

Jessica

Tools and Things

January 2, 2023January 25, 2023 / Jessica / 8 Comments

Yesterday’s post was on handles. Today, I have some more cool pictures to share.

I love the idea that someday I’ll be reading my old blog posts and I’ll see these photos and remember traipsing around my dad’s tool shed, chasing the daylight.

Another thing I love, is that these things seem to have earned their places. They are not so new and a little worn, but they are still useful and somewhat charming, right where they are.

Hope you have a nice Monday.

Jessica

*tools that have done their share of work*

Handles

January 1, 2023 / Jessica / 10 Comments

Handles… and not the CB kind. (Think old fashioned radios truckers used and cool names.)

I’m visiting my dad. After doing my walking laps, I got this idea to see if I could photograph some handles. I struck it rich with an old tool shed and some equipment. So many cool ones here.

Hope you’re having a wonderful day.

Jessica

Back to Photography

December 30, 2022 / Jessica / 22 Comments

I’m going back to photography. For awhile, anyway.

Just came in from taking these.

Jessica

Vintage Windows Iowa Style

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 / Jessica / 7 Comments

On my walk around Ricketts, Iowa last Sunday, I saw some cool windows.

*windows through windows behind the pump*

Up the block from the gas station, I saw a reflection in this window.

*scene in the reflection ~ Ricketts, Iowa*

*small windows in the mini train station ~ Ricketts, Iowa*

*reflections on a window of windows in the mini train station and old gas station ~ Ricketts, Iowa*

Window are so cool, aren’t they? They allow us to see in, see out, and even see behind us sometimes. I always watch for reflections in windows because it’s fun to get to see something more than once.

And, completely off subject, oh my gosh, you guys! This morning, I was researching the old gas station in Ricketts, Iowa and the town itself.

While looking through internet images, I saw my photos on the internet search! The ones from ‘New Favorite Building’ are on there!

I about fell over! Ha. I’ve never seen my photographs on there before!

Here’s the screenshot of it. How cool is that?

*screenshot of my photos on an image search of ‘old gas station Ricketts Iowa’*

Thanks for joining me on my Iowa trip recently. I had a wonderful time there.

Hope you have a great day!

Jessica

** screenshot taken by me of my photographs that were in an image search

New Favorite Building

November 28, 2022 / Jessica / 13 Comments

I have a new favorite building. It’s in Iowa. After filling up on potluck food, I went for a walk in Ricketts. This is the last building going out of town, or the first building coming in.

*my new favorite building~ Ricketts, Iowa*

*not sure if it’s still a business, but I love the sign*

*windows that don’t see out or in~ Ricketts, Iowa*

*on the building’s window reflection, I could see the mini train station and gas station down the block*

*back end of the building ~ Ricketts, Iowa*

In this age recycle, recycle, recycle, this building models using what you’ve got. That’s my favorite thing about it.

Thanks for being here. Hope you have a wonderful day.

Jessica

Family Potluck in Iowa

November 27, 2022 / Jessica / 32 Comments

We had a family potluck in Ricketts, Iowa today. It’s a tiny town, in the midst of corn fields and farms. Seriously, I saw two streets in town that ended right in a corn field, with no dead end signs even.

When I was a kid, my grandparents had a farm not far from there. I spent a good amount of time in town, at my cousin’s house. There used to be a tiny bowling alley we went to. These days, the bowling alley is long gone.

A walk around town this afternoon led me to some pretty cool opportunities for photographs. Thought I’d share some of Ricketts with you.