At work, inspecting a farm, I caught this early 1900's silo. Still beautiful even though deteriorating. In Iowa it is hard to see these anymore, they are mostly gone.

Made this for supper tonight...Vegan and Organic Baked Teriyaki Tempeh Strips with veggies over a bed of Thai Noodles. This is easy to make and completely meat and dairy free. Ingredients: 1 -12oz package

For several weeks now we have had many different praying mantis hanging out behind the office. We started seeing them about a month ago and there are still a few left. There have been so many that it is

I finally made it to see the Great Pyramids of Avery, IA recently. I found out about the off-road secret location by looking for unique places to go in Iowa. What a cool an interesting place! To get there

My job takes me to farms and I get to be around all kinds of farm animals. This time I was around a lot of goats and they were as friendly as dogs. This is Iowa. I used my LG smartphone for the photos.

Caught my cat laying against this striped pillow and it looked good in black and white. This is my entry for Saturday #caturday #photochallenge. #photography

Out in the country today for work and these yellow wildflowers are everywhere! I stopped to capture this one and it had a yellow beetle on it. I used my LG smartphone for this photo, my entry for the Wednesday

Walking around the Sunset District in San Francisco I saw this potted plant and it screamed ORANGE to me. My entry for Tuesday ColorChallenge Orange.

Walking Along the Great Highway in the Sunset District in San Francisco I saw this extremely electric apartment building overlooking the ocean. I used my LG smartphone for these photos. #photography #life

This summer I had 4 organic heirloom tomato plants growing of various varieties such as Amish Paste and Black Crim. They are ripening fast now and I am using them wherever I can in cooking. I used a Canon

I came across this patch of wildflowers near a walking trail and got closer to take photos of the wild daisies and noticed that almost every daisy had a yellow beetle on them. These beetles may show up

Had this delicious truffle after lunch and it seemed perfect for the Thursday Green #ColorChallenge. I used my Samsung phone for this picture. #food #photography

In Navato CA, got to swim, sunbathe, and take a picture of this gorgeous red succulent. My entry for the Monday Red #colorchallenge #photochallenge.

Just finished up a trip in San Francisco and Mile Rock Beach is a much see, hike down and you can meditate with staking rocks.

Yellow helicopter rides for $20 at our county fair, Iowa style! Taken with Samsung Moto X, my entry for the Wednesday Yellow #colorchallenge.

Out with my niece looking at flowers and came across these beautiful tiger lilies, they are very alien looking. I used a Canon EOS T3i for these photos, my entry for the #colorchallenge #photochallenge

I take a lap swim every noon hour, it is heaven on earth. This is my entry for Friday blue #colorchallenge. Taken with Canon EOS T3i.

The sun was shining on these weeds in an urban grassy area behind a building. This is my entry for #colorchallenge Thursday Green. I used a Canon EOS T3i.

Saw these dried berries on an old wooden picnic table. I used a Canon EOS T3i for this photo. This is my entry for #monomad photography challenge by @brumest. DAILY TOPICS LIST.. 1.Monday - Macro 2.Tuesday

This summer I decided to go with red petunias for my balcony because they are easy to care for. They are growing like crazy and I took a shot of them for the Monday ColorChallenge - red. Taken with Canon