Random Shots, August 2009

It pains me to type this post. Drew is moving, so our monthly random shoots are not possible any longer. We've been doing them for almost 2 years now, and only missed last month (because Jenny unexpectedly flew to Cleveland). So, this is my last monthly random shoot with Drew for awhile :(

I will, be doing other random photo projects (you gotta stay fresh), and I've got a few fun ideas spinning throughout my head, so stay tuned. And, Drew, I wish you the best of luck in Southern California!

So, I bring you, Higginsville, MO. We met some nice people, ate at the fanciest restaurant in town, and learned about frog gigging. Plus, we saw some cool crap, too!

Random Shots, June 2009 Tonganoxie, KS

Every month, Drew and I spend countless hours trying to figure out where we should go for our random shoot. Well, not for the month of June. I have visited a small town we've yet to photograph, and that town goes by the name of Tonganoxie. Tonganoxie is really quite an interesting place. In fact, UPS only delivers there on Mondays (I kid). It was totally worth the trip when we stumbled across this really sweet farm :)

They had horses.

They were Longhorn fans :)

They had super cool old chairs.

I think the mayor lived there.

They have a lazy gardener :)

And creepy eagle statues.

The rusty, blue tractor was super sweet, though.

Then we met this VERY intimidating guard dog. He liked to shed hair all over us :)

We decided to leave the awesome farm, and head into town. After these next 2 images, I got yelled at by a butcher with some REALLY big knives. I walked away from that one complete with all my limbs!

We visited the local record store and found an exciting assortment of new releases.

Basically, Tonganoxie is kind of creepy. They do have good BBQ (Daniel's BBQ), and my awesome friends, Kelley & Sam live there (Kris, if you still live in Tongaxoxie, you're cool too, as is any/all of Kelley's friends who might/might not live there)

Note: Thanks, Kelley for having such a cool farm to take pictures of. And, Sam, your eagle statue is cool, I was just jk'in ya. But, really, the rest of Tonganoxie is a little weird (no offense).

Random Shots, May 2009 - Adrian, MO

Well, after dinner Drew and I got to explore Adrian and the surrounding areas a little bit. I focused on a lot of textures, because that is what was grabbing me on this particular day. Enjoy!

Random Shots, April 2009 - Strasburg, MO

It's been over 18 months now since Drew and I started going shooting to random places, and we haven't missed a month yet. We have cut it a little bit too close the last two months though, by going on the absolute last possible day of the month, and yesterday, I was a little worried that the rain was going to force us to do two in May. Lucky for us, the rain stopped just long enough for us to hit up Strasburg, MO, population 136 or 137, depending on what sign you're looking at...

Strasburg, MO. pop. 136...

or is it 137? That is the world's biggest mystery and I don't think we'll ever find the true answer.

Vines.

I liked the texture in the weeds.

We left Strasburg pondering how many people actually lived there and came across this nice Winnebago.

There was even a welcome mat for us...and a snake (not in the picture) that made Drew scream like Jeremy :)

All you maggots....awwww, screw it :)