This Side of Normal new song "Breathe"

New song called "Breathe" from This Side of Normal ....

Holmes Melon Patch 2016 Update

Holmes Melon Patch the family business. This video from July 10th shows how this years planting is going.

Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin) Acoustic cover by Nicole Salmond and Sco...

It has begun! 2014 Watermelon season is here!

Got 5 rows of Black Diamond watermelons put in the ground yesterday, took some pics!

Hulk Smash!

Took one of my self portrait photos and did some photoshop fun, seemed right for the pose.

Kelsey's shoot

Had lots of fun with Kelsey, she's a very fun down to earth girl. She laughed at my corny jokes too. :) Thanks Kelsey!
Here's one of my favs....

Don't be Competitive Be Creative!

From one of the slides that Stephen Silver had in his presentation at Toonfest. I've always kind of felt this way. I feel like there is always someone better if you get into a competitive frame of mind, so I just try to be inventive and think different as much as I can. Which just so happens to be a Macintosh tag line too. Think Different. :)

Toonfest!

Toonfest was great as usual! Great time meeting cartoonists and talking shop with really creative people! Took some of Holmes Melon Patch's Black Diamond watermelons down with, and they seemed to love them. All the presentations were great, the artists very informative and funny. Got to sit at the table with Jeff Parker and Steve Kelley, so had great discussions and lots of laughs! Enjoyed Steve Silver's (Kim Possible, Kevin Smith's Clerks, Danny Phantom) presentation very much as well because I have been saving up to take his character design courses online from his site www.schoolism.com. Sandra Bell-Lundy was very funny, telling stories about some of the letters she has gotten from readers of her strip "Between Friends". She talked about how putting life events into her strip gave it some real moments,and receiving letters from fans that went through similar events. Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker (both do the comic strip "Dustin" together) talked about what it is like to be a writer/artist team on a strip and were really funny bouncing stories off each other. So many great people down in Marceline, real glad I found out about Toonfest! Thanks to Paul Fell for telling me about it!

A cartooning friend of mine has a project

Cedric has a cool idea here. You artists out there might want to check this out. I pledged $35 and I'm looking forward to the cool goodies that come with it. :) http://kck.st/18xYLvs

First Planting of Watermelons !

Well last weekend Dad planted the first 10 rows of black diamond watermelons, so the season has officially started! He also planted 900 seeds of cantaloupe hoping to expand on them this year. The next day he went out to the patch and field mice had decimated the planting. He has declared war on the the little pests, and set out a bunch of traps to cut down their numbers, so hopefully he can get them under control. :)

Tammy Oakes Benefit

The Watson Community Outreach of the Watson Baptist Church will have a benefit for Tammy Oakes on March 2nd - that's Tonight folks! Fish & Chicken Fry beginning at 5 PM. There will be a drawing for a rifle & quilt, which we are selling tickets for followed by an auction of donated goods. If you have nice auction items that you would like to donate, please notify Samantha Tanner, Gib Holmes, Tom & jenny Beutler, Susan Long, AB McMahon or any of the family. Raffle tickets are $1 each, 6 for $5, 15 for $10 or 35 for $20. I'm donating a portrait session from Scott Holmes Photography, and offering free ink art on the Jim Cook bow. Please come out and show your support!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!

Just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, hope you and yours have a relaxing, fun holiday season!

New Magnolia site up with some of my photos.

I was hired to take product photos for Magnolia Metals Corp. in Auburn, Ne a while back, and I noticed tonight that the new site is up with some of my photos. :) Those of you who don't know, I've worked there for over 11 years now as anything from Quality Control to Janitor. I am currently in the die maker department on a CNC Lathe. It's the first time I'd tried any photography like that, but it was a cool experience. The Link below will take you to their website where some of my photos are being used. www.Magnoliabronze.com

Carsyn Sybert Benefit - Oct 6th

Watson Outreach is having a benefit for 7 year old Carsyn Sybert, who has a rare form of cancer, on October 6th at the Outreach Building next to the Watson Baptist Church. We are raffling a 'Campbell Soup Girl' Quilt and Marlin rifle XL 7 caliber of your choice. There will be door prizes as well as the auction items. Fish supper starts at 5pm then the raffle and drawing, finishing up with the auction. Come out for a good cause! Scott Holmes Photo will be donating an individual or family portrait session as a door prize.

Trying to get moved back in the house. Been sorting through things I don't really need while moving back in. Slow process. I'm ready to be home again.

Popcorn Day

Gonna be at Popcorn Day with the folks and a truckload of black diamond watermelons to sell. :)
See ya there!


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Bull Float 2011

Ready for the Bull Float! time yet again for new adventures!

Holmes Creations Cafe Press Store

Just thought I'd post the link to my Cafe Press Store. I've been uploading some new designs for shirts lately!
http://www.cafepress.com/holmescreations

Melon Farmer

Got to drive the tractor a little today. So I guess I'm officially a farmer. I can stop in the middle of the road and talk to someone blocking traffic. :)

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Photo Project with Sis

Working on a photo project with my Sister - trying to raise money for flood victims in our home town of Watson, Mo.
Flooding has become a problem for most along the river this summer, and we're trying to do something to help.
Not everyone wants to hang a flood photo up especially the people going through the mess, so we have non-food photos for people to purchase as well. :)


http://tifholmesphotography.com/2011MoRivFlood