Picture This Life » A collection of photos and stories by Aaron Atkinson

23 Mar

Safety in Numbers

We raise most of the money that we earn at the banquet by raffling off firearms.

21 Mar

Lady Gaga wore a dress made of meat at the MTV VMAs and came out of an egg at the Grammys.

19 Mar

My son Alex came to me today and wanted to have a talk about my iPad…

17 Mar

The other day I happened to look at it and it reminded me of Henry.

15 Mar

Laura’s guilty pleasure is the show Jersey Shore.

13 Mar

The other day I took the opportunity to visit briefly with my old mentor at an art show he was hosting in Des Moines.

11 Mar

A comment about mustaches morphed into a light-hearted banter about the popular 1980s-era hair style, the mullet.

09 Mar

I caught her in the act and with a tucked, guilty tail and a sorry, sullen face she was scolded.

07 Mar

Once the pliers were clear of Tim’s mouth we all gazed in shock…

05 Mar

I followed Laura home to Kansas City to help ensure her safe arrival.

03 Mar

Whoops and hollers bled through the pillow I was using to suffocate my ears.

01 Mar

Laura has long proclaimed that I have Bieber-fever.

27 Feb

Grinning bashfully, like he’s about to crack a really bad joke…

25 Feb

I use a computer at work. Most of the day. Everyday. So the other day when my computer stopped working, I followed suit.