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Bud Simpson

@budzilla.com

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I photograph what I like, I write when I can. Digital Old School. Still learning. Age neutral. Enjoy every sandwich. fineartamerica.com/profiles/bud-sim… budsimpson.substack.com

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 10/08/2026

Finally busted my movie streak at 106 days.

Screen grab of today's movie quiz failure notice. Crazy Rich Asians tripped me up.

Yesterday's screen grab from the AFI movie quiz

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 21/06/2026

My dad.

Me with my dad out strolling in a puddle, 1952

Dad and I are dressed up for my cousin's wedding, 1960

My dad and his 1955 Cadillac, 1969

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 21/05/2026

www.weather.gov/eax/RuskinHe... The Kansas City area was devastated by an F5 tornado on 20 May, 1957. My family and I rode out the storm our house in the Northeast part of town, watching as funnel clouds swirled overhead.

An F5 Tornado, shown here, nearly 3/4 of a mile wide, hit parts of the Kansas City Metro on this date, 1957

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 04/05/2026

As promised, here are a couple of quick edits - a 1939 Ford hood ornament, and a 1954 Hudson Hornet badge.

Trunk badge from a 1954 Hudson Hornet

Hood ornament from a 1939 Ford

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 23/04/2026

I don't usually nitpick grammar and suchlike, but really. This was written by someone who works for a respected style magazine.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 19/03/2026

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 11/02/2026

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 04/02/2026

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 28/01/2026

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 21/01/2026

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 07/01/2026

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 04/01/2026

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 31/12/2025

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 18/12/2025

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 10/12/2025

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 08/12/2025

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 03/12/2025

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 27/11/2025

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 19/11/2025

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 12/11/2025

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 05/11/2025

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Image of a stucco-front church.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 27/10/2025

Good morning, kids! Mausoleum, Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri

A tall, ornate, mausoleum, with an iron gate.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 12/10/2025

Good morning, kids! Grain bins, near Albany, Missouri

Two rows of corrugated grain bins are in an overgrown area. Shadows encircle the bins in the afternoon sun.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 29/09/2025

I love that you’re channeling Howard Cosell.

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Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 28/09/2025

This may all change, but for now, here we are. Carry on.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 28/09/2025

Good morning, kids! 1948 Chevrolet Lowrider, Lawrence, Kansas

A 1948 Chevrolet Sedan that has been fully customized in Lowrider style - slammed to the ground, lots of chrome, and a certain level of unmistakable street cred.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 27/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Fern, Port Angeles, Washington

A fern frond is half green half brown

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 26/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Flowers, Port Townsend, Washington

A mass of cut flowers at a farmer's market.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 25/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Oldsmobile, Sugar Creek, Missouri

The trunk badge from a 50s era Oldsmobile. It shows the globe encircled by a ring.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 24/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Boats for sailing students, Port Townsend, Washington

A group of six small sailboats that students use to learn how to sail properly and safely on the open waters of the Puget Sound.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 23/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Steps, Battery Putnam, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, Washington

A set of concrete steps at a defensive gun emplacement are highlighted by the sun.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 22/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Chain and cable, boat yard, Port Townsend, Washington

A rusty chain lies on top of a coiled cable.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 22/09/2025

Last home game of 2025. Toronto bested the Royals, but at least I got to sing "O' Canada!" Royals tragic number is now down to 1.

Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City is the home of the Kansas City Royals. Today was the last home game of the 2025 season. The Toronto Bluejays won 8-5

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 21/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Peppers, Port Townsend, Washington

A peck container of green peppers, with one red one in the mix

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 20/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Church detail, Port Townsend, Washington

Rooftops and a steeple of an Episcopal church in Port Townsend, Washington

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 19/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Steps, Battery Benson, Fort Worden Historical State Park, Port Townsend, Washington

Concrete steps with a steel railing in dappled shade are next to a barred window.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 18/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Daybreak, Port Townsend, Washington

A sailing ship at anchor is silhouetted against the morning sky.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 17/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Hood, and Mt. Adams, Washington

Four volcanoes of the Washington Cascade Range as seen from the air. iPhone image

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 12/09/2025

Headed west

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 12/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Bonneville Salt Flats, Wendover, Utah

The vast expanse of the salt beds of the Bonneville Salt Flats

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 11/09/2025

Good morn ing, kids! TrainStation, Rawlins, Wyoming

A brick train station, probably from the early 20th century.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 10/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Paper mill, Port Townsend, Washington

Exaggerated through a long camera exposure, steam trails off from a bayside paper mill.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 09/09/2025

Good morning, kids! 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air, Kansas City, Missouri

The sleek, classic, jet age hood ornament of a 1956 Chevy looks like an aircraft with an eagle's head.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 08/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Top hat, Atchison, Kansas

A mannequin wearing a tuxedo and top hat sits in a shop window.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 07/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Meditation in red, Independence, Missouri

A chain, showing the signs of many coats of red paint casts a shadow on a wall painted the same color of red.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 06/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Mausoleum, Forest Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri

A large, ornate mausoleum

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 05/09/2025

Good morning, kids! 1950 Ford, Sugar Creek, Missouri

The hood ornament on a 1950 Ford Custom is from the last generations of pre-jet-age decorations from Detroit. It is a simple spear with a mounted chrome disc and a plastic accent.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 04/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Church, California, Missouri

A church, probably no longer in use, it's clapboard siding weathered and peeling.

Bud Simpson @budzilla.com · 03/09/2025

Good morning, kids! Little house, rural Missouri.

A small, clapboard-covered house or business edifice, now unused and in bad repair, the roof nearly gone.