Back in early April, Philbrook Museum of Art, here in Tulsa had their annual fund raiser “Art in Bloom” where they invite floral designers from all over eastern Oklahoma to put together floral arrangements for a three day special event called Art in Bloom.
I have been wanting to see the event for years but it eluded us. Too many other things to do.
So this was the year and so we went.
And it was better than my expectations, and my expectations were high.
So I will shut up now, just enjoy the photos.
Below was the star of the show.
Heather and I
So that’s a wrap. Lots of people there, lots of smiles. We’ll be back next year!!
That’s me, on a step ladder, the day before Mother’s Day. Working on a project.
Putting up a light string for some mood lighting for our back patio.
Project turned out nice. I’ll go ahead and say the other part. We bought these lights years ago for this. Better late than never is what I say in response.
A male northern cardinal captured on the camera feeder in the backyard. I used a hipstamatic filter on the image.
Big Foot on the loose on Turkey Mountain.
Another male Northern Cardinal in teh backyard
I love the House Finches when they come to call.
I leave a few peanuts on the feeder. The blue jays and cardinals appreciate it and sometimes squirrels. I use jalapeno flavored birdseed and saffron seeds in the feeder. Birds love them but squirrels don’t like it.
These images are from late March and early April. I have fallen way behind on my posting. I am linking with Saturday’s Critters.
I’m still way behind on my posting. This is about a hike I took on Turkey Mountain on the last Sunday of March.
Turkey Mountain is ultra popular now days especially on the weekends. So on the weekends I generally head to the northwest side of Turkey Mountain. The YMCA has the Herman and Kate Kaiser YMCA there. They have paved parking, flush toilets and their trails interconnect with Turkey Mountains. Plus I am a Y member, so I go there and check in. So I stopped at the lodge and checked in and on the way out one of their people told me that they had a barbecue lunch going on and I was welcome, and I didn’t have to pay. Oh, free food. Sign me up.
Smoked brisket, smoked sausage, corn pudding, potato salad, and a peanut butter cookie.
So I went in and got me a plate and it was delicious. I’m not totally into free food plus I love the Y. My wife teaches classes at two other Y’s in town and I use the Y’s also. Plus the Y on Turkey Mountain holds a special place in my heart. They hosted the first trail race I ran in (and a bunch more besides.) They provided a venue for the Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition to host Leave No Trace when they came to Tulsa. Anyway the Herman and Kate Kaiser Y is a special place and they had QR cards around there where one could make a donation so I donated a modest sum. Talk about an unexpected meal, it was great.
So, fortified off I went.
I saw butterflies,
Birds like this robin
And more butterflies
and more, except this might be a moth.
And yet another butterfly. And a bonus wasp hovering over.
Some decent trails
Wildflowers
More Trails.
And a turtle at Pepsi Lake.
So almost four miles
Plus my Merlin App picked up: Northern Cardinals, Carolina Wrens, and Tufted Titmice on my outing.
What a special day. Thank you to the nice people at the Herman and Kate Kaiser YMCA for making the day special.
I saw this post on facebook from the White House account that declared that President Trump and King Charles of Great Britain were Two Kings! That’s cool I thought and then remembered that I haven’t done a No Kings Protest post from the late March when Tulsa along with the rest of the country participated.
This is my second No Kings protest. The first one last fall, I painted a sign and everything and my wife and I went to the protest and held our sign up and had a great time. As did everyone else there.
This time I just brought my camera. I saw a lively, chill crowd of all ages. Families, old folks, kids, some brought their dogs.
Lots of signs. I love the signs.
Not a policeman in sight, nor were they needed.
There were lots of speeches. I’m not a speech listener. I’m not even a photographer, I am a picture taker! And I took a bunch of pictures.
Some people went to some lengths for their signs. Others were much simpler.
I didn’t see any counter protesters.
I didn’t see any signs that said “Two Kings.” I think Tulsan’s are okay with King Charles of England being King over there. He’s welcome to visit. He’s very gracious guy and kind of witty in that dry English manner. Plus he hasn’t sent his military over to threaten us.
They come here to train. Years ago there were some British troops training at Oklahoma’s Camp Gruber. They came to Tulsa’s Drillers AA baseball team. They sat together and chanted soccer cheers. Everybody loved it. They drank massive amounts of malted beverage but they rode a bus back to camp so they were safe.
Any no riots,
No anger, some strong language.
Just people expressing how they feel.
I think the whole country made a statement. I think everyone is fine with not having a king.
Some stormy skies one early evening in the neighborhood.
The morning after a stormy sky in the neighborhood. More threatening skies and a new roof going up.
On a dogwalk at our neighborhood greenbelt. A very sunny and bright afternoon. I love new leaves in the spring. Talk about fresh and green.
On Earth Day I was manning a booth in downtown Tulsa representing the Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition. This is a view of the food trucks. It was also food truck Wednesday. I ended up getting some very spicy and flavorful Thai food.
