The Mountains of the Grand Teton National Park from Mormon Row. An area where Mormon settlers from Idaho started farms beginning in the late 1800’s. Personally I don’t know how they got any farming done with a view like this all day long.
I bet they didn’t realize that in a hundred years photographers, bison, and National Park Rangers would be stumbling over each other on their farms.
It is Mayfest time in Tulsa again. The annual festival downtown with music, arts and crafts, food, and fun.
Its a nice change for us who work downtown to get a little music in at lunch. There are groups.
There are solo artists up n the stage with just a guitar.
And then there are others with a voice and recorded music. This young lady is on the same stage where Hanson used to play, for free, before they made it big. I don’t know who this young woman is, but she sang well and I hope that she does well. Tulsa has a great music heritage.
The art and crafts are always an attraction. New this year are a few signs telling people that photography is forbidden in their booth. I overheard some booth owners telling people that it is illegal to take pictures of their stuff without permission. Morons is what I call them. I’m not going to take pictures generally where people don’t want me to take them, but get real folks. You are in a public place. You have no expectation of privacy.
What do you think Sweetie would do if I brought this home? It doesn’t match my cubicle decor at work. I don’t know what I’d do. My closet is already full of previous decorating idea bad ideas of mine.
The people watching is the most fun. I love watching people and making up outrageous stories about them. That is why I’m not going to heaven when I die. Or at least one of the reasons.
People are wonderful. What would the world be like without them?
The food is another big draw. I have to tell you that it has gone downhill over the years. I generally don’t buy any of the food. This year I succumbed and bought a cup of gumbo. It had minute rice in it. Those of you who know me really well, know that I hate minute rice. I ate it though. Forget the food at Mayfest. That is my advice. Eat at one of the downtown restaurants instead. Cheaper and better. Anytime you can get better food cheaper, go for it. But if you are a state fair food fan, by all means go get the gumbo with the minute rice. To each their own I say.
They had one of the vehicles from Batman there. Very cool. Except it left downtown at 5 PM. Dumb move I say. I’d of liked SuperPizzaBoy to see it.
Anyway, I love Mayfest.http://tulsamayfest.org/
At Citiplex towers in south Tulsa. Do you see me?
I’m right behind the lowermost red car.
Earlier this week I went on business to northwest Oklahoma. On the way back I stopped at Gloss Mountain State Park.
The big hill at the park is called Cathedral Mountain. I didn’t know that it had such a grand name or I would have taken a picture of it. I didn’t so what you get is this pic from halfway up the hill back down to the parking lot.
The wildflowers were out and putting on a show even though it was overcast.
Most of the climb actually had stairs. The last fifty feet was kind of hard.
I went up looking for a geocache which I didn’t find. What I wasn’t expecting was the many birds soaring. The wind was strong on the ground. At the top of the mountain hill it was even stronger. The birds were soaring. The effect was magical as they dipped up and down and all around.
As I walked the length of the mesa I saw more and more birds.
I was surprised when about 50 feet in front of me two full grown turkey vultures came out of the hole in cliff, took a look at me and took off.
There was a teenager, about half the size of the adults, looking at me with scorn before he took off.
I got close to the end of the mesa. About a mile walk and I could see Lone Mountain across the way.
The mesa narrowed in spots to where it felt like I was on a sidewalk in the sky.
The whole time I had an escort. I guess they were waiting to see if I fell off the cliff or got bit by a snake or something.
You could see forever at the end. That spot of water in the distance is the historic Cimarron River.
The vultures stayed with me the whole way. Nothing gets your head on straight than being shadowed by vultures.
Camera Critters
ps: In researching this post I came across a Tulsa Wedding Photographer who did a photo shoot of a model in a wedding dress on top of Cathedral Mountain Hill. Some outstanding photos.
I love the red brick, the red door, and all the windows in this place. Plus it has a bench out front.
Boston Avenue Methodist Church in Tulsa. An art deco masterpiece designed by Adah Robinson and Bruce Goff. If you find yourself in Tulsa on Sunday mornings the church offers tours of the building. This used to be our family church and I can tell you that the interiors are stunning.
Saturday was a big day for son, SuperPizzaBoy. He went running with me, in the morning and then his Improv comedy class. He is with the teenagers this year, they bring they A game to class so SPB has to step up.
Then we decided to go fishing. We hadn’t been fishing for years. So after a late lunch, we packed up our rods, reels, tacklebox, and cooler and headed to WallyWorld for me to get a license and get a few other odds and ends. (Fishing license in Oklahoma is $25!!!!!)
We headed up to Lake Pretty Water in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. I love the name and the name fits. It is a beautiful small lake out in the middle of nowhere. Clean, neat, and well cared for.
We got special licenses to fish here. It was worth it. Come November they stock it with trout. We were fishing for catfish today. We didn’t catch any fish. I think that may by why they call the activity “Fishing” and not “Catching.” Didn’t matter, fishing is a great way of getting my head on straight, and get some relaxation.
I wasn’t the only one who was chilling Saturday.
