Used to be that what dominated the sky in western Oklahoma were grain elevators like this one in the town of Geary.
The farmers are still growing lots of wheat in Oklahoma but they have also leased their minerals to the natural gas producers who have brought new features to the landscape.
Late afternoon, Canadian County, Oklahoma, drilling rigs trying to tap the Cana Woodford Shale formation for natural gas.
Skywatch Friday
Saguaro Cactus has fascinated me all my life. How can something that big grow in such profusion in a hot and dry climate? They sure look nice set against the blue Arizona sky.
When we were there last week they were just beginning to bloom.
From the Arizona Sonoran Desert north of Phoenix.
I went on a trip to Arizona last weekend. I forgot how dramatic the landscape is. The sky in this shot did its own texturizing.
From the west bank of the Arkansas River looking southeast, about a mile left to go on my Wednesday evening run.
Lone Mountain in northwest Oklahoma looking with a canola field in the background..
The mesa to the left of the mountain is Gloss Mountains State Park.
Here is a closeup.
Here is a closeup from the State Park .
I elected not to do any geocaching because of this sign, and I was the only one in the park, and I was 40 miles from the nearest hospital.
Maybe next time, if I can get you to go with me.
I went on a business trip to western Oklahoma yesterday. I took pictures of drilling rigs, compressor stations, pipelines, grain elevators, wheat fields, and horses. This three were they only ones that took any notice of what I was doing.
It’s been raining off and on for days. The weather broke Wednesday evening just in time for my weekly Wednesday night run on the Arkansas River trails here in Tulsa. I love daylight savings time as it means that I don’t have run in the dark!
This is from Perryman Cemetery, Tulsa’s oldest cemetery, last Saturday. Spring is here, the grass is green but the trees are bare, but the weather is warm and the skies are nice.
Note the burial house in the foreground. They are a Creek (and other tribes) Indian tradition that I am researching.
The air has been a little smokey lately. You can see the smoke from fires west of Tulsa. We had a mild winter but we need some rain now.
