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Monthly Archives: November 2016
That Time of Year
We fell back yesterday, which is fine for a Sunday. Today was a long day at work and when I left it was dark and rainy. It makes me want to hibernate until Spring. So now I will go to work in the dark and leave.
I’ll have to go back to running in the dark for my Wednesday night runs.
And I doubt that I’ll go run the night trail runs on Turkey Mountain any longer. I feel too much. When I fell i didn’t just stumble and fall I mean I pancaked. I probably set off seisometers.
Speaking of seisometers. We had an earthquake here in Oklahoma. It was very near Cushing which is a big oil hub in North America. It is where the international benchmark “West Texas Intermediate” is set. Not a good place for an earthquake.
Many people in Oklahoma, whether in the industry or not, are not happy with our Governor, (who once called earthquakes “Freedom Shakes”) and her merry band of idiots.
Oh well,
Turkey N Taturs 10K Trail Race on Turkey Mountain
Sunday morning, TATUR (“Tulsa Area Trail and Ultra Runners”) held their “Turkey N Taturs” races,10K, 25K, and 50K all on Turkey Mountain. I ran the 10K which for this crowd is like a fun run.
The start was cool, sunny, and dry, perfect for running.
The course was a good mixture of flat and level, hills, rocks, and roots. It had a great rhythm to it. Being Sunday morning there were not too many other people out on the mountain.
I ran about half the race by myself and the last half with a friend who had about the same pace as I did. Running with somebody makes the race a lot easier. I tend to go faster when I’m with somebody.
One of the great things about trail races is the aid stations. I had a shot of some sort of liquor at this one. I’m not sure if that was a good idea or not. It kind of stuck with me for a while.
As you can see the course wound all over the mountain. The 25K and 50K guys looped over the east side to get their distances in. The 50K was two laps of the 25K route.
And a good time was had by all. Last I checked I finished dead last out of 32 men who had finished by then. But hey, I beat everybody who slept in that day right?
A big thank you to fine folks at TATUR and the many volunteers that it takes to put on an event like this and to my fellow racers.
Saturday PhotoHunt “Boat”
From our family vacation to Seattle a few years ago. Seattle really is a magical city.
Participating in “The Saturday PhotoHunt “for the first time. Check it out! The theme this week is “Boat”
Dia De Muertes (Day of the Dead) at Tulsa’s Living Arts
November 1st I got a kitchen pass from Heather and headed out to Living Arts in the Brady District to check out their Day of the Dead celebration. I first went two years ago and I thought it was wonderful. Dia De Muertos (Dia De Los Muertos is a back translation from English I read) is a day where people in Mexico honor and remember their relatives and close friends who have died.
Often the dead are remembered via Ofrendas (Offerings) which are altars built to honor the dead person. It may have photographs of the deceased or possessions and often contain favorite foods or beverages and if it is a child, a toy. Living Arts in their “Altared Spaces” Exhbit displayed Ofrendas made by people for their loved ones. In fact they solicit the public to put up Ofrendas.
Some were for people who had a long life and many children and grand children.
And others were for people who passed away way too young.
They were all works of art.
The Ofrenda above is for those people who died while trying to cross the border.
I love the concept of honoring lost ones with an Ofrenda.
Living Arts also had murals painted just for the event. I love them for their humorous macabre riff.
Dancing skeletons
Here is one in honor of dogs. Our dogs just don’t live long enough if you ask me.
The murals are beautiful. Even the ones with gas meters in front of them.
There was dance also. Ballet Folklorico Sol Azteca of Tulsa put on a great performance of folk dances.
The costumes were colorful
And the dancers were lively
It was beautiful and I had a front row seat for some reason.
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And there was all sorts of other things going on. Food vendors, crafts, other performers. You can bet that I’ll be back next year!
Skywatch Friday – Orange Beach Sky
This week for Skywatch Friday I’m going back to our summer vacation in Orange Beach, Alabama. I can sit and look at the Gulf of Mexico for hours, and have especially when there is a little color in the sky. Our Fall here in Oklahoma has been way too dang warm. I know the cold and ice is coming. I’m hoping we get back to the Gulf next summer.