My wife’s cousin’s wife, Cheri Lou took this photo at the ranch in western Oklahoma. I love the rolling hills, grassy rangelands, and the big skies out there. The people are great also.
Where we live in northeastern Oklahoma is more forest land and a lot wetter. Son Logan and I went on a little jaunt at Tulsa’s Oxley Nature Center. Lots of wildlife in Oxley. Lots of water also and it is right underneath the main approaches to our local airport and is right next to the police gun range so it can get kind of noisy but I love it.
There are several sizeable lakes and ponds and it is known as a good birding site. I love birds but I don’t have the patience to put in the work.
Here you go, any photoblogger worth his salt has the obligatory first red leaf of Autumn. I think this might be my first red leaf ever.
This gave me a start! Don’t worry, it is a rubber snake placed near a geocache. At least I think it was near a geocache. I looked for it and didn’t find it. I lifted a rock and found me a real snake. Just a tiny little garter snake but I decided, enough is enough.
Saturday I had some time so I went looking for some urban caches in Tulsa. Found one near the Saba Grotto. I think it has some relation to the Masons. There were a few instagram pics with Saba Grotto. it looks like a big man cave. They have a pretty active facebook page and they seem to have all sorts of benefits and events. Who would have thought? Stuff like that intrigues me. People don’t seem to join clubs any longer. They belong to “affinity groups” where they do people who have similar interests but is a lot looser. Anyway, one reason I love geocaching is that I find new places and learn new things.
Another cache I found was on a freeway interchange. Talk about hiding something in plain sight. Lots of cars whizzing by while I figured out where the cache was.
I am still training for the Tulsa Run 15K the last weekend of this month. Last week I ran 9 miles after work and I actually felt pretty good. Cooler weather and a hydration vest works wonders. I had already signed up for the race and went ahead and signed up for the Route 66 Half Marathon in November. This weekend I am running 11 miles on Sunday morning. At least that is my plan. Check back later. Plans change.
A side benefit is running is the opportunity to take photographs. A great deal of my running (and a great deal of my photos) are along the Arkansas River. Tulsa really is a beautiful town. Of course I love the gritty west side of Tulsa where all the industry and refineries are.
In the Fall the skies get a lot more interesting. This is a sunset photo looking east with my back to the sun.
I’ll finish up with a selfie with a combuster at a waste treatment plant on the river. I was halfway on my nine mile run and I was really happy with how good I felt. Cooler weather, a hydration vest, and Metallica on the earbuds works wonders. That is about as big a smile as you will ever get out of me.
Great set of images Yogi. I haven’t photographed my first autumn leaf yet, Guess I need to do it soon,
Beautiful skies — and I can certainly understand the benefits of geocatching from this post….
Hello, wonderful series of images. I would like the nature center and birds. The sky and clouds shots are the end at beautiful. Happy Skywayching, enjoy your day and weekend!
Great clouds.
I just live across the border into Texas. Been to Okla many times but do not recall seeing all these interesting sights. Enjoyed the tour and wonderful photo work.
Those are really pretty skies with great cloud formations.
I love that selfie shot. Very cool processing! Ha ha, watch out for those snakes!!
Sounds like a noisy nature area but is very pretty. You sure do have some big beautiful skies. Hats off to you on the runs and good luck. Watch out for snakes.
You are lucky to live surrounded by nature.
Amazing pics.
Jeepers creepers! that snake photo gave me a fright for a minute, wonder if other people think it’s real?
Wonderful pictures!
Have a great weekend!
What ever filters or effects you used (I don’t have the knowledge – not yet) I loved your pictures, especially the selfie. But the first photo was my favorite. Brings back memories of living in Kansas so many years ago.
interesting post and photos.
You’ve caught some beautiful skies. I love the sunset in the east. I like to look for them too.
Fantastic skies! And I like the selfie.
Beautiful glowing sky
I can’t help but love the warm golden glow in the first photo, and the silhouetted cattle!! Pure Country!!!!
Now, rubber snake or garter snake…that’d be enough for me…I’d still be running!!!!
Beautiful Fall sky, Alan..but how I hate the snake! Even the rubber one 🙂