Skywatch Friday – Birthdays and Blooms

Last Sunday our family celebrated a birthday, mine. A big milestone birthday, 70. Oops, how did that happen. I’m still here. Heather made me a great breakfast of blueberry pancakes, eggs, and bacon. It was great.

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And then we headed to the Tulsa Botanic Garden. Their tulips were peak, in my opinion. It was a little overcast which makes the colors pop!!

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All sorts of different colors and varieties.

As a bonus, they had a “florigami” exhibition going on. Florigami is like life sized origami. The works on display were incredible.

I loved this huge florigami tulip on top of the hill overlooking the gardens.

The tulips were everywhere. I have about twenty times as many photos of tulips as what will show up in this post and instagram. Oh well, I got them if I need them.

They had some beautiful wisteria also.

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And rotating florigami.

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I stole this photo from Heather’s facebook page.

And then we went to Eerie Abbey Ales in downtown Tulsa and had a beer.

And then the nearby La Tertulia restaurant for some decent New Mexico style Mexican food. Green chili enchiladas.

Home for birthday cake. This one lasted three days. I love sheetcake birthday cakes.

Can’t believe I’m 70. That is getting up there.

Skywatch Friday

17 thoughts on “Skywatch Friday – Birthdays and Blooms

  1. Pat

    HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY!!!!!

    It looks like you had a very happy birthday celebration, Yogi. Keep celebrating every day.

    The botanical garden tulips are beautiful, and the origami metal sculpture decorations are very colorful!

    The family photos would make a wonderful Christmas card photo this year.

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  2. Peter B.

    Happy Birthday! Looks like you had a great one. That birthday breakfast looks really yummy! Most of my birthdays I have the same feeling: How did I get this old?? Oh well, as they say, it’s better than the alternative!.

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  3. Eileen

    Happy Birthday Alan! Beautiful photos of the flowers and sculpture.
    Great photo of you and your family. The food and cake look yummy.
    Take care, have a great day!

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  4. Alana

    Happy belated birthday. All those tulips were quite a birthday gift, as were the food and the beer. You have a beautiful botanical garden out there.

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  5. Gina

    Hope you had an awesome birthday! Isn’t the florigami at the Botanical Gardens something that’s cool ? From one Okie to another….I also shoot with a Nikon. Enjoyed your photos

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  6. Ellen

    Looks like a perfect birthday! My tulips have just started coming through the ground so we’re a few weeks behind. That breakfast looks really yummy. I really don’t understand how 70 is possible.

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