Skywatch Friday – Urban and Other Skies

I fired up the drone again and flew over the backyard in between rain storms. This is looking to the west. You can see everything is very green in Tulsa right now with all the rain we are getting.

A stopped in traffic, crepuscular ray shot one afternoon.

And another shot from almost the same spot yesterday.

The City of Broken Arrow has a Veteran’s Park with all sorts of monuments in honor of veterans. This is the “War at Home” Memorial. It honors veterans who came home from war but committed suicide later. It’s a huge issue. War is hard on people mentally and emotionally and we need to make sure they are cared for when they come home even though their wounds are not physical.

And I went on a short hike at our Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area. The John and Kate Kaiser YMCA tucked to the very northwest corner of the Wilderness Area. I am a Y member so I just check in at the office and take off. I hardly ever see anyone else on the trails there. It’s pretty remote from the rest of Turkey Mountain.

Skywatch Friday

16 thoughts on “Skywatch Friday – Urban and Other Skies

  1. Linda W

    Great skies! The crepuscular ray shot is spectacular.

    I agree that the PTSD problems that many veterans have is a great concern. Not only because of suicide, but because of broken relationships, work difficulties, and early death from other causes such as heart problems and vehicle accidents.

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  2. Alana

    The crepuscular capture is a big “wow”. This is the first war memorial I’ve known of that honored veterans who suffered in this manner. My heart breaks, having had a father who ended up with a service connected injury from his World War II service. We do not give our veterans the care they deserve.

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  3. DeniseinVA

    This is the first I have heard of. The “War at Home” Memorial is very touching and those veterans with PTSD need to be recognized and helped. Thanks for sharing that. Your sky photos are wonderful as are the reflections in the water.

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