Friday was my day off, so Sweetie and I dropped the kid off at school, had breakfast and then headed to Tulsa’s fabulous Philbrook Museum. We saw the most valuable items ever found on the show Antiques Roadshow. These five rhinoceros horn cups were appraised for $1.3 million when the show came to Tulsa on July 23. If you have any rhinoceros horn cups in the attic I’d go find them if I were you, they are worth some serious money!
We also saw some weeds. Except don’t touch, they are not weeds. This is art. By Tony Matelli. Click on the link to see his web site. He is seriously not from Oklahoma. Very talented though.
And then to the gardens. They are beautiful.
We saw my old friend, the car bumper rhino.
And what Sweetie told me was Gaillardia, I said “Whoa, get back!!” Isn’t Gaillardia a serious tropical disease? Like coral snakes though, deadly but pretty.
Then we left Philbrook and went to the Linnaeus teaching gardens. There we found some Gazania. Beautiful.
At the entrance we saw the statue of Linnaeus. Wait, what does he have in his right hand?
Hey, the deadly Gaillardia. I wonder if that is what he died of?
And look at the book in his left hand, again.
And on a plaque behind him.
Supposed Gaillardia thrives in hot weather. It should be the kudzu of Oklahoma in that case. Turns out, Gaillardia Pulchella is Oklahoma’s State Flower. It is otherwise known as Indian Paintbrush.
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Sounds like a fun day to me! Thanks for taking us along with your pics, they’re terrific. Hope your weekend continues to be fun!!
Sylvia
Clearly, Linnaeus had a one-track mind. But I guess it worked out for him.
What a great day’s outing you both had.
Are rhino horn cups worth less if you put them through the dishwasher?
What a lovely place to spend a day.
I love the jumping water 😉
Looks like Linnaeus really has a thing for the Gaillarias. Are those fresh flowers in his hands? Is that rhino really made from a car bumper? They’ve got lots of mileage out of him.
You can’t go wrong with either Philbrook or the Linnaeus teaching gardens. I don’t think I will ever look at the fountain on the south approach to Philbrook again without thinking of your “leaping water”.
You have given familiar things a fresh look.
Quite a few connections here. Neat!
Bill Miller gave me a taste for Philbrook Gardens and you’ve succeeded in whetting my appetite. Love those gazania flowers, they look artificial they are so evenly marked!
Nice picture of the fountain.
Greetings,
Filip
How great to get away for a day with your sweetie.
That sure doesn’t look like our version of Indian Paintbrush.
What a great place! Love that car bumper rhino. 🙂
A beautiful place to spend some time together, and so interesting.
I planted a blanket flowers pretty late but to my surprised it blooms lots of flowers. I am going to plant more of this flower it’s very colorful. And also I am very intrique with Linnaeus the color and design is awesome ^_^
The Rose
Looks like a fun place. My weeds say “Do not touch” too! There’s Gaillardia and there’s Giardiasis – I think it’s the latter that can make you really sick. I would’t mind having the former in my garden. PS who’d think those “cups” were worth so much!
It took me awhile to get past that first photo. The detail of the water in that one is outstanding.
I’m hoping the reason rhino cups are so expensive is because these creatures are not being hunted anymore, your photos really bring these places to life.
Beautiful photos. My favorite Oklahoma flower. I can’t wait to see this episode of Antique roadshow. Love the Philbrook!!
Gotta check my attic for rhinoceros horn cups! Think of the camera equipment I could buy…but wait! We don’t have an attic. Doggone it!
Lovely place and your photos, too.
Regards and best wishes