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Skywatch Friday – Flowers and More

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Here is the Full Pink Moon from just a few days ago. It’s not pink. It has not ever really been pink. Now if you insist, I have the skillz and appz to make it pink.

From the Tulsa Botanic Garden. They had ultralife size origami, only with other materials and they called it florigami. It was cool, I’m guessing this is a giant begonia. Sorry if I am wrong, I often am.

And these are some big lillies.

And these are some tulips.

Tulips at the Health Zone

My gym is part of a hospital system that I think spends more on landscaping than they do on medical stuff (I’m kidding.) So these are the tulips from my gym. Does your gym have tulips? Maybe you need a cheaper gym. Maybe I do also.

Me leaving PT earlier this week cuz I hit 120 degrees on the knee bend test. That is a critical point in knee replacement physical therapy. Hurts like you know what but things are getting better quickly. Also, this week I was able to get on the stationary bike and turn the pedals. That was also painful but I loved it just the same.

From my latest money making venture. I’ve been saving the families aluminum cans for a long time. My wife gave me the ultimatum that they needed to be gone by the time book group starts or she’ll get rid of them for me. Hey she never asks me for a thing or ever gets mean or anything so we she makes a request I’m all over it. (most of the time). So I bagged them up and weighed them. 30 pounds!!

Drove 22 miles to a metals recycling place in north Tulsa. Got in line drove through the hole into the building. They threw my bags on scales and they suddenly weighed 17 pounds. Got paid in cash and I’m still trying figure out where my missing 13 pounds of cans went. To be fair, the scales are literally big enough to drive a car onto so I am not surprised that they are not true in the entire range. I’m not sure that I cleared a profit but hey I got to see a different part of Tulsa society. I sure lead a sheltered life is all I am going to say.

Went for a walk and found these small bluish-purply blooms and thought they were pretty cool. Just so you know, in Oklahoma, bluish-purply is word.

And late one day caught the American Flag flying.

I’m linking with the fine photobloggers at My Corner of the World and Skywatch Friday.

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.

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