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Saturday’s Critters – From Everywhere

Ducks at Hunter Park

A motley collection of ducks, some of whom might be escaped or released household pets, at Hunter Park in Tulsa.

Geese at Memorial Park Cemetery

Some geese on a large pond at a cemetery here in Tulsa during a geocaching outing. Yep there are lots of geocaches in Tulsa. One advantage is that the residents are going to call the cops on you. This cemetery has Roy Clark, Oral Roberts and other celebrities at rest on the grounds.

Bee on a wildflower

And a native pollinator doing its thing with a wildflower.

Turtle and Frog at Ray Harral Nature Center

A turtle and a frog forever frozen in place at Ray Harral Nature Center in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow.

Sculpture with Dove at Utica Square Shopping Center

And a pair of doves with a little girl at the Utica Square Shopping Center in Tulsa.

Scissortail Flycatcher Utica Square "Art in the Square"

And some more birds including a scissortail flycatcher and a bunny at Utica Square during an art show there.

I am linking with Saturday’s Critters.

Skywatch Friday – High and Low, Home and Away

Here’s a sky over my house and my neighbor’s garage.

And another sky looking west over my neighbor’s trees.

And a sunset from out in front of the house looking west. I like how the golden light reflects in the trickle of water on the street.

And this is 40 meters over my back yard looking west toward a rainstorm late in the day.

And here is a selfie of the drone pilot, yours truly.

And away from home at a local shopping center that puts on free concerts on Thursday nights in the summer.

And a view of the decks of a restaurant on the Arkansas River here in Tulsa.

And that is about it!! I am linking with Skywatch Friday

Entertaining One’s Ownself

My wife and I went to Tulsa’s swanky Utica Square shopping center the other day. She really likes the Athleta store there. As an exercise instructor she lives in workout gear and Athleta’s stuff is great. So while she was shopping for her Christmas gifts from me to her I took my phone out and did some exploring.

I found this cool clock. Who uses a clock to tell time any more? We all have phones and stare at them all day long.

Found this sculpture of a little girl reading. I love to see young people reading. I volunteer with Reading Partners and tutor a girl in reading for an hour a week. She’s really a hard worker and stays engaged the whole hour. Unlike some of my generation, I see lots of hope in the future generations. If you are interested check the link see if they have a program in your area.

Right across the street from Utica Square is the Temple Israel Synagogue. I have long loved their bas relief of the Ten Commandments. I shot the photo from the shopping center’s parking garage to get a little elevation.

I also love their 3D Menorah. For the longest time I thought it was just a cool modern sculpture. Well duh, it’s a Menorah I found out on their web site.

Also across the street from the center is this cool office building. I love it’s design including the arches on the ground floor and all the balconies. It looks like it belongs on a coast somewhere.

Found this dolled up wooden sculpture next to a day spa.

So that’s it for the shopping center. You get the picture. I went drone flying earlier.

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So here’s a sunset from 40 meters over my back yard. Somebody in one of my drone groups on facebook said that they were tired of sunset photos. Suck it up buddy, here’s another one is my response.

I’m linking with Skywatch Friday – come join in!!