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Wordless Wednesday – The Gardens of Philbrook

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I was in the Gardens of Philbrook in the middle of September, here is some of what I saw.

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A colorful orange zinnia

Philbrook Gardens - Monarch Butterfly

A monarch butterfly

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More Zinnias

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Oklahoma Autumn by Eric Baker

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Philbrook has a ton of trees

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Some beautiful blue Adirondak Chairs. That is the new Tandy Pavilion on the rise behind the chairs.

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Villa Philbrook from the Reflecting Pool

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A watermelon and other plants near the new Tandy Pavillion

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And speaking of pavilions. They new Tandy Pavilion makes for a great event space, plus some shady deck space. The A/C is ice cold and the restrooms are handy out in the far reaches of the gardens.

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Nothing like Purple Phlox on a bright day.

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A bas-relief. That may be Dionysus leading a couple ladies astray

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Random Wednesday

Romanesco

At Sprouts, we found this strange vegetable. Apparently everybody but us has heard about Romanesco. I like the logarithmic spirals but it looks very unappetizing. I’d try it though.

It’s calving time at the ranch owned by Heather’s relatives in western Oklahoma.

My sore back is getting better via yoga, strength training, ibuprofen and a heating pad. If I leave the heating pad on, Abby claims it. This is she during the Super Bowl. How about the Buccaneers and Tom Brady?

MIL had a leak in her house and she called a plumber who does sewer line repair Carroll county as well. A couple young guys came out. One of the manhandled an augur up on her roof during a strong cold wind. I get so tired when I hear certain people talk about “….kids today don’t want to work.” I know that’s wrong. I see hard working young people almost every day. Make sure you have a peek at this web-site where you find all the plumbing services required.

Shakespeare Memorial

One of the curious things you find in old parks. This is a tribute to Shakespeare at Tulsa’s Woodward Park. Designed by notable art deco architect Adah Robinson and erected in the 1930’s I believe. I love random stuff like this.

Almost Wordless Wednesday – Night Geocaching

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I was at a Geocaching Campout put on by the Tulsa Area Geocachers recently. A bunch of temporary caches are hidden by the participants for other people to go find.

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One of the most popular caches are the night caches. They are fun. You go out in the woods to the coordinates and then you start looking for something that glows or reflects a flashlight and off you go following the trail. You get spider webs in your face and tend to trip a lot and scare mysterious critters as you stumble and bumble through the woods.

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So what’s the point you ask? The point is following the paths to the end and enjoying the journey. I mean without twisting your ankle too bad or getting lost out in some woods where there is no cell phone reception. Best to have spare batteries for everything, flashlight, GPS receiver.

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Have you ever had as much fun as this?