{"id":624,"date":"2012-07-09T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=624"},"modified":"2014-06-15T04:51:11","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T04:51:11","slug":"our-world-oklahoma-centennial-botanical-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=624","title":{"rendered":"Our World &#8211; Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We got a little break ffrom our 100+ temperatures on Saturday so we loaded up and went to see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocbg.org\/NewsEvent.html\">Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden<\/a> about ten miles northwest of downtown Tulsa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7524544084\/\" title=\"IMG_1800 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1800\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/7524544084_77b7922212-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It covers about 170 acres located in the Osage hills with a variety of terrain from a small lake to meadowland to lots of woods.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7524548574\/\" title=\"IMG_1801 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1801\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/7524548574_d52f9f637a-225x300.jpg\" width=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had never visited the gardens before. I had run a couple of trail races through it but I was more interested in not tripping and falling on my face than looking around and seeing what is going on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7524555478\/\" title=\"IMG_1803 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1803\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/7524555478_3a1b6c665d-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is a work in progress but they have built nice trails with benches, the lake and a small visitor center overlooking the lake.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7524560620\/\" title=\"IMG_1804 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1804\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/7524560620_d09e5906b2-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Gardens have been a long time in coming and I think it is already a great asset to Tulsa. As they install the gardens it will become even more valuable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7524567980\/\" title=\"IMG_1806 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1806\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/7524567980_edb737ffbf-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meantime, I&#8217;ll just poke around way behind Sweetie and SuperPizzaBoy taking my pictures and seeing what&#8217;s what.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7524594000\/\" title=\"IMG_1812 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1812\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/7524594000_311cb2cc15-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7524610608\/\" title=\"IMG_1816 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1816\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/7524610608_f8552b397c-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In deep summer the colors are mostly gone, except for the greens, but if you look you can color here and there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7524612802\/\" title=\"IMG_1817 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1817\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/7524612802_cc5163c5c2-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It seems like you are never very far from an oil well in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7524618200\/\" title=\"IMG_1819 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1819\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/7524618200_7c7890eb0a-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Right now it is only open on Saturdays from April to October. They will expand the hours as they expand the facilities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/7524624006\/\" title=\"IMG_1821 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_1821\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/7524624006_51804df0e3-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;ll be fun to watch this play grow as the years go by.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>Our World<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We got a little break ffrom our 100+ temperatures on Saturday so we loaded up and went to see the Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden about ten miles northwest of downtown Tulsa. 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