The sculpture of the man sitting on the bench to the left behind the fountain. That is the original Hans Helmerich of (Helmerich and Payne drilling, also owners of Utica Square.) The newspaper he is reading is a reproduction of a particular day's newspaper from the Tulsa Tribune (now defunct). Anyway it is a virtual geocache.
Retired American Airlines programmer, married to Susan, between us are 8 children and 14 grand children. Attended Wagoner High School, BS from Oklahoma State, MS from University of Tulsa, cradle Episcopalian, my hobbies are photography and tending roses.
Blooming garden
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This year my garden is looking good. We didn’t have any hard frosts or
unusual amount of rain and the plants are relieved. Purple and red is a
fine color c...
Big flood!
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If you were in Paris at the moment (maybe you are!) you'd hear people
complain about the terrible weather, for sure... Today I had to go to the
left bank ...
Ruby Tuesday II
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If you're ever in Bentonville/Bella Vista, Arkansas you can see this for
yourself in the spring of the year. It is the entry walkway to the Mildred
B. ...
A Glimpse of the Past
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*Vienna, Austria*
I love those moments when it feels like I've traveled back in time. These
moments are rare and fleeting so I'm glad that my camera is ab...
Macrocarpa
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This is a tall macrocarpa tree in Millbrook Road, Henderson. Driving along
the road, one hardly gets a chance to size up the tree in its full height,
but t...
A Belated Report
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As you all know, Norway celebrated its National Day - the 17th of may, last
Friday. For various reasons I have not had time to report on it on this
blog,...
Calling All Hippos!
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As we got down from the car Erick started loading the rifle. He took out
three bullets and told me, one is for you, the second is for this lady and
the thi...
Discount shopping...eh!
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Who doesn't love a bargain! I'm sure every city has a Harbour Town, the
concept being to collocate factory outlets all in the one centre, that
means for P...
Butterfly Hunting at Crex Meadows
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[image: Olympia Marbled Butterflies Mating]
Crex Meadows in west central Wisconsin is a great place to go to find and
photograph some unusual early season b...
Glebe, post office
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The former Glebe post office is located on the corner of Glebe Point Road
and St Johns Road, in the inner west suburb of Glebe. It was designed by James
B...
Flush of Blooms In My Alabama Rose Garden
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Come see what's blooming in our Alabama rose garden. Chris VanCleave aka
"The Redneck Rosarian" takes us on a garden walk to see some of the blooms
in his ...
Ottawa Tulips Festival – 2013 Edition
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The annual Tulips Festival opened on a very warm week and the flowers were
all in bloom. It was beautiful, as usual. We went to Dow’s Lake and by the
Canal...
Our World - Boston Avenue Church
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[image: Boston Avenue Church]
Boston Avenue Church is a Methodist Church in Tulsa designed in the art
deco style by Bruce Goff. It is one of the most beau...
Savoring Suzuki sounds
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On *Pentecost Sunday*, twenty one students from *Kotrba Piano Studio*performed pieces in a yearend Suzuki piano recital at
*Easter Lutheran Church*. Comp...
Photo Festival Naarden
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Every two year the pretty fortress city of Naarden has a photo exhibition
about Dutch photographers. At different locations and in the open air you
can wa...
Snowflake Monday
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[image: Many Thunders Motifs]
It’s probably no secret I really love my Many Thunders Snowflake. It
probably comes as no surprise that I love motifs, particu...
Wooden Seats
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*A service under a bright sun could only improve the product for me. Now if
you're looking for a non-denominational chapel among the pines, with ocean
bre...
Juste vous dire...
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En effet, c'est très agréable.
Cependant...
...je voulais vous dire que, même si je continue à lire vos blogs, j'arrête
de voter.
Le "robot comptable" se ...
lei
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*Fosse eu o Rei do mundo,*
*baixava uma lei:*
*Mãe não não morre nunca,*
*mãe ficará sempre junto de seu filho*
*e ele, velho embora,*
*será pequenino*
*f...
Digging the dirt on the church
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Once again, St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, corner of Ridge and Miller
Streets, North Sydney. From the rear. From the front. And the northern
elevation. ...
Bali
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With the surf too big, I headed up to Ubud to meet a good friend and
practice some yoga. Nothing like rocking up and finding a perfect room, $15
a night,...
7 Years Cancer-free Macro Monday
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My survivor tattoo got to grow this month. I am celebrating 7 years
cancer-free. Yippee! Intwined amongst the butterflies are little blue
stars – eac...
Sublime Point Road, Leura 7 of 7
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And after a short easy walk you reach Sublime Point. The people you can see
through the trees are at the lookout. I was too lazy to walk down the
steps.
“EACHWEID”, de trailer
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In september 2013 wordt het nieuwe Fries Museum op het Wilhelminaplein in
Leeuwarden geopend. Het nieuwe Fries Museum gaat over de Friezen en over
Fryslân,...
Shadow Shot Sunday 186 - Promenade des Anglais
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Strolling along the Promenade des Anglais on the seafront in Nice is
popular with everyone, at any time of the day, but my favourite time is
when the sun...
The Cutest Animals: Awww Update
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"QUANTUM SHOT" #833
Link - by Avi Abrams
*In our rough and tough world we need a shot of cuteness from time to time.
Well, then, consider yourself "s...
A Wagner Birthday Roast
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The second in a short series of posts marking Richard Wagner’s two-hundredth birthday, which arrives tomorrow. What better way to celebrate Wagner’s bicenten...
Weekend Reflections
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I haven't done a Weekend Reflections post in a long, long time so I thought
I would throw one in. I went to a meeting in the city and the meeting was
on t...
May Roses
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[image: borders-pergola-2]
Now is the time to see our garden. The roses have just started to bloom and
"Rambling Rector", the monster rose that covers most...
Mandarin Taste Tulsa is Authentically Hot!
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I never thought I’d find this in Tulsa! It’s one of the glories of Sichuan
cuisine and about the hottest dish you’ll find. The name means water-boiled
fis...
Resting again
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Here is one more abandoned shot from my last trip. I have run out of
material again and don't know when I will next go wayfaring. In the
meanwhile I wi...
Helping The "Homeless"
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All of my miniatures are still packed up and my new miniature room is still
on the drawing boards. I did spend yesterday's lunch hour at one of my
favorit...
Dosiwallips River
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Above Brinnon, which is on U.S. Highway 101 about 45 miles south of Port
Townsend, you can find the Dosiwallips river. The road ends at a landslide
some si...
At The Louvre (Weekend Reflections # 181)
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*Paris, France **(A reflection in one of the smaller pyramids.)**
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I'm back from a long and wonderful trip! I went to London, Prague, Vienna,
Budapest an...
Last shot of snow
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My last shot of the snow, it is predicted that this weekend is the last
weekend with cold weather, then, the spring will start!! So predict the
weathermen.
Happy Year of the Snake!
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Dear blogging friends and followers,
There haven't been enough hours in the day for me to blog much the past
months, but I want to take a moment to wish...
Blue Lion Birds: The Exhibit (Part 4)
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This post is the fourth in the series sharing with you my exhibit of bird
images at the Allen Pubic Library during the month of February. In addition
to s...
At One Time, The Place to Go For Mufflers
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Found on an old street in Bisbee, Arizona
Merry Christmas everybody! Just an update, the new position is going well
- busy, but a great change. I'm on ...
The Bank at 320 South Boston
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320 South Boston Building today.Artist's rendering of completed building
prior to expansion.
This handsome 22-story high rise building with 10 story w...
9 comments:
What fun, I bet I could get lost watching that and loose track of time.
"Around California"
This is magnificent.
That's a corker of a photo.
I'd love to just sit and watch that fountain.
awesome :D beautifully designed...
wonderfully captured.
Weekend Reflection
I love water sculptures and that one is a doozie.
The sculpture of the man sitting on the bench to the left behind the fountain. That is the original Hans Helmerich of (Helmerich and Payne drilling, also owners of Utica Square.) The newspaper he is reading is a reproduction of a particular day's newspaper from the Tulsa Tribune (now defunct). Anyway it is a virtual geocache.
Beautiful. The fountain is just magnificent.
Beautiful font. The photo is excellent!
Stunning sculpture ! And great picture : you did a great job by capturing the motion of the water so vividly...
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