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.
For Henri Dutilleux
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The solitary French master has died at the age of ninety-seven. Paul Griffiths has a beautiful obituary in the New York Times. One way to remember him, or to...
Mosman, Sydney skyline
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This view across Mosman Bay on Sydney Harbour to the Sydney skyline is from
Taronga Zoo, in the north shore suburb of Mosman. The clouds rolled in over
th...
Why I do Miss South Africa So?
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At the end of most of the trips I am happy to go home, so I was really
surprised when I was torn between going home and staying for longer. And
even now I ...
Toot, toot, toot
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Almost *80 fourth graders* played their *recorders* at the yearend concert
at *Thomas Lake Elementary* school. They sounded rather good! *Bravo*!
Wishing
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[image: wheelchair soccer]
12-year-old Luka has muscular dystropy and wishes he could run, skateboard
and shoot baskets like other boys.
I wish I had been ...
Blossoms
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*Our trees are covered. The blossoms make the apple trees stand out against
the rest of the green plastering the backyard. It's always a sweet time
around...
20.000 dagen feest
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Nou ja …, dat moet je niet al te letterlijk nemen natuurlijk … Maar zo lang
je zelf regelmatig wat slingers kunt en wilt ophangen om het leven wat
kleur en...
Lady Cool
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Her sound echoed across the market: across the lad climbing the tree;
across the girl chasing the kelpie whilst dressed as Dora the Explorer;
across the n...
Topological Marvel: The Klein Bottle in Art
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"QUANTUM SHOT" #834
Link - article by Avi Abrams
*Impossible shape with no distinct "inside" or "outside" - in Art, Fashion
and Architecture*
A geom...
Upset Robin
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When I took my quick walk around the yard and garden this morning, I came
across this very upset robin, chattering away on a fence post.
It took ...
Let's get married!
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"Hurry honey, we don't want to be late, do we?" I can think of a zillion
silly caption to go with this photo that I took yesterday around six on the
the P...
Almost worth getting wet.....
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You can tell by the lady's hair that even though the sun is shining and the
sky is blue there is a cooler autumn breeze blowing along the coast! What
was ...
Ne pas hésiter à déambuler dans Sarlat...
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Bonjour
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D'autres photos de la cité médiévale de Sarlat.
Donnant dans la Rue des Consuls, l'Hôtel particulier de Plamon fut
construit au XIVème siècle ...
More roses
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I promise to have photos of other plants besides roses before the week is
out!
[image: rose-pat-austin] This is the David Austin rose "Pat Austin" -
beau...
Good Luck Nobita—A New Tee!
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I subscribed to Day of the Shirt, a website aggregating limited edition
designer t-shirt sales from different popular stores. After a couple of
weeks, I fi...
Purple lupines
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I love lupines. [Where I used to live in Northern California, the blue ones
grew wild on hillsides and they bloomed at the same time as orange
California p...
Skywatch Friday - Oklahomans and Our Sky
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The Moore tornado has thrown me for a loop this week. I apologize I just
hadn't felt like posting or visiting other blogs. I have been glued to
twitter an...
Tornado
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I hate the word tornado. I have lived in Oklahoma all my life and nothing
can put fear in your heart like that word. With the new equipment we have
now w...
Coasting along the Croisette in Cannes....
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Spending the day at the Cannes Film Festival, soaking up the star-studded
ambience, was surprisingly a lot of fun - strolling along the Croisette,
hangin...
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...
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,...
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...
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.
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...
13 comments:
He's darling!
Thanks for sharing.
Happy Blue Monday, Bill.
He's adorable. Happy Easter!
My Blue Monday.
There should be a special day for 'Eyes'.
Lucy
You have some adorable young people in your life - bet they make you feel young as well?:-)
Absolutely priceless capture of a very cool little friend.
Avery is a cool dude. I love his "smiling eyes."
He is cute too!:)
Greetings from Gunn in Norway
Very cute!
Would you mind peeking at my entry?, I would be delighted if you do. Thanks!
I would take him in a blue minute. He is one precious child.
He looks like a little Parisian kid with that hat!
And very cute!
So cute! :-)
I forgot that you have been a foster parent, too. So nice to be able to see how the foster kids (and grandkids) progress!
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