Thursday Challenge ( Reflections) - Williams Center

Williams Center, Tulsa
 

Thursday Challenge

Wordless and Watery - Tulsa Skyline

The Tulsa Skyline from across the Arkansas River.  Click and pan.

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Ruby Tuesday - Gentleman Reading Newspaper.

In Saturday's post you may have noticed a gentleman reading a newspaper to the left behind the fountain.  Smokey stopped to visit for a time.  He seemed like a nice enough gentleman but didn't talk much.  He seemed a bit stiff you might say.

Actually the sculpture 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). Thanks Yogi!.

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Macro Monday - USNA 1998

Susan's son Paul is spending a few weeks with us.  His current Navy tour of duty in South Korea has ended and he has some time before his next assignment begins.  His wife and children are staying behind until the school term is over.   Paul graduated from the United States Naval Academy in the class of 1998 and proudly wears his class ring.  It is very handsome and a nice subject for Macro Monday.

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Sunday Bridges - Hominy Creek

Through truss bridge over Hominy Creek on OK 99 in Osage County Oklahoma.  Built in 1936 to replace an older bridge.

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Weekend Reflection - Kinetic Water Sculpture

Kinetic water sculpture at Farmers and Merchants Bank, 21st and Utica, Tulsa

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Skywatch Friday - Mohawk Park, Tulsa

Pavilion in Mohawk Park, Tulsa

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Thursday Challenge (Green) - Lil' Green Caboose

Not all cabooses are red.  Sadly, most trains run without a caboose nowadays.

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Wordless Wednesday - Door to Cha' Tullis Art Gallery

Cha' Tullis is a Blackfoot Indian living in Hominy, Oklahoma.  He has a gallery full of Native American Art including much of his own sculpture, painting, turquoise and silver jewelry, and various craft items.  It is a great place to visit and browse.  Visit him online HERE.


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Ruby Tuesday - Antique Shoppe

The gentleman who has this little shop repairs and restores furniture and trades in the sort of old stuff that I have seen referred to as "Junktiques".  He is a nice fellow and repaired some dining room chairs for Susan.  He has some interesting things.  I must admit that I remember when Pepsi-Cola was 5¢ and its selling feature was that it came in a 12 ounce bottle rather than a 6 ounce bottle like Coca-Cola.  Do you remember the jingle? 

"Pepsi-Cola hits the spot /
Twelve full ounces, that's a lot /
Twice as much for a nickel, too /
Pepsi-Cola is the drink for you."

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Blue Monday - Turquoise Vase

Large vase covered in a mosiac of turquoise tiles seen in a Santa Fe shop window. 

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Sunday Bridges - US 66 / I 40

To retrace historic Highway 66 takes some doing.  From Oklahoma City through New Mexico US 66 roughly parallels Interstate 40.   Except that I 40 runs straight while US 66 wanders just north of I 40, then south.  Where it is still in use for local traffic that means US 66 frequently crosses I 40 back and forth through a pair of underpasses.  The temptation is to bypass the old road and stay on the 4 lane, but that would be cheating.  We passed through a number of these little crossunders when we retraced Route 66 from Tulsa to Santa Fe in October of 2009.

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Black and White Reflections - Pottery Object

Seen in a shop window in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  The name of the shop is REFLECTIONS.

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Skywatch Friday - The Setting Sun

Here is another view of the sun going down behind the Arkansas River.  But then since I live just east of the river it is hard to see a sunset any other way.

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Thursday Challenge (Metal) - Southwood Nursery

The arched roof of Southwood Nursery is part greenhouse and part showroom.  The metal framework supporting glass panels and shady screens give this a bright open look that is inside and outside at the same time.

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Wordless Wednesday - Doors with Dogs

A fine modern home near Westhope with front doors flanked by handsome bronze Greyhounds.

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Ruby Tuesday - Japonica, Flowering Quince

A relative of the apple, the quince is admired for its bright red spring flowers and sharp thorns.  The thorns make this a good choice for a barrier hedge.  It does set some fruit which are very sour and can be used to make a fine jelly.

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Macro Monday - Pansies

Pansies are a winter hardy flower in more  temperate zones and will even tolerate snow cover for short periods.  They are the result of cross breeding and hybridization of common violets.  In Oklahoma they are often planted in the fall and will winter over to bloom vigorously in the early spring. Pansies come in a wide cariety of colors and sizes.  These are a few of the pansies available at Southwood Nursery in Tulsa

They are the subject of a superstition held by American pioneers. It was thought by many that “a handful of violets taken into the farmhouse in the spring ensured prosperity, and to neglect this ceremony brought harm to baby chicks and ducklings.

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Sunday Bridges - Highway 51 Bridge

Oklahoma State Highway 51 bridge over Lake Fort Gibson, 6 miles east of Wagoner, Oklahoma. Fort Gibson Lake is located on the Grand (Neosho) River about 5 miles northwest of historic Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, from which it draws its name. It is about 7.7 miles above the confluence of the Grand (Neosho) and Arkansas Rivers. The lake lies in Wagoner, Cherokee, and Mayes Counties and extends upriver to the Markham Ferry Dam (Lake Hudson). 

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Weekend Reflections - Lake Fort Gibson

Lake Fort Gibson east of Wagoner, Oklahoma.

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