Black & White Weekend - Midtown Tulsa

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Skywatch Friday - Creek Council Oak

The Creek Council Tree, a mature burr oak, marks the traditional "busk ground" chosen in 1836 by the Lochapoka clan of Creek Indians. In late 1834, they had begun their involuntary migration from Alabama under the control of the U.S. Government. It was a slow and painful trek; of the original group of 630, 161 died in route. Their 1836 arrival was marked with a solemn and traditional ceremony. A "busk" site was chosen on a low hill overlooking the Arkansas River. Here, according to their traditions, they deposited ashes brought over the trail from their last fires in Alabama. The Tulsa-Lochapoka, a political division of the Creek Nation, established their "town." As late as 1896, the Lochapoka gathered here for ceremonies, feasts, and games.

     P.S. Happy Valentines Day

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Macro Monday - Origami Cranes

Sue and I visited our son Paul when he was stationed in southern Japan in 2003.  Just before we came home we visited the Memorial Park at Nagasaki, the site of the second atomic bomb dropped to end WWII.  It is an interesting place both somber and beautiful.  There are relics and reminders of the terrible events of August 9, 1945. including many statues donated by people of other countries. At several places within the park are bright splashes of color, which on closer inspection turn out to be long strings of colorful origami cranes folded from paper by school children from all over Japan. There is a legend that if someone folds one thousand paper cranes they will be granted a wish.  The wish here is for peace.

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Black & White Weekend - White Peacock

The Peacock Park near Sasebo Japan in the southern part of the islands has the only white peacocks I have ever seen.  They are very striking birds, and just as noisy as the more brightly colored variety.

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Ruby Tuesday - Stained Glass Windows

Stained glass windows have been an important part of sacred spaces for many centuries.  Here are three of the sanctuary windows from Christ Church Episcopal in Tulsa where we attend services and find ourselves involved in the life of the community.


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Wordless Wednesday - One World Drummers

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Ruby Tuesday - Queen Sarah

During her senior year at Wagoner High School our granddaughter Sarah was a Homecoming Queen.  The school colors are red and black.  With her is her sweetheart Daniel who was a freshman at Oklahoma State University.  Now he is a Sophomore at OSU and she is a freshman.  The romance continues.

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Black & White Weekend - Wren and Gus

My granddaughter Wren and grandpup Gus.

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Black & White Weekend - Maxxwells Restaurant Bar

Sue and I had dinner tonight at Maxxwells Restaurant in the Campbell Hotel at 11th and Columbia on historic Route 66 in Tulsa.  Built in 1927 it had shops on the lower floor and was the Casa Loma hotel on the second floor.  The building was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 2010, and was restored and remodeled into a boutique hotel and restaurant in 2011.  See HERE.  It has good food and friendly service.  Nice place.

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Skywatch friday - View from the North

Here is a view of the BOK Tower from the north, specifically from Brady looking south on Boston Avenue.  For a more familiar view of the same building from 5th Street looking north on Boston Avenue as well as some interesting facts about the history of the BOK Tower, see my post from January 10, 2010.

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Wordless Wednesday - Silver Moon

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Ruby Tuesday - Red Telephone Box

An iconic British symbol in the heart of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Macro Monday - Mr. Mallard

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Shadow Shot Sunday - At Last a Shadow

After a week of clouds and cold rain we enjoyed a Sunday of sunshine and mild weather.  Where there is sun there is shadow.

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Weekend Reflections - Building in a Building

The elegant Mayo hotel was built in 1925.  Here it is reflected in the glass facade of the very modern ONEOK building built in 1984.  These grand buildings are neighbors across the street from each other at 5th and Main in downtown Tulsa.


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Skywatch Friday - A Little Blue

For the last several days Tulsa has been cold and rainy.  Here is a sky from earlier in the year with some nice fluffy clouds and a little blue sky underneath.  Nice, eh?

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Thursday Challenge - Clouds

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Wordless Wednesday - Arnie's Bar

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Ruby Tuesday - Christmas Eucharist

As part of grandson Grant's baptism on Christmas Eve was a celebration of the Eucharist, also known as the Lord's Supper, and as Holy Communion, or simply the Mass.  In the Episcopal Church poinsettias are often used in lieu of flowers at Christmas.

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Macro Monday - Stained Glass Lamp

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