Tulsa Gentleman

Woodward Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma See More Thursday Challenge

Home in Tulsa mid-town. See More Wordless Wednesday

Somewhat ostentatious for my taste, but still a beautiful automobile.  Note that what appears to be a crack between the wheel well and the t...

Portulaca or Moss Rose is a hardy perennial.  Last summer I planted this in a pot that sat on the deck.  It has succulent foliage and can t...

Last week we had Tulsa Woodscapes build a pergola on the long deck behind our house.  They did a beautiful job.  We are looking for...

Medical office building at the Warren Center, Tulsa. More Weekend Reflections

The Tulsa Driller was originally built in 1953 by the Mid-Continent Supply Company of Fort Worth for the International Petroleum Exp...

Behind the Philbrook Mansion are beautiful terraces and stairs with richly ornamented railings.  There is a fountain which cascades down se...

The entrance to the Philbrook Art Museum and Gardens.  X marks the spot.  Click to enlarge. See More Wordless Wednesday

I well remember when the original 1964 Mustang was introduced.  I was teaching at Horace Mann Junior High School in downtown Tulsa.  There w...

Just to the south of the Philbrook water pond is a long bed of Oakleaf Hydrangea. The Oakleaf hydrangea is one of the few hydrangeas nativ...

There is another foot bridge over Crow Creek at the southern edge of Philbrook's 23 acres.  The vertical stone wall that forms th...

The pond on the lower level of the Philbrook garden is surrounded by tall grasses and flowering plants.  At almost any point around the pon...

Heavy cloud cover over the Blue Ridge Mountains in southern Virginia show that they are well named. More SkyWatch Friday

Click to enlarge On the walk down the creek are a number of contemporary sculptures. This is Vanishing Edge Round by the American scu...

As we amble down Crow Creek as it takes a curvy path to the south side of Philbrook we look east at what I will call the sheep meadow.  X m...

Fourth generation Pontiac GTO. See more Ruby Tuesdays

The Shasta Daises are in the Philbrook garden, but they are hardy and blooming everywhere right now.  The little insect resting on the dais...

Let's talk about Philbrook Art Museum and Gardens.  The best way to talk about a big garden like this is with a map.  I am sort of a vis...

The Philbrook Art Museum and Gardens is one of Tulsa's treasures.  Philbrook is an Italian Renaissance villa built in 1927 to be the ho...