Monday Macro - Periwinkle

There is a bed of periwinkle that grows wild around the northeast corner of my house.  It is one of the earliest bloomers in the spring and the leaves stay green over the winter.  I am an admirer of anything that can survive our hot dry summers, especially if it blooms.

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Weekend Reflections - New Driller Stadium

The Tulsa Driller baseball field is reflected in the entrance to the Perimeter Technology Building.  This is one of a number of old downtown buildings which have been remodeled and repurposed in the city center.

ONEOK Field is located in the historic Greenwood District of downtown Tulsa. The art deco style architecture of the ballpark pays tribute to Tulsa's professional baseball past, the Greenwood District and the City of Tulsa. Prior to this new stadium the Drillers played at the Tulsa county fairground.  The Drillers played their first game in the new ballpark on Thursday, April 8, 2010. The ONEOK foundation contributed 5 million dollars toward the construction and earned naming rights for the next 20 years. ONEOK is an energy company supplying natural gas to the Tulsa area.

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Skywatch Friday - Guthrie Green

The Guthrie Green is a new public space covering a block just south of the new studios of KOTV Channel 6.  The green contains a bandstand for live music and a fountain for kids to play in.  The landscaping is newly planted and will look better every year.  The gently sloping grass lawn provides seating for a free movie when weather permits.  Downtown Tulsa is coming alive.

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Wednesday Doors - Chaotic Club

A night club on East Admiral in Tulsa.

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Ruby Tuesday - 2013 VW Golf

This young man was checking out a 2013 Volkswagen Golf at the recent Tulsa Auto Show.  He wanted to sit behind the wheel but his big brother beat him to it.  This seems to be a male prerogative as I saw very few girls making such inspections.  Maybe it has something to do with the male hunter-gatherer instinct.  Maybe girls are just smarter.

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Macro Monday - Bee on Japonica

Spring has come to Tulsa.  There is a row of Japanese Quince on the east side of my house, "Japonica".  They are very pretty and the bees love them.

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Black & White Reflections - Tulsa PAC

The 2nd Street entrance of Tulsa's Performing Arts Center.

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Skywatch Friday - Warren Clinic

The Warren Clinic Tower, 6600 South Yale Avenue, Tulsa.  It reflects a lot of sky.  This is a long shot from Sue's hospital room in St. Francis a few weeks ago.  She had a hip replaced and is doing much better now.

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Thursday Challenge - Expensive

This 874 Auburn Dual-Cowl Phaeton was displayed at the Tulsa Auto Show by Broken Arrow resident Glen Pray.  I don't know what it's worth but I bet I can't afford it.  There is a very interesting story that goes with this beauty.  Read it HERE.

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Wednesday Doors - Mapco Plaza

Mapco Plaza, 1718 S. Boulder Avenue, Tulsa

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Weekend Reflections - 2013 Jeep Cherokee

It's a far cry from the original Army Jeep.

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Skywatch Friday - North on Boulder

The view of downtown Tulsa looking north from about 13th and South Boulder Avenue.

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Thursday Challenge - Mother

My mother Ina Mae at age 2, in 1915.

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Ruby Tuesday - Little Red Truck

1931 Ford Model A pickup truck.

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Macro Monday - Tulsa Car Show - Boxster

The Tulsa Auto Show was this weekend with hundreds of new and classic cars.  The close up is the interior of a 2013 Porche Boxster.  I took lots of photos.

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Black & White Reflections - Lake Ft. Gibson

Fort Gibson Reservoir, Wagoner, OK

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Wednesday Doors - New Dominion, LLC

New Dominion, LLC, 1307 South Boulder Avenue, Tulsa

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Ruby Tuesday - Red Bellied Woodpecker

The Red Bellied Woodpecker is distinguished by a red cap and nape, white cheeks and a black and white ladder back.  The female has a red nape but the cap is white.  The belly is only faintly tinged with rose.  These are not common at my feeders.

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Macro Monday - Mama Sparrow.

I have an early tenant in the rose bush that grows across my front porch.  Good luck.

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Weekend Black and White - Harwelden

Harwelden Mansion was built in 1923 by Tulsa Oilman Earl Palmer Harwell at 2210 South Main. The stately mansion was said to be the only Collegiate Gothic-English Tudor Style home in Tulsa. For more see: HERE

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