We’re at a RV park in Tulsa, OK, having just finished the first week of a two week job updating the parks guest services guide. To be honest the park isn’t great and it isn’t one I’d have chosen to spend two weeks at. But, it is what it is and I believe there’s things to be learned and enjoyed no matter the situation.
We recently discovered an area easily reached on foot which runs along local canals and creeks. The great thing about this is it’s an area where we can walk Maggie off the leash.
While this walking area may not be the most scenic of places there’s certainly beauty to be found in some of the details.
I’ve always prided myself on being a “big picture” type of person but I also want to nurture the ability to find and recognize the rose bud among the thorns.
So these photos are a few “buds” found on this mornings walk.
I see that you finally crossed The Mighty Mississippi! Having lived in Texas for a VERY long time, we looked to Oklahoma to provide us with scenery! It’s all a matter of perspective. I used to enjoy getting out of Texas and visiting OK. Now, for a Texas joke: Why is Oklahoma, OK? Because they don’t know how to spell mediocre! *rim shot* :D
The old M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I was flooding, requiring a detour, but we did get across it. Some of the scenery in OK is pretty nice…but that certainly isn’t where the park we’re working is located. LOL…like the Texas joke! :-)
If we look with our eyes wide open, no matter where we are, you can always find something of beauty.
Couldn’t agree more, Steve! :-)
Tulsa, huh? Not one of my favorite spots on earth – it’s kind of an in-between place. It’s past the Mississippi, but not really west yet. Although if you’re coming from the west it’s one of the first places where the geography starts to turn green again. Gotta be warm there in July, though……
By the way, did you turn off the comments on your previous post (Bonnie’s observations)? I tried to post twice and they both simply disappeared. Any explanation?
I like the images. Were these taken with the EM1? If so, which lens did you use?
Yeah, Tulsa is not going to be one of our favorite spots either, Paul. It went past warm about a month ago and it’s just sweltering hot now. Heat index between 105-115 for the last week or so and they say by the end of this week it may be even worst. The thing is our next park job is only about 30 miles west of here but it’s at a state park on a lake so at least the scenery will be better. We relocate this coming Sunday.
As per our email exchange it seems suddenly the system decided your comments were SPAM. I told it you were not but I’ll watch it for a while.
Thanks on the images and yes they were all made with the EM1. I no longer have a macro lens so I sometimes get creative with my Lumix 45-200mm…all photos were taken with it. I’ve been pretty happy with that lens but it’s just a little slow for low light work.
The west part of Oklahoma will look very different than the Oklahoma you see now. And, I agree each place has its own beauty when we really look.
I don’t know if we’re going to get much further west on this trip, Monte. We do a park just a little west of here and then head up to the Omaha, NE, area to do a multi-park job. Don’t know if we’re going to like doing this “work stuff” yet or not but we’re committed to giving it a fair chance. It’s not that hard and the money can be pretty good.