I hoped to get this Oklahoma City post up much sooner but that didn't happen! My attention has been diverted lately due to some exciting life changes going on around here but that's a post for another day. Right now, here's more of OKC.
We visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
The reflecting pool from the street above.
Each of the 168 chairs represent a lost life.
The smaller chairs memorialize the children.
A rescuer's note.
The museum did not accept our America the Beautiful National passes which are for National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands. We thought perhaps it was considered a National Park since it's title is Oklahoma City National Museum but it's primarily funded by donations.
The museum fee for seniors (over 62) is $12.00. If you're not a senior, it's $15.00. We opted to skip the museum.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Another day, we took a stroll
through the Myriad Botanical Gardens.
A Starfish plant.
We've never heard of it but it's cool!
George in his Mickey Mouse hat standing
in front of a Mickey Mouse plant!
If you wonder how the plant got it's name, this short YouTube video explains it. The YouTube text refers to it as a Mickey Mouse plant but the vid calls it a shrub. It displays yellow blooms but also puts out interesting red blooms with black centers! The red and black is where the Mickey Mouse name comes into play. The plant wasn't in bloom when we were there. Darn it!
Hah! Cute!
We see you!
Initially, I thought this wonky bridge
was the Crystal Bridge but apparently not!
We do.
(Wonkiness! The made-up word of the day.)
As far as we can tell, the poor bridge is nameless. We searched online and in the literature but a name was nowhere to be found. The brochure's map shows the bridge but doesn't make any reference to it.
We can't leave it nameless now, can we?
NO!
Without further ado, we are officially naming the bridge...
Drumroll please...
No! The name is not Drumroll please, its:
The Wonky Bridge
Frankly, it was a toss up between
Gertrude,
Fred,
or
The Wonky Bridge.
After five seconds of name-grueling sweat, you see who won!
The Crystal Bridge Conservatory is below,
and as you can see, it's housed on a bridge.
and as you can see, it's housed on a bridge.
It's the big greenhouse tube.
The Wonky Bridge is running parallel in front of it.
Don't you think the Conservatory looks like a train or a Disney ride should be shooting out the end of it at any moment now?
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
After the Botanical Garden, we asked a local if there was a nearby small town to explore. We were directed to Guthrie, Oklahoma, the former capitol of Oklahoma, about 30 minutes up the road.
In Guthrie, we meandered the main downtown street (Oklahoma Street), grabbed a light lunch at La Potosina Mexican Kitchen, and enjoyed a tasty coffee drink at a quaint java shop named Rick's Fine Choclates & Coffees.
On the way out, we spotted Boomerang Diner.
We gawked in the window like little kids stalking a candy store.
It was quite the inviting diner!
In fact, we all wished we had eaten there.
If we're ever in Guthrie again, we'll surely
eat at the Boomerang Diner!
Next up, Twin Fountains RV Resort.
Smiles to Y'all,
D~~~~
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please know that each and every one of your kind comments are greatly appreciated!