Davis took some pictures of a butterfly yesterday as it sampled the wildflowers growing in the backyard.
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August 6, 2005
August 5, 2005
River City Park in Sand Springs
We met my sister, Anita, for lunch in Sand Springs, and then went to the River City Park.
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August 3, 2005
No Swans, Some Ducks, One Heron
“Let’s go some place photogenic,” I said. So we went to Tulsa’s Swan Lake Park. No swans, but lots of ducks and one heron. Before we left, Davis took some more pics out back, including one of Serene with her mouth full.
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July 31, 2005
Black and White Panoramas
Decided to try my hand at some black & white conversion. I think this is one area where full blown Photoshop probably would be handy, rather than just PS Elements. Still, it’s another aspect I expect will improve only with practice.
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July 30, 2005
Tulsa Downtown and Cemetary
There’s a very old cemetary outside of downtown Tulsa. Well, “very old” is a relative thing. There are headstones with dates going back over a century. For Oklahoma, that’s pretty old. Something about viewing the downtown skyscrapers across the fields of headstones has been catching my eye lately. I finally had an opportunity to shoot some pictures there this morning.
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July 28, 2005
Flowers and Night Shots
Yesterday, Davis took some pictures of the flowers he & Susan planted this year. Tonight, we stopped at a couple parks after dark, hunting for fireflies. I had the camera and tripod with me and tried some long exposure night shots.
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July 24, 2005
Michael’s Birthday Party
We attended a birthday party/cookout for Michael, one of Davis’s friends. Water balloon wars seem to be the In Thing this summer.
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July 20, 2005
Andrea and Derek
Andrea, my eldest niece, and her fiancé, Derek, came into town tonight to talk to my Dad (who will be performing their marriage ceremony). We convinced the young couple to stroll around the Tulsa Rose Gardens and be the subject of numerous portraits.
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July 18, 2005
Sparks’s Family Reunion
Yesterday, we carpooled with Susan’s brother, Jake, down to the Sparks’s family reunion in Chickasha, OK. While there, we stopped at the Chickasha cemetary where Susan and Jake’s father is buried.
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July 16, 2005
Zoo Friends
Saturday afternoon we carpooled with the grandparents to the Tulsa Zoo. Susan has a “Zoo Friends” membership, and she and the kids have been to the zoo several times already this summer. This was my first visit since probably 2003. Grandma said that in 20 years in Tulsa, she didn’t think she’d ever been to the zoo.
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