uncle walt is gone

sad but true, Journalism died today...

harvest today

red onions and yellow tomatoes that tasted fine
cilantro, rosemary, chives and thyme is divine
today's harvest is now in a pot
cookin away, givin all that its got...

spring plantings

peppers, tomatoes and cherry tree....all growing well

oh well..life goes on

hummmm.....salon my idea, go figure

springtime in OK

Hummingbird,monarch are in the air
tomatoes are in the ground
onions are gro;wing and carrots are sprouting
waitin' on limas..

fire folktale chant

Jaguar & Fire

Jaguar had fire one day
,Bow and Arrow too were his they say
A jungle boy was once Jaguar's friend
Until Jaguar's mate made their friendship end
The boy took Jaguar's bow away
Along with fire that very day

prairie chant

Lightning strikes on the prairie one day
Three thunderbirds were there they say
One thunderbird did open his eyes
Lightning struck, to him a surprize
Off he flew leaving only two
Two thunderbirds were left that day
Lightning struck, one flew away
One thunderbird was all alone
Lightning strikes on the prairie today

garden time is comin'

got the beans and seeds this week
limas, carrots and herbs waiting for the ground..
onion sets will go down this month
red ones for now, yellow later on..

hummers - we are just a few months away

last years, vision of the hummers..2008

Saw the sentinal this morning
Gold, green, red and white
On the wire above the feeder
The little hummer is always on patrol
As other hummingbirds come in to the feeder
He rushes them - a swirl of color
Gold, green, red and white

Cat in the Hat, Seuss is upon us soon

Shelfari

Take a look at the Shelfari site, quite a resource for book reviews, whatz hot and such.

2009 Spirit of Oklahoma Festival update

Our headliners are set for June '09 in Seminole for the Territory Teller event.
Dan Keding, Dovie Thomason and Sky Shivers will tell both Fri & Sat evening.
Elizabeth Ellis will be hosting a pre-conference workshop on Friday June 5 as well as our headliner, Dan Keding. Concurrent story session and story swap in the afternoon.
Ghost Stories for Friday evening will include Dan and Elizabeth, along with Phillip Harjo.
Oklahoma storytellers will showcase their stories in a Saturday afternoon olio.
There will be a Native American Concert, Saturday afternoon, with our headliner Dovie Thomason. Vendor booths, storyswaps and story sessions will be part of the festival activities, as well.

Rt 66 Kansas, july 08 - Marsh Bridge

Drive back in time to 1923

Route 66 - Oklahoma?

Where might this sculpture be on the route?

garden woes

Tomatoes are done, too much rain..now 101 degrees, blooms wont set
Habeneros are good to go..orange and yellow, dont you know

Tomatoes are finally makin'

Picked two red tomatoes this week, considering all the rain over 37 inches this year in Tulsa; my tomatoes are makin'

Spirit of Oklahoma storytelling festival

storytelling on the rise
June 6 - Oklahoma storytellers arrive
Seminole OK
join us for a surprize..

NEXT years date is set for June, the first weekend in 2009
Sky Shivers is ONE of the headliners...

Oklahoma storytelling

Snow is falling, limbs are too

Our limbs were picked up, hurray
the wind is still blowing and limbs are falling in the neighborhood here and there
snow is falling today
my onions will have to wait awhile
the garden a muddy mess, to wet to plant just yet

Tulsa green scape gone ! aka LIMB city

Brush piles and tree bundles everywhere
on the sides of streets and in the parks
Birds roosting, hiding and hovering in brush piles on the lawns
bird count this month - go to the curb to make your count
the birds wont be in the trees,
the trees are gone
piled up at 71st street by the river
or still stacked in your yards
Cronley's "Limb city" notes
chain saws are buzzing everywhere this weekend