The zoom on my cheap little camera works pretty well! This clump of mistletoe was high above our heads, in the bare branches of an oak.
The Red Earth-striations in the clay and sandstone
A river runs through it.Since we FINALLY accomplished the arduous task of getting my driver license, Dave and I decided to take some of our unexpected afternoon together, and go to the nearest nature preserve.
This place is several miles to the north, and kind of a long trip, but it's worth it.
Dave took me here the first time I visited, and I spotted a clump of mistletoe that time, too. I've never actually SEEN mistletoe growing wild anywhere else in my life, before or since.
There are actual oaks at this preserve that have BEEN here for centuries. No where else around OKC have I seen real, mature trees!
The weirdest thing is, though, that there weren't any squirrels. Anywhere!!!
I am used to there being squirrels everywhere I go, sometimes in great numbers, especially in fall, when the oaks and walnuts and hickories have all dropped their bounty to the ground!
But, for all of the trails we walked in those woods yesterday, NOT ONE squirrel.
The only squirrels I have seen since my arrival in Oklahoma have been in urban/suburban areas.
We spotted one...just one, over at the Myriad Gardens botanic center in downtown OKC.
Then yesterday, we saw two, playing together, as Dave drove me through some impressive sub- divisions, where the wealthier half live.
There are woods bordering our apartment complex, and trees planted throughout...but there has not been any evidence of squirrels, and there are very few birds.
The acorns under the oak tree near the office and mail boxes are just going to rot on the ground.
It's just.....strangely barren.
We DO have water birds in our complex, though. Lots of ducks, and sometimes, there are geese, and occasionally, a kingfisher or heron visits.
So....anyway, yes....after eight trips to two different agencies, I finally have my driver license, and my car is registered.
Today is probably my last day of being unemployed.
I am still waiting to hear if I am to report to work next week on Monday, or Tuesday. She had originally said Tuesday, but then she had the idea that I COULD come in on Monday, in jeans, and help clean all of the files and boxes out of my office that don't belong there.
Sure, for what they've said they are going to pay me per hour...I'll go schlep boxes! Hell yeah!
So I am doing laundry, and plan to make a batch of burritos this afternoon.
The weather has been very strange to me. It's in the 70's and sunny, so I have a great deal of difficulty believing that it's NOVEMBER.
Where I come from, November tends to be cold, and dark, and damp. Not at all like this!
This place is several miles to the north, and kind of a long trip, but it's worth it.
Dave took me here the first time I visited, and I spotted a clump of mistletoe that time, too. I've never actually SEEN mistletoe growing wild anywhere else in my life, before or since.
There are actual oaks at this preserve that have BEEN here for centuries. No where else around OKC have I seen real, mature trees!
The weirdest thing is, though, that there weren't any squirrels. Anywhere!!!
I am used to there being squirrels everywhere I go, sometimes in great numbers, especially in fall, when the oaks and walnuts and hickories have all dropped their bounty to the ground!
But, for all of the trails we walked in those woods yesterday, NOT ONE squirrel.
The only squirrels I have seen since my arrival in Oklahoma have been in urban/suburban areas.
We spotted one...just one, over at the Myriad Gardens botanic center in downtown OKC.
Then yesterday, we saw two, playing together, as Dave drove me through some impressive sub- divisions, where the wealthier half live.
There are woods bordering our apartment complex, and trees planted throughout...but there has not been any evidence of squirrels, and there are very few birds.
The acorns under the oak tree near the office and mail boxes are just going to rot on the ground.
It's just.....strangely barren.
We DO have water birds in our complex, though. Lots of ducks, and sometimes, there are geese, and occasionally, a kingfisher or heron visits.
So....anyway, yes....after eight trips to two different agencies, I finally have my driver license, and my car is registered.
Today is probably my last day of being unemployed.
I am still waiting to hear if I am to report to work next week on Monday, or Tuesday. She had originally said Tuesday, but then she had the idea that I COULD come in on Monday, in jeans, and help clean all of the files and boxes out of my office that don't belong there.
Sure, for what they've said they are going to pay me per hour...I'll go schlep boxes! Hell yeah!
So I am doing laundry, and plan to make a batch of burritos this afternoon.
The weather has been very strange to me. It's in the 70's and sunny, so I have a great deal of difficulty believing that it's NOVEMBER.
Where I come from, November tends to be cold, and dark, and damp. Not at all like this!
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I'm enjoying the newness vicariously through your posts. Nothing like a change of scenery to spark all kinds of creative feelings, eh?
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