October Sights & Scenes
October 2019 |
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This was our transition month, moving from
Montana to Oklahoma mid-month. We had a few final Montana adventures
before we headed south.
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| Fernie, BC |
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I had been feeling the effects of going several months without access to
Indian food.
Eric rescued me with a trip to Fernie, BC - which boasts several Indian
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Fernie is an exceptionally beautiful town. We did a little driving
tour and took a walk
after our excellent lunch. |
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| Fernie is nearly surrounded by mountains so you get good views all
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| My boys wait and watch from the car, wishing I'd hurry up and stop taking
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Glacier Park Biking with Amy |
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My next brush with grandeur was an outing with Amy. Once again the
Going to the Sun
road was closed to vehicle traffic, so it's open season for bicycles.
Awesome!
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| These views are always amazing, but somehow even better from a bicycle
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Lots of snow in the high country already, hence the road closure. |
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Amy won't pose for photos very often, so I got an action shot. |
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I, however, am a poser. :-)
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Visiting with Uncle Tim |
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| We were blessed to hang out with Uncle Tim several times while he was in the
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Parting Looks at Montana |
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Our trail cam go nothing but skunks this month - and lots of
them!
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3-day Drive from Eureka to OKC |
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| Status for most of the drive: Driver's lap - Rocket
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Driver's feet - Feisty (We don't like her to be there, but she does
insist.)
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| Co-pilot - Lily
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Passenger foot well - Buddy
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The girls getting cozy in one of the hotel
rooms. They normally hate one another, but they call
a truce during this drive every time. |
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Feisty acting as co-pilot for awhile.
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We have to keep driving straight when he's like this to avoid waking him
up. J/K! |
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BCM Camping Trip
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I got back just in time to join the BCM on a camping trip for the
International Students
at OCU. However, I wasn't tough enough to camp out on that cold
night, so I arrived early
the first morning. |
It got into the 30's the night before and those kids were very
under-prepared. They froze!
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Warming up with a hike to the top of the bluffs.
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Erosion patterns that form a stairway into the rock. My kind of
hiking! |
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Later in the day, another hike with a different group of kids.
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This hike's most memorable feature was more goat heads than I've ever
experienced in my life. They were miserable. My needle-nosed
pliers
got a good workout that day! |
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| The bluffs |
Rappelling warning sign, "Accidents have resulted in serious
injury and death."
Nice. And nearly every student wanted to do it! |
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Me, after yet another hike with some other students.
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Our closest call of the day. This student got scared and fell on
his butt at
the top. Thankfully he didn't let go of the rope & they were
able to pull him up. |
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Jenny on the Road - Bartlesville
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Jenny Doan, founder of Missouri Star Quilt Company, did a road show in 2019
and I was
very blessed to attend it. The show was fantastic. She is a great
public speaker and teacher. |
Jenny has transformed Hamilton, Missouri into a quilting mecca. Her
impact is amazing.
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Girls' (and Brodie) Weekend in Branson
For the past few years, Mom, Desirae, and I have enjoyed a girls' weekend
in Branson, MO each fall.
This year we decided to spice things up by including the amazing Brodie. He
was a great addition to the group.
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| Sword fighting with sticks while we wait for a table at Shogun |
Shanghai Acrobats - amazing. |
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| Brodie participating in Dolly Parton's Stampede show, getting a thumbs-up
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Our wild gang. |
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| On our last day we did Old Time Photos, it was a lot of fun. |
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| She told us to look at each other... |
But we couldn't keep it up for long. |
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OKC's new Scissortail Park
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OKC built a large, new park while we were in Montana. We decided
to check it out
one lovely evening.
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Buddy approves of all parks that allow dogs. |
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BCM Thunder Game
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The BCM hosted a night out at the Thunder this month. Eric, our
friend David, and
his son Elim joined us, as well as my Friendship Family buddy Yuki, friend
Jerry, and more.
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I volunteer with the BCM at Oklahoma City University, which mostly means
going to fun events and enjoying the company of great international students.
Great duty if you can get it!
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Group shot on the court after the game. I'm in the far
back left beside the blue sock cap.
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New Bloomer Cats |
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The Bloomer clan (my sister & her men-folk) adopted two adorable
kittens this month.
They are SO cute! This is Gingy.
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This is Shadow. |
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Buddy
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Cuteness bull's eye
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| Buddy - guarding the perimeter with his buds at doggy day care |
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Eric took Buddy camping, but he was freezing. Eric convinced him
to get
inside the sleeping bag, at which point Buddy became very comfortable
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Eric's sleep ceased being peaceful. (He chased a lot of rabbits in
his sleep!) |
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Halloween-ish
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I usually do my grocery shopping very early in the morning after my gym
time.
The Belle Isle area of OKC always has a frightening quantity of birds in
the morning.
It makes me feel like I'm in a Hitchcock movie.
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At English language practice with the BCM on Halloween, I voted for this
outfit as my favorite costume. No idea what's going on here, but I love
it! |
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