Austin and Kaylee playing

We took Austin up to Kansas City and he met and got to play with Kaylee, his cousin.





Austin and Kaylee each got a Jack Russell Terrier at the Build-A-Bear.

Clematis

Growing in my back yard!

ABC Wednesdays -- O is for Onions in the Oven

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Eskimo Joes

Georges Stables, Stillwater, OK

On our way up to Kansas City this weekend, we stopped off in my old college town, Stillwater, and had lunch at Eskimo Joes (next set of pics).

This place is across the street from Joes. It is significant because Garth Brooks used to play there when he was in college at Oklahoma State.

Mall of America -- Lego Store

There is a huge Lego store in the mall. Here are some interesting things found there:

Prehistoric Creatures

The ISS and Shuttle

And Other Stuff Too

Mall of America -- Baseball Ties

The mall was built on the site of the old Metropolitan Stadium (where the Twins played). This plaque marks the spot where the old home plate. They also kept a stadium seat on the spot where favorite son Harmon Killebrew's longest home (520') run landed. It is really weird seeing this red stadium seat seemingly randomly placed on a wall in a corner of the amusement park in the mall.



from a different angle

Mall of America -- Weiner mobile in the parking lot

How could I NOT have taken this picture?!?

Mall Of America

On my way out of town, I went by the famous Mall of America to get some pictures of this fascinating place. I'll be posting these pictures in the next several days.

MofA is a pretty interesting place. You can even get married here!

ABC Wednesday -- N is for Nuclear Power Plant

Yeah, I know, I'm posting a little early...

This is the Prairie Island Nuclear Generation Station south and east of the twin cities. More info about this plant can be found here

I'm back home in Oklahoma on Thursday


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Mural in downtown Minneapolis

I don't pretend to know what is behind this mural, but it was colorful and creative.

Lake through the trees

Ducks on Fish Lake

Houses on the lake

Rotting tree stump

Cattails

In Minnesota for a couple of days. This is at "Fish Lake Regional Park" (as is the next few).

I've been corrected -- these are actually cattails (one of the Typha varieties), not pussywillows. My apologies for misleading you.

ABCWednesdays -- M is for Mailboxes

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What once was a tree...

Oklahoma Rock Climbing

Smiling Light

This light fixture in downtown OKC seemed to form a smiling face. I liked the juxtaposition of the clouds and other structures in relation to the light fixture.

More Thunder Mania

Thunder flag

Our city is caught in playoff fever. The Thunder, the former Seattle Supersonics, who moved here a couple of years ago, are actually in the playoffs. This makes the first time that a major league team in a big time sport has been in a playoff situation in Oklahoma history.

Cranes growing out of the buildings

ABC Wednesdays -- L is for Lime and Lemon

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Adoption event

We took Grover to an adoption event at Petco on Saturday. No one has filed any apps for him yet, so you can still get on him!

Ziggy being Ziggy

Spring has sprung in OKC -- Part 3

Some blooming ground cover.

Spring has sprung in OKC -- Part 2

Tree in our front yard

Spring has sprung in OKC -- Part 1

I'm 3 pictures behind, so I'm cheating (a little) and running 3 pictures in a row with the same basic theme.

Spongebob at the Mall of America