Morel mushrooms are considered a gourmet delicacy by many people. They only appear in wooded areas for a couple of weeks in the early Spring. This was the first I have sighted this year. Sliced up and fried, they are quite tasty.
The Marvelous Morels…
March 26, 2012
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Pump Past It’s Prime…
March 21, 2012
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This gas pump was probably taken out of service because it won’t register more than $99.99 for a total purchase. That’s going to be commonplace soon.
Locomotive…
March 19, 2012
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This old beauty was built in 1903 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Designated a class 900 engine, it was built for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company. There are only 4 or so surviving locomotives of this series, and this one is beautifully restored. Ol’ number 940 used oil as fuel, but it reminds me of the coal burner engine in the Christmas movie “The Polar Express”.
Tiny quartz crystals…
March 10, 2012
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Sandstone is composed mostly of quartz grains held together with other minerals. Where erosion has worn away this coating, these crystals shine like little diamonds in the sunlight.
Rainy day…
March 8, 2012
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It was a busy day, and wet out, so I just tried to throw together a still life shot.
Handmade grave marker…
March 2, 2012
Ol Mose lived a good long life. i found this stone in a country cemetery that served a long gone black community. Obviously he was born before Oklahoma statehood, when this was still Indian Territory.
