Wildflowers along the roadway in Oklahoma.
Indian Paintbrush
Oklahoma State Capitol
State Capitol with oil derrick in foreground.
The Guardian stands atop the Oklahoma State Capitol dome.
As Long As The Waters Flow
Oklahoma Rose
Oil Derrick - the Capitol sits directly on top of the Oklahoma City Oil Field, the first oil field in an urban area.
Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum
9:03 Gate and Reflecting Pool, the twin gates frame the moment of destruction - 9:02 am.
Field of Empty Chairs, each of the 168 chairs symbolizes a life lost, with the smaller chairs representing the 19 children killed. The glass base of each chair has an etched name and is illuminated at night.
The chairs are arranged in nine rows for the nine floors of the building, they are placed according to the floor on which those killed were working or visiting.
The Survivor Tree, the 90+ year old American Elm bears witness to the violence of April 19 and now stands as a profound symbol of human resilience.
Survivor Wall, over 600 names are inscribed on salvaged pieces of granite from the Murrah Building lobby.
The Fence, almost immediately people began leaving tokens of love and hope on the Fence, over 60,000 items.
Weeping Madonna
Children's Area, wall of hand-painted tiles given to Oklahoma City.
As we were leaving the memorial, Scott noticed our truck through the 9:01 Gate.
Oklahoma City Stockyard City
We had memorable steaks at the legendary Cattlemen's Steakhouse, an Oklahoma City institution for over 100 years.
Stockyards City Memorial
Buffalo
Rossville
Rossville, Oklahoma was a small, rural community with a post office from 1895 to 1907 and birthplace of my Grandad Isham William Taylor in 1901. It's now just coordinates on a map - 35° 35' 38"N 96° 59' 56"W
Pecan orchard
Arcadia Round Barn
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