Day 139

Dragonfly

This little guy visited this morning.

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One of the trees at work.

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Decor at the Hilton in Bartlesville, OK. Just so you know, I didn't place the props in this order and that's no "joke".

Downtown Bartlesville as seen from the company jet. That small skinny tower on the right side of downtown is the Price Tower designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.  Due to funding constraints at the time it was built at 2/3 size. Basically there are no right angles. 

There is something majestic about flying through clouds. Today was no different.

Lake Woodlands in The Woodlands, Tx. This is the dam along Woodlands Parkway. I used to take the kids fishing here more than 15 years ago.  I had a short rod that I placed along the bank at the top of the dam. I left it there for a moment and came back about a minute later and it was gone. Definitely taken by a monster catfish I'm sure...

And this is the Woodlands Mall. That's I-45 just north of Houston. The lake above is just west and south of the mall. You can just make out the white tent like roof of the Martha Mitchell Pavillion on the extreme left of the image.

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I left my camera in my boss' car last night and I finally got a chance to post yesterday's images.

Sitting at the new Hilton in downtown Bartlesville. Just sippin' my diet Coke and thought this a colorful image.

I got to stay on the 5th floor. Had to swipe my room key to get there.

Decadence.

  White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake at Copeland's in Broken Arrow (suburb of Tulsa).

Decor at Copeland's.

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Downtown Bartlesville, OK. This is a remnant of the Phillips admin offices. Only the first three floors are open for tours I'm told.

And these two pictures were from the Mens room at the Two Sisters Restaurant at dinner tonight.

"Bartlesville's first professional baseball team, July 1907."

Yep, there it was, just hanging on the wall. Guess we guys need these reminders...

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I took this image at dinner tonight at Tumbleweed's Steakhouse in Bartlesville, OK . This clock is actually about 3 feet in diameter.

This is the view outside my 5th story room looking to the north of Bartlesville. These are the lights to the baseball park that was used by a minor league team that used to be here. Now the High Schools use it.

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Yes, this is my 50 mm 1.8D Nikkor lens. And no, it doesn't work anymore and is not worth repairing. And yes, I dropped my camera again. And yes, I had fun taking it apart to see how it works. Just for the record, the focus ring is jammed/broken from the fall.

The metaphors and thoughts about this are endless. 

I've been told by more than one person that I over-think things. First, I don't know how that is possible in a world full of people who can't think for themselves. Or maybe since people don't think then the mere fact that I can means I over-think. Not sure. Second, that's just who I am -- I try to figure things out. I can't shut that part of me off. It makes be crazy at times and I'm sure it bugs the heck out of some, but what can I say. Third, at the end of the day I'm not sure it really matters anyway -- at least when trying to figure out people and their motivations. Lastly, no one can figure me out, not even me. So it all evens out -- comes out in the wash or something like that.

So, well, maybe my over-thinking is like that lens seen above where I've over analyzed, taken apart, or some would say destroyed something that while it would focus and would at least work for some fixed focus length is now useless. It worked fine at one time and through my actions is now just a piece of junk I don't even want to go there. Maybe I like the metaphor of throwing away the old junk inside and starting something new, starting over -- a new beginning. Or taking the shambles of some event in my life and creating some newer, better me. That's starting to sound better.  Just don't think too unkindly of me while I sort it all out.