Skywatch Friday

Oh, what a beautiful Mornin'

Oh, what a beautiful day.

I've got a beautiful feelin'

Everything's goin' my way.

Courtesy of 'Oklahoma' the musical and my Okie backyard!

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My World Tuesday

My second offering for the new and exciting 'Skywatch' team project - My World Tuesday, focuses on another local industry - Agriculture.

Many visitors to Oklahoma expect our main industry to be agriculture and are surprised to find it's not. Oil and Natural Gas production is our leading industry and has been for many years.

But Agriculture, Ranching and Farming are still high on the list and this is easily spotted on any drive through our State. Many of the people I know here are involved in this industry and the Hubsters business is very much on the fringes of it.

On a recent visit to a Ranch and Farming museum this was demonstrated by the huge range of implements and tools on display. Included amongst them was this wall of tractor seats, but who knew there were so many different designs! I wonder if you were judged by others on the design intracacy of your tractor seat once upon a time? Is there an Armani of the tractor seat world somewhere out there, commanding crazy prices on eBay?

But of course being a girly I was seriously drawn to this wonderful and colourful display of seats. Oh the choices, but I think it would be the sage green with the royal blue 'Bradley' logo for me!

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Oklahoma Sunkissed Silhouette
This is a shot of the artesian spring fed lake about a mile from our home. It presents me with endless photo opportunities year round, a great swimming hole and alot of natural beauty for free. Note how the trees all lean one way, that's how strong the wind blows across the plains in Oklahoma - the famous song does not lie!

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My World Tuesday

I am delighted to join the new exciting 'Skywatch' team project - My World Tuesday

My first offering was taken on Sunday, just outside Fort Supply in NW Okieland, famous for being the site of General George Custer's, Camp Supply. It is now also home to one of our largest wind farms in the state and it is a truly spectacular addition to our landscape.

I especially like this picture, because it brings together one of Oklahoma's oldest and largest industries - raising cattle, and it's fastest growing and newest industry - wind energy. Oklahoma currently ranks as the 8th state in the nation with the highest output and potential output for wind energy.

I live in the county right in the 'armpit' of the Oklahoma Panhandle and as you can see on the map below, we can probably expect even more wind farms in our area. When we were out there on Sunday, none of us were left in any doubt that the location was perfect! In fact I almost got blown out of the Pickup bed taking the pictures.

The cattle are totally at peace with their high tech' surroundings, you can even see the shadow cast by one of the 100ft blades crossing this female cow as she grazes. A true blend of the old and the new working in perfect harmony.

'Cheyenne' views

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Cottonwood Blues

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'Shades of grey'

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