26 March 2011

Cold In Oklahoma City

Saturday in Oklahoma City.  Yesterday was so gorgeous:  sun and seventy degrees; today it was cloudy with highs only near fifty, with a stiff, damp wind that left wind chills in the 30s.  I'm so glad I did the memorial and some walking around yesterday.  Wow, was it cold!

Today I went had a nice breakfast at the hotel, then headed out to the Oklahoma Museum of Art, then to have a look at Bricktown and its canal and riverwalk.  Next, I took to the car and explored some neighborhoods, popped into a western wear store, and went to the mall for sock shopping and to Target to get some undershirts.  Undershirt and sock shopping is not very interesting but it was productive.

I was struck again today by how empty Oklahoma City is.  It feels as if it's been evacuated:  there are no people and, while there are parked cars, there are almost none driving the streets.  It's all very, very odd, as one sees.  This is just a sampling, as I'll update my website shortly.




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