Fun-Meter Crisis

Not sure the exact details of how the contagion was incubated, but it's final outcome was made known at the end of October.  Debra paraphrased Eric Burdon and clearly informed me; "I've gotta get out of this place".   Making matters worse, there was no crisp fall weather-still too hot AND ALL the camping spots in Texas were full.  So we took risk with some foreign travel and pulled the teardrop up to Oklahoma.  Wow.  Was it worth it.

We bugged out right after work to Chickasaw National Part, just South of Sulphur Oklahoma.  When we got there it was late evening and we were largely setting up in the dark, so no photos.  However we had a great evening and watch an old Marx Brother's comedy on Debra's iPad for the evening entertainment.  The next morning I got up before the sunrise in search for some good light.

After a breakfast, we broke camp and went exploring.  First to Sulphur and then to Ada in search for the perfect pie and to Fittstown to see where Peggy grew up.

Someone I know loves this color of blue.

Looks like the Fun-Meter is improving!

Winding Up the Trip

We just missed getting the best pie in the world.  But the restaurant in Ada closed at 2:00pm... (ShOOt!).   On the way back we were very intrigued by the town of Roff, especially the old bank building.

Then we slipped off exploring the town.  Debra loves looking at old houses.

We rounded a corning and saw the strangest Halloween decorations; 'what does a pig have to do with halloween?'.  Then it moved!

 It was massive.  There was no chain and no fence.  To our good fortune, the beast's girth tamped-down is it's hate-fueled desire to charge the Jeep.  I spotted the owner in the garage at the house.  She signaled that she had no interest in any more photography.  Since we were aliens in a strange land, we made haste to the highway.

Once back at camp I bundled Debra up with the folding chairs and we sat out on the beach and watch the sun set.

We stayed and were able to get some good star-shots.  I know it is a little blurry, but I forgot my tripod. 

In the night I woke up with a booming sinus headache.  I stepped outside and got this great shot of Orion, just above our teardrop.

The two photos above are from the Roff bank and from the lilly-pad pond at Sulphur.

All in all, it seems to have worked.  Fun-meter is clearly reset!