It's A Wide Open Road

Leaving Wichita Falls and we headed north on Highway 44, less cars, less people, less towns,  but more enormous, endless  blue sky. How I had dreamed of such places. I knew we were in God's country, the Bible Belt. We were frequently reminded. It did not  bother me  in the slightest. I  even enjoyed  the Christian radio stations we sometimes tuned into. It was all  so  different and part of that world.

 I just love the vastness and nothingness of the following  places I photographed from the car. Looking at them still moves me. I cannot explain it.

 360 degrees around of this blue sky and golden pasture. A sight to behold from every direction.

Some small oil Derricks

RED RIVER! the Texas / Oklahoma border!!

RED RIVER! the Texas / Oklahoma border!!

 The movie "Red River" is probably my favourite John Wayne film. I am not a  huge fan of his, but when you are there in the place of  that great story which you have watched for so many years  of your life,   it really is fantastic.

And  of course, the classic movie OKLAHOMA is one that I have seen on the big  and small screen  countless times, and also on the stage when I was a wee girl in the early 60s I think,  and again in the  80s. I can practically sing that whole soundtrack. So  naturally, I pressed play on the CD player and we listened to OKLAHOMA! ( I have never had trouble spelling that !!! )

We were  there!!! Where  the wind goes sweeping  on the plains!! 

Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain
And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet
When the wind comes right behind the rain.
Oklahoma, Ev'ry night my honey lamb and I
Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk
Makin' lazy circles in the sky.

We know we belong to the land
And the land we belong to is grand!
And when we say
Yeeow! Ayipioeeay!
We're only sayin'
You're doin' fine, Oklahoma!
Oklahoma O.K.
L - A - H - O - M - A
OKLAHOMA!
Yeeow! 

( throw hat in air)

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - the Oklahoma State Bird, swooping and flitting over  the plains.We saw these gorgeous birds flying across in the grasses in the fields.

 

It was so long for now Texas..we'll be back  real soon ya' hear, twice more in fact