Week 75
Things seen while out and about:
When showing my sister around last week we discovered four things we'd never seen before.  First, we walked around the OKC Temple, and to our amazement, there is a fountain at the back--can't see it from the front or from the road, and we had no idea it was there.

Who knew there was a fountain??

Next, when walking around campus, we noticed a sundial way up on the Bellmon Research Building:

It pays to look up!

The city of Stillwater added a new downtown statue  a couple of weeks ago, and we saw it for the first time with Gloria:

The little gardener

Finally, we had noticed these cattle before, but never thought to learn more about them.  We see this herd just east of I-35; Gloria inspired us to find out what they are.  They are beef cattle called Belted Galloway, originating in southern Scotland, and they are very striking with their white middles:

Oreo cows

A few more sightings this week:

We saw our first scissor-tailed flycatchers (OK state bird) of the season.

We really can go home now.  Ever since last spring when we saw a lot of dead amardillos on the roads, I've wanted to see a live one.  Well, it happened this week.  Frankly, they are not terribly attractive, but they do look better alive than smashed on the side of the road.

Coming home one night our headlights flashed on a possum in the area by our parking lot.

And finally, the egrets have come back to the pond from wherever they winter.

Next Saturday will be our last time at Elite Repeat, so Kerby thought to take a few pictures.

Top--me with Jackie, Vickie, and Wilma--the Saturday clothing folks
Bottom, Vickie, Ida Mae, and Theresa at the cash register

We have enjoyed working with these people so much.  Jackie had a stroke when she was in her 20s, and she has limited use of her left side, but she sure doesn't let that stop her.  Wilma is a spunky lady in her 80s (I'm the age of her youngest son), and she can lift and haul more than I can!  Ida Mae is in her 90s.  Top Vickie and Wilma were part of the original group that started Elite Repeat 15 years ago. Bottom Vickie is wearing bunny ears here, but she wears fun and crazy hats every week to match the season or event.  Elite Repeat has benefited a lot of charities over the years, and it's been a privilege to be part of it even if for only a couple of hours every week.

Last night was the Black and White Ball, a regional YSA dance hosted by our ward.  Lots of preparation started on Friday, with YSAs making ham and cheese roll-ups and blowing up balloons.

Garbage bags full of balloons

The dance was a success--we only stayed for the first hour, but there were even a couple of songs we could dance to in that time.  Most of the music was pretty foreign to us, but the YSAs seemed to enjoy it all.

This was a lovely Sabbath, and especially a lovely Easter.  What should be our focus at all times, the Atonement, comes into even sharper focus at this season.  The wonderful video Prince of Peace is so very meaningful and reassuring:  https://www.mormon.org/