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Tulsa & TallGrass

Openings ... Possibilities

Openings ... Possibilities

We discovered a Holy Place on earth.

Winding out of Tulsa one morning and heading north on the road to Pawhuska in Osage Nation — that’s where the map took us.  We stopped frequently to poke around old ruins and soak up the scenery of this magic land.

One side road led to this old stone ruin.  A church or a school, perhaps.  Doors opening into spaces invaded by the prairie grasses and flowers.  Windows open to wind and rain.  Roof open to the sky.  All open to possibilities.

A perfect archway for photos.
Seed pods in my pocket.
Hungry horses across the fence.

And it was only the first step on our journey to the TallGrass Prairie.  Why didn’t we hurry on?

Because we did not know what awaited!

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The hawk is a Messenger

The Hawk is a Messenger

We always see Him, don’t we?  Everywhere in our travels, we see the Hawk!

What made us take this little side road east, when clearly we were headed north to the TallGrass Prairie?  It was the Hawk.

Perhaps he just wanted to tell us about the Prairie … to let us know that we were embarking on a Holy Journey.  One that would keep us coming back to this quiet place many times.

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Setting the stage

April 10, 2009

Once covering more than 140 million acres in North America, the TallGrass prairie is now mostly relegated to a part of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.  The TallGrass Prairie Preserve in Oklahoma is managed by The Nature Conservancy.  It was originally part of the old Chapman-Barnard Ranch. According to an interview with Frederick Drummond, former Chairman [...]

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