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New Adventures in a New State!

ByNancy Lynn

SO… We made it out of Arkansas!  But not too far, we were waiting on some important things in the mail so couldn’t go too far!  But!  We were officially in Oklahoma!! 

I wanted more Garden time, so we found a cute little spot to satisfy by need for pretty things!  The Papilion in Honor Heights Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma!   It was super cute, lots of art sculptures ~ which I LOVE ~ and flowers! 

A wooden fence painted with sunflowers and a butterfly      Visitor posing with monarch butterfly mural wings at The Papilion at Honor Heights Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  A wooden fence painted with large purple coneflower blossoms

Sad that the Butterfly House wasn’t open when we were there, but timing is everything on those things!!

Click the sunflower to see more pics from The Papilion

A graphic of a sunflower with the text 'Gardens make us happy'

We had a bunch of down time, but no major projects in mind, so we just went sightseeing!  We found some cool stuff!

In Tulsa, We found the World’s Largest Bottle of Hair Tonic 💈

Click above to see more of our Hair Tonic Pics!

We took a day trip out to Catoosa, Oklahoma to check out a Big Blue Whale! 

We were not disappointed!  He was huge, and cute, and we could actually go inside and check it out!  Click 🐳 for More Pics!

After a few days just hanging around the bus, cleaning, cooking, baking, just relaxing… We were ready for more adventure.  Big stuff, factory tour, something!

And what we found next was in Sepulpa, Oklahoma 🙂

Is that regular or diesel ?

The World’s Largest Gas Pump!   Now, we went on a day the museum is closed (we somehow forgot to check that 😲), so we were only able to see the Pump through the fence!  Bummer!World's Tallest Gas Pump Sapulpa Oklahoma towering 66 feet high with red base, yellow middle section, and circular sign on top against blue skyClick the Pump to see our Pics

So, I read somewhere that in Tulsa, was the “Center of the Universe”. WHAT? I could be standing at the center of the universe. The whole dang thing? I’m in ….

Triangular monument in downtown Tulsa with a flat disc top, inscribed vertically in multiple languages, with a person standing at its base; trees, buildings, and a clear blue sky in the background — part of the Center of the Universe Tulsa area.
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BUT, I’m not sure the people who set it up got the memo, or we weren’t in the right place? Because this was not as spectacular as I had hoped. I can say I was there though, but I’d have to do some more research before I believed that I was standing in the center of THE UNIVERSE!

Echo?? What Echo?

It was also pretty cold that day! And WINDY!! So this was a quick stop! We tried to hear the echo we read about when standing in this spot, but just couldn’t! Maybe the wind??

And on the way home, we hit the mother load of HUGE things… I’m not sure why some towns have an abundance of this weird stuff, but we LOVE it!!! 

This was Meadow Gold District!

Meadow Gold District Tulsa landmark sign featuring yellow “Meadow Gold” neon letters, red “Milk • Ice Cream” panel, blue “Beatrice Foods Co.” panel, and a red clock mounted on a metal framework above a brick building under a clear blue sky.

Giant cowboy statue holding a silver fish in Meadow Gold District Tulsa, with colorful Route 66 mural behind and a person standing at the base for scale under clear blue skies.Person posing with a large cartoon-style robot sculpture featuring red ears, a chest gauge, and blocky limbs, set against a painted wall with geometric designs and a white brick backdrop.

Click any of the pics to see what else we found in the District!

We found cute shops in the mix of all the big stuff!  The area is full of small shops, big art, murals and more!

Continuing our BIG things theme for the day ~ check this dude out!  He is The World’s Largest Driller! 

And HE IS HUGE!  I look like an ant on his shoe 👢

He stands SEVENTY-FIVE FEET TALL!   I don’t think we’ve seen anything this high in the sky yet!! 

A person sitting on the left foot of the towering Golden Driller statue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, emphasizing its massive scale against the human-sized visitor.

Click the Driller for more pics!

Done for the day ?  Not quite!  We found The World’s Largest Praying Hands in Tulsa as well!  The patina on the hands was amazing, making them look worn! 

Large sculpted hand emerging from a dome-like tiled base, fingers extended upward against a clear blue sky. Realistic texture and scale dominate the frame, with no visible signage or context markers. Dramatic gesture and clean silhouette make it visually distinct from the world's largest praying hands installation.

This was simply beautiful, I’m so glad we stopped by! But finally, this was our last stop of the day!

So before, during and after our Big Things Stops, we visited a bunch of nurseries in the Tulsa area. Clearly, we have a bit of a plant obsession! 🌿 I’ve lost count (I’ll get on that!) but we have a LOT!! 

I’m a big fan of Pothos, and Zach is a big fan of Hoyas!  

But if I’m being completely honest, I am a big fan of ALL plants! 

Here is our bounty from the day !

Hoya Australis A plant with long white-and-green striped leaves in a green pot on a wooden table A hanging potted plant with spotted green leaves suspended by white cords against wooden paneling A trailing plant with variegated heart-shaped leaves in a white pot on a wooden surface A string-of-pearls succulent overflowing a terracotta pot on a wooden surface A plant with green-and-white variegated leaves in a black pot against wooden paneling A lush green plant with variegated leaves in a gray pot on a wooden table A green leafy plant in a white cat-face planter on a wooden surface

That was definitely a BUSY few days in Tulsa!  When we got home with our nursery plants, I wanted to inspect them a bit further (we’ve had issues), but our dogs weren’t having it!  The big girl (Jemma) got in my lap first, then the little guy (Louie) jumped on Jemma, then to me!  A woman wearing glasses and an orange knit hat sitting inside a bus holding a brown dog, surrounded by houseplants

We enjoyed our time in Tulsa, but it was time to move on! Where to? I don’t even think we knew!

Till Next Time….

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