One of my favorite events each year is the OKC Martin Luther King Jr. parade. It has traditionally been held at the corner of 23rd Street and ML King Blvd, but for the past few years the City of OKC has tried to move the event to downtown OKC. I went to the 2022 parade […]
Skate the Plaza in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City’s Plaza district hosts an annual “Skate the Plaza” event where they block off the streets and set up cool skateboard and roller skating obstacles. Multiple bands share music, street vendors offer their wares, and a wide variety of people from all walks of life show up to skateboard and rollerskate right on the […]
OKC’s Martin Luther King Jr. Block Party
Once again I took photos at OKC’s unofficial Martin Luther King Jr. “parade” – more of a huge neighborhood block party.
Morning walk with Kay at the OKC Fairgrounds cow show
Kay and I were tired of walking on our home treadmill or riding my indoor bicycle, and it was a chilly 32 degrees outside, so we decided to do our morning walk at the OKC Fairgrounds. Like most winter days, they were having a livestock event that made our morning walk much more interesting. We wandered the show, got in about two miles of walking, and saw some interesting sites.
OKC Jiu Jitsu tournament
My son Adam Pratt recently competed in his first Jiu Jitsu tournament in downtown OKC. He wrestled and played baseball in high school, then did amateur boxing but after a tragic accident in the ring, he quit boxing and started raising his family. Now at 34 years old, he decided to get back into the […]