Senseless

Both Jim and I were confused as to why we slept so late this morning until we remembered the time zones we have crossed. I hate wasting adventure time to sleep.

Thanks to the blessing of Internet and live steaming, we were able to worship with our home church this morning. It was good to see familiar faces. We were also able to Face Time Shari and Kayleen and see all the grand kids today while we were driving. What an amazing world of technology we live in.

We started today's journey on Route 66. It seemed appropriate to turn on '50's music and sing along loudly, so we did. We stopped at a Route 66 museum but unfortunately it was closed for the day.

Jim got in his wildlife count today with antelope and a (ugh) tarantula. He also saw some Texas longhorn cattle. I told him that cattle do not count for wildlife no matter how long their horns are.

We stopped in Oklahoma City and visited the Oklahoma National City Memorial. It is a beautiful memorial site, but the impact of the sadness and of the senselessness of hate and violence tempered the beauty. When we saw the fence still decorated with mementoes, we realized that there are still many living people hurting over this horrific crime and the deaths that occurred there.

Tonight we are staying in Fort Smith Arkansas. Already we are experiencing a great change in weather patterns. I think we have left the heat of summer behind us.