Author Archives: Granger Meador

About Granger Meador

I am retired from employment and enjoy reading, technology, day hikes, art museums, and photography. My wife Wendy works in the Bartlesville Public Schools in northeast Oklahoma, but this blog is outside the scope of any employment.

Told Tales, Part 2: The Life You Save May Be Your Own

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Granger Meador

March 5, 2016 During our Spring Break in 2015, Wendy and I were snuggled in a cabin in the Ozarks when she read to me “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” by Flannery O’Connor. The title is taken from the road … Continue reading →

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Return to Sparrow Hawk Mountain

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Granger Meador

Hike Date: February 21, 2016 | SLIDESHOW | PHOTO MOSAIC On a sunny and warm Sunday afternoon in February 2016, Wendy and I decided to return to Sparrow Hawk Mountain near Tahlequah. We’d thoroughly enjoyed a five-mile hike there the … Continue reading →

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Icy Bluffs at Osage Hills

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Granger Meador

Hike Date: January 24, 2016 | SLIDESHOW | MOSAIC We were blessed with two warm weekends in late January 2016, and Wendy and I were determined to do some hiking. A sunny and windy Sunday afternoon found us undulating westward … Continue reading →

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Told Tales, Part 1: De Profundis

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Granger Meador

A tradition Wendy and I have followed when we are on the road, particularly at Christmastime, is reading short stories to each other. It all began a few years ago with me reading to her the final paragraphs of Oscar Wilde‘s … Continue reading →

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Winter Break 2015, Part 3: San Antonio

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Granger Meador

December 30, 2015 – January 2, 2016 | SLIDESHOW | MOSAIC Our penultimate stop for Winter Break 2015 was a return, after two years, to the River Walk area of San Antonio near the memorable Alamo. This time, instead of … Continue reading →

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