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As this placard reveals, the Muslim Center (seen yesterday) is very close to completion.

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This mosque is under construction within a quarter mile of my house. It is not on a major street, but is somewhat hidden in a residential area.

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The High Altar at St Paul's Cathedral (Episcopal) in downtown Oklahoma City. There a number of challenges in taking a picture of the altar - light reflects off the marble altar (the marble was imported from Italy); the stained glass windows emit enough back light to throw off a light meter; and the surrounding dark wood absorbs most of the light provided by the six or seven spots. I resolved this by bringing in a pair of studio lights, using 100 ASA (slowest speed available in my Rebel), and closing down the F-stop.

The studio lights, by the way, are hidden behind the columns defining each side of the vaulted arch.

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Before I share pictures from this past weekend, I wanted to share shots from the previous weekend (9/08), when we dedicated the Whirlwind Mission of the Holy Family in Watonga, OK.

Seen here is the sanctuary. In the far rear is the church's banner. In front of that is the podium. Then the prayer drum altar. In the lower right-hand corner is the baptismal basin.

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I'm taking a brief break in sharing my travel photos in order to share something more recent: a picture from a historic occasion. This is the scene from the election of a new Bishop for the Episcopal Church in Oklahoma.
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Went to the annual Friends of the Library Book Sale this morning. The first book I picked up, and ultimately bought, was Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. As previously promised, here's an image of the cover.

Paperbacks cost half a dollar, and hard backs cost $1. I bought five paperbacks and six hardbacks. Included were -

• In Focas: Alfred Stieglitz


• The Belle of Amherst


• Finding Your Religion by Rev. Scotty McLennan


• Keeping Passover by Ira Steingroot


• God Among the Shakers by Suzanne Skees


• Mark Twain: An Illustrated Biography, companion book for the PBS series


• Hooray For Yiddish! by Leo Rosten (author of The Joys of Yiddish