Just a few random photos taken over a week or so…
First is the sky after a storm passed over our city. It really depends on the storm whether there’s anything to see. This was a localized pop-up thunderstorm, so there was plenty of sky breaking through the storm clouds after it passed.
Crutcho Creek has some limited flood control on it. This is a gate that, when closed, simply raises the water level up stream. I’ve never seen it used, but it is maintained and storm flotsam removed from time to time. I won’t tell you where it is because, officially, photography is restricted in this area.
This is just one narrow end of the new Pratt & Whitney plant still under construction a couple of years after starting. This is out near Draper Lake, which in turn is very close to Tinker AFB. The base has somehow become a major maintenance depot for various aircraft, and this new plant is part of that ongoing centralization. Indeed, the base began life as a Douglas aircraft factory for WW2.
“I won’t tell you where it is because, officially, photography is restricted in this area.”
Cheeky! Do you know why it’s restricted? I don’t know the laws around photographing infrastructure type of things.
Well, there are restrictions like that around military bases, most federal facilities of other types, etc. Some state government facilities might be restricted, depending on the nature of it.