Keystone and Drumming

This morning we went out to Keystone State Park to look over the walking trail and make updates to the instructions. Keystone is one of seven year-round events (YREs) that the Tulsa Walking Club operates. The other YREs are located in Bartlesville, Galena, KS, Jenks, plus three in Tulsa (LaFortune Park, Promenade Mall, and Utica Square). The next scheduled walk will be the Mohawk Park walk in August. Year-round walks can be walked twice a year for credit: once in the first half and once in the second half of the year.

This evening I went to Joe Price’s home for drumming. We each play a doumbek – a short hand drum with a drumhead about 10 inches in diameter. The drum stands about 16 to 18 inches high. There were four of us present: Joe, his wife Lou, Eric, and myself. We have another member, Marva, who could not attend due to having a headache. We often talk more than we play the drum. Someone, usually Marva, has funny stories to tell. In recent weeks we have heard about Marva’s troubles with roofers.