We hit the road home. At Okmulgee, we stopped at the Deep Fork National Wildlife Reserve. We walked its pleasant boardwalk trail. We saw lots of butterflies, some red-eared slider turtles, lots of Turkey Vultures, fields of daisies, and lots of timber. I got a picture of a flycatcher that may be an Olive-side Flycatcher. I will go to the "What is this Bird?" Facebook page to verify the identification. Overall, we saw fewer birds than I would have expected, but it was near Noon.
We drove the rest of the way back south to our home in north Texas. We took the route on Highway 75 rather than the toll road on 69. This meant roughly 50 miles of two lane driving through charming fields and towns,rather than four-lane driving through nearly-as-charming fields but fewer towns. A lot of the little towns looked worthy of a future visit.
We stopped for lunch at an IHOP in Denison, Texas, where my egg whites, turkey bacon and wheat toast tasted great. We got home near 4:30 p.m. I worked a bit on a call with a co-worker. Otherwise, I watched television and rested up from a long but satisfying New Year's Day.