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Jazzfest flags over a stormy sky
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It’s that time of year again- just enough time has passed to get over Carnival and get ready for our next round of visitors- Jazzfest! The first day of the weekend was a washout but Saturday and Sunday weren’t bad. Not that it matters- the rain just doesn’t seem to drive anybody away, they just stay and splash around.
Spring Wisteria in the Irish Channel
Posted by: | CommentsWalking home from getting coffee on Magazine Street, we came across this gorgeous bunch of Wisteria:
The day was grey and threatening rain, which would knock the delicate clusters off, so I grabbed the shot while they were still there.
I will admit to a certain amount of jealousy here- we have the stuff in our backyard, but it’s never really bloomed at all, although it spends the entirety of the warm months trying to reach out and strangle anything it can. I swear I’m going to do a time lapse over the summer to show just how fast the stuff grows. I’m constantly wacking it back, and for a show like this it’d be worth it. Around August I’m always wondering if an execution is in order, I’m so tired of it…but hope springs eternal and I always think “maybe next spring- maybe this will be the year!”
At least now I know where I can go for my spring purple fix.
A bad feather day…
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The herons are busy in Audubon Park these days, molting and nesting on the Island Rookery. 
The number of birds on these few trees is staggering- especially when you take into account that each one is around 3 feet high:
I’ll go back in a month or so and see if we can get pics of chicks.
Combining New Orleans & Easter…
Posted by: | CommentsI really had no idea that peep manipulation was so widespread, and then I saw the Washington Post has an annual contest- this year there were 1100+ entries of people who’ve done elaborate things with the marshmallow Easter candies. There are flickr groups, and many many bad puns around them:
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But I knew peeps had really hit the big time when I saw the Mardi Gras dioramas:
Happy Easter!
Super Sunday 2010
Posted by: | CommentsYesterday was Super Sunday, rescheduled from last week, when it was windy and rain threatened. Instead it was absolutely gorgeous… both the weather and the suits, of course.
We’ve been going long enough now to recognize many of the players, but the person who caught my eye most was my favorite little Indian:
I’ve got pics of her strutting her stuff last year, and 2008.
I didn’t upload as far back as 2007, but now I’m going to have to go back and see if I have pics of her then, too. She’s fascinating to watch, totally self possessed and in charge. This one’s gonna be a heartbreaker, folks…if she’s not already.
And while she’s growing up, the next generation is on the scene:
While their elders are there to show them the way…
Like I said, a gorgeous day all around. To see more of the Indians, click here.
Lots of neon on Canal St, 1960
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This is another eBay ‘slide.’ It was listed as a group of older New Orleans slides, but they arrived burned onto a CD with no originals and I discovered he sells them over and over, retaining the rights. So while I don’t actually “own” this, it seems to be okay as per the TOS to post as long as I give credit and don’t get paid. I surely don’t get paid for the blog, and here’s the link to the seller.
I’m not really sure how I feel about this whole process, but I will admit I haven’t seen these pictures anywhere else, and there are a few that are just amazing and really worth sharing.
Fog in City Park
Posted by: | CommentsThe temps have been all over the map these past weeks, but overnight it was damp and the temps shot up, so I headed out before sunrise to see if I could capture some of the season’s last fog:
Spring Magnolias
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For just a few weeks in spring, these pink magnolias are everywhere. Despite being about a third of the summer magnolia blooms they’re even more impressive in their way- with no leaves to hide amongst, they really pop.
St. Patrick Cemetery- Crosses at Dawn
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It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything cemetery related over here- it’s all been going up at the Graveyard Rabbit site, so if you’d like to see more, that’s where to find it!
