I’m still processing and recovering from our trip to New Orleans but I just had to share a few pirate pictures. I can honestly say these are some of the best people on the planet. Even if they are a bit crazy. Or maybe because of it. But truly, I cannot imagine a better group…
Frozen Music
“Architecture in general is frozen music.” ~Friedrich von Shelling~ I was one of those kids who drew house plans for fun. I remember a really cool one I designed which was centered around a courtyard. That was long before I knew anything about French Quarter courtyards which just might be evidence that I lived there…
Thank you, New Orleans!
Tomorrow morning my friend, Roz, and I will be taking a little road trip…to New Orleans! We’ve promised our families to consider “Thelma and Louise” a cautionary tale rather than a blueprint for our trip. Now, take a look at this weather forecast, would you? Roz just happens to be one of my more sensible…
Sackcloth and Ashes
Photo by Cher Groves The trip wasn’t nearly long enough but I’ll take what I can get. David and I took a short trip to New Orleans to help celebrate the 21st birthday of the daughter of dear friends. Jade is part of our NOLA Wenches group but until now she couldn’t enter many of…
A French Quarter bookstore
“Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?” ~Henry Ward Beecher~
City sights
New Orleans has to be one of the most beautiful and interesting cities to photograph. Most of the pictures I took on this last trip were with my iPhone, many with the Instagram app. These look pretty cool and it’s easy to upload them to Facebook so friends can live vicariously through our adventures. However,…
French Quarter Friday…
I will eventually be returning to my usual “French Friday” posts but since I still have pictures to share from New Orleans I thought I’d make this “French Quarter Friday”. The St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson square is probably the most photographed and easily recognized landmark in New Orleans. Isn’t it pretty? One of our…