Category: New Orleans

  • …some of the places I’ve been…

    …some of the places I’ve been…

    Healthy Mindset – Days 20-23 It will be quite awhile before we are able to travel widely again, and while I have lots of thoughts about what it could be like, for now, I thought it could be a nice challenge to pick one picture from each of the places I’ve been lucky enough to…

  • Just go!

    Posts have been few and far between for a number of different reasons, but quietly in the background, a trip to Paris has been planned! It’s getting very close to lift off, and I hope to have many pictures to share in the weeks to come. Everyone I’ve talked to about Paris seems to have…

  • where would you go?

    where would you go?

    If you could go anywhere right now, where would you go?  I’m getting the itch to plan a trip.  Not sure where yet, but I would love to go back to New Orleans someday.

  • take me back to New Orleans

    take me back to New Orleans

    I imagine Halloween in New Orleans is pretty amazing with all the ghost stories, mystery, voodoo, and colourful, colorful characters.  New Orleans was amazing when I was there in March – so alive and loud, so much music and food, a little smelly down some streets, a little creepy, but so intriguing, and so unforgettable. …

  • wise words

    wise words

    or just create your own…. I still gush about New Orleans to anyone who asks (and some who don’t), but there is just so much to explore in the city.  If you find yourself in New Orleans, and want a (quiet) break from the action in the French Quarter, check out at the sculpture garden…

  • sunny days

    sunny days

    We are in the midst of a spring heatwave here…so, after soaking up the sun, it’s nice to just hang out in the shade, too…

  • you are the sky

    you are the sky

    You Are the Sky. Everything Else Is Just the Weather – Pema Chodron

  • French Quarter after the rain

    French Quarter after the rain

    I loved taking photos at night in the French Quarter – it’s just as pretty and colourful at night as it is during the day.  The restaurant in the picture, the Italian Barrel, was one of my favourites of the trip, and I’d highly recommend it if you find yourself in New Orleans. A block…

  • macaws at the Audubon Zoo

    macaws at the Audubon Zoo

    New Orleans is such a great place because there is no shortage of things to do and see. The Audubon Zoo was on the list mostly because I enjoy taking pictures of animals and I hoped to take some elephant pictures (I’ve daydreamed about going on safari for my next significant birthday – since the…

  • everybody is not special

    everybody is not special

    More Royal Street window shopping at night….this caught my eye in the window at the Antieau Gallery, it’s from the Monsters and Misfortune Collection and the artist is Chris Roberts-Antieau.

  • a reminder to tip street performers…

    a reminder to tip street performers…

    …or one might give you the finger! I laughed when I saw this after uploading all my pics from the trip –  I had no idea he was giving me the finger when I took it. I was just walking out of a restaurant, saw him, and quickly snapped the pic.  He’s likely very aware…

  • Royal Street window shopping at night

    Royal Street window shopping at night

    My favourite street in the Quarter, especially for window shopping at night.  This is part one (I took a lot of pictures on Royal Street).