Posts Tagged ‘tessconrad’

I just love their backs, so crazy.

And when we finally get some Fuschia, I’ll know we’re really out of the cold.

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.

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!

Beth is the world’s biggest fan of True Blood. She throws viewing parties every week, complete with a patented drink concocted for your viewing pleasure, so when I saw this shirt there was no question who it was destined for:

Happy Birthday, Beth!

(Okay, so Twelfth Night was a couple of weeks ago. I’m catching up now.)

The Phunny Phorty Phellows kick off Carnival season in style- with a streetcar ride, tossing beads as they go. I hadn’t gotten out to see them on their ride before, and was surprised that they don’t set a slow, maximizing sort of pace, but the typical “now you see us, now you don’t” streetcar speed.

There weren’t huge crowds for this one, but they always had people around because drivers on St. Charles Ave would see them, do a quick whip around, get ahead of the streetcar, park, and run over.

I have to say, they looked like they were having a hell of a good time:

We, like so much of the south*, had all kinds of rain here the last week or so, and if it’s not coming down, it’s thinking about it.

Charlie spotted this one over the backyard last night, and although we often have hints of rainbows, this was about the strongest one we’ve ever had.

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* You can donate to help Atlanta and their flood victims here.

I should be doing a big wrapup and commentary about Katrina’s fourth anniversary. I should have spent the day going to remembrances and speeches.

Instead, I went for a walk, which was the sensible thing to do. Much of life in New Orleans is still spent with Katrina at its core- volunteerism, fighting against the bureaucracy and incompetence, and just generally doing our best. Next year, the 5th anniversary, I’m sure we’ll go do something big and powerful to remember.

Today was more quiet and meditative, spent walking with a friend in the bayous and swamps. It’s a wonderful time to do so- flowers are everywhere, banana spiders are spinning their massive webs, bees are buzzing and gators are sunning. Even though there trees brought down by Katrina still liter the grounds of the park, there’s new life- vines cover them, mosses and mushrooms grow and the crickets sing.

It was hard to imagine a better way to spend the day.

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