This is an interior shot from the same building. It gave me pause to see the spinning wheel in this context. My wheel is a source of relaxation and tactile pleasure. Here, it was a necessity for survival.
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Laura Plantation: Slave Quarters
We spent one day of our trip on a tour out of New Orleans. Our first stop was the Laura Plantation in Vacherie, LA. Unlike most (maybe all) of the other plantation tours in the aree, this one does not gloss over the history of slavery that is so prevalent in this region. The tour focused on the woman who ran the plantation, and on the lives of the slaves on the plantation. The plantation house itself was damaged by fire about 18 months ago, but the tour did not suffer for the fact that we could not really get…
Whirlwind
That’s what this week felt like. I’m sure glad it’s the weekend!
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French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana
French Quarter After the Rain
After ten years of talking about it, my friend Donna and I finally made it to New Orleans last May, with husbands in tow. It seems a little spooky to us now. We’d dreamed about this trip for so long, but every year something got in the way. Finally, somehow, we decided that 2005 would be the year. What a good thing we did. New Orleans won’t be the same again for a long time, if ever. The four of us were so charmed by New Orleans, and we’re hardly alone in that. The people and the food and the…
Pittsburgh Panorama
Something a little different today… This was taken on Jen’s birthday last year. It was a beautiful day, and we had just had a delicious brunch down by the river(s). p.s. Jen – big hugs to you guys this week!
Pink and Floppy
From the Berkeley Rose Garden. Ok, this title is pretty silly. I’m reallyreallyreally tired today.
Spiky Succulent
I never really appreciated succulents before I moved to California. They’re just not that big a part of the New England landscape. Their shapes are great, and I love the way the leaves keep the impressions of their neighbors even after growing apart.
Ferris Wheel Lights
OK, this was a looo-oo-ong weekend. Luckily, I hunkered down on Friday and got most of my new Raw workflow established. I was planning to spend yesterday and today happily working on actual photos, but yesterday Dan discovered that our storage space (in a different buidling) had sprung a roof leak. So, we spent many hours in a dank, foul-smelling room, sorting and discarding a *lot* of stuff. Luckily, a good portion of our stuff was unharmed, and we chose to take this as a sign to get serious about simplifying our lives and getting rid of extraneous junk. Of…
Chimney Rock Trail
Point Reyes, California