Standing strong in death

This tree corpse stands at the main junction in Fontainebleau State Park, across the Lake (Pontchartrain) from New Orleans.  It was a favorite place to go for a childhood weekend fun time.  Linda and I drove through there the other day, so to reminisce.   It was amazing the damage done by Hurricane Katrina.  I am sure that Hurricanes Rita, Gustav and Ike did a lot of tree snapping, too.
The tree was soaking its few hanging strands of Spanish Moss in the last stray beams of sunlight gliding in from the lake

Park, Louisiana, FontaineBleu

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Boyhood park brings memories

I would call this image pastoral, but their is no pasture. The shot is from the Bogue Falaya Park in downtown Covington, LA.  The park was a favorite for us as kids.  We would head across the Causeway, from New Orleans -- it was a little bit frightful crossing a 23-mile, two-lane bridge.  The trip was worth it though to splash in the cool waters of the Bogue Falaya River. As you can see the water is deep enough for a boats to skim by.

Covington, Louisiana, Nature

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Lakefront leisure in Mandeville

In the evening the Lakefront in Mandeville is a time to get out and away from the house.  Walk the dog, fish, sit and watch the sunset or just contemplate. How do you use it?

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