Louisiana and Mississippi in Pictures!

Oh My! Am I ever having a fabulous time in the South. "Loozyanna" the state where my honey was born- I LOVE it!
Old churches to swamp tours (yes, we were that close!)..






To a sunset dinner of crawdads and beer (Brother Bruce said I HAD to get them to really do it rght- messy but yummy!)

To joyfully joining up with Cousin Dan and Vicki for tours of the still recovering (sort-of and slowly) Mississippi coast and New Orleans, (nothing makes as clear the incredible devestation of Katrina - know here simply as "The Storm" as seeing the empty coast and loads of FEMA trailers - 3 years later) and 3 days of Jazz Fest in that amazing city - complete with soaking thunder showers, lots of beer, TONS of interesting people watching and some really great music. (Thanks for the hat Dan.) What a blast!

We stayed one night in the French Quarter and the rest of our time at one or the other of two homes of Dan and Vic's long-time pals Ted, Nanette and Trey. Thank you SO MUCH for your hospitality and for spoiling Barnie!
All throughout the time here I have eaten the best food I've ever had night after night! Seafood done right! Gulf Coast cuisine is my new hands down favorite .

It's the culture and history, beauty and energy of this area I love. But mostly its the people (and the food, I admit) that make it hard to move on down the road. But off I go now... Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina are next. Life is GOOD!