Kennedy Center Honorees

Members of Led Zepplin Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were honored by the Kennedy Center on December second.

Heart played Stairway to Heaven, here is the result from the original musicians

Windows Wednesday

Look at all those Windows heading toward the Quarter!

RIP Zig

Zig Ziglar died Wednesday at age 86, a motivational speaker whose clever way with words inspired millions to stop looking for shortcuts to success -- and instead earn it the old-fashioned way by rolling up their sleeves and getting to work.

This clip teaches us that attitude is EVERYTHING!

Windows Wednesday

Here is a closeup of a window near the River Landing in Covington, Louisiana

The window is part of this building, the Covington Masonic Lodge, at the end of Columbia Street.

A few years ago this building housed a sound studio that has since moved on.

LOVE MY SAINTS

Why I like Autumn in SE Louisiana

We took the afternoon off and just sat in the front yard and entertained the dog and cats. I was able to slide through several magazines - even READING some articles - and enjoyed the sunshine and absolutely perfect weather. All in all it was a much needed quiet, comfy afternoon. Around three in the afternoon we took advantage of the light and walked our property and took pictures. What follows are our favorites. Hope you enjoy.

My life's partner enjoying this afternoon and nursing a bad sinus/unknown kind of funk.

Since I retired, my main job is to keep this goofball happy. That means throwing the ball for him to retrieve. He managed to do 3 hours of it this afternoon!!

Deuce!

We moved into our house in April and I just love the long driveway.

Now I grew up in New England and I know that their fall colors are far superior to the following photos, but we take what we can get. I'll take this type of color change in exchange for very short, enjoyable, snow-free winters.

Magnolia leaves

One of the three stunning live oaks that grace our property.

Where pinecones come from :)
What did you do today?

Windows Wednesday

The name escapes me, but this is a restaurant on Decatur Street.

Fall Festivals in SE Louisiana

During the past month we've attended a few fests here in the New Orleans area.

There was the Crescent City Blues and BBQ Fest in Lafayette Square

We'd waited a year to see Keb Mo perform. He was his perfect self. This festival was dampened by the fact that I tripped over a wire that must've been related to conduit that was once a parking meter.

It doesn't look evil, but this is the wire sticking out of the surface that tripped me.

It is related to a parking lot on St. Charles and Union

AND I ended up in Tulane's E.R. for 3 hours and 3 stiches AND a tetanus shot. My ribs are still bruised from where I landed on my Nikon D90 and my poor camera can't support filters any more (woe is me, LOL)

We walked back to the fest to see Keb Mo. He was was great, but we left early due to the fact that I wasn't in a festive mood (read heart palpitations from another adventure of mine this year).

But at today's festival - held in historic Covington Louisiana - the Three Rivers Arts Festival we maintained a strict vigilence to watch out for broken pavement and such. I am proud to say that I didn't fall one time!!! And we actually got some good flix to share with y'all. I also took a lot of windows for my Windows Wednesday series.

Covington is a town almost as old as New Orleans and her architecture shows it. The city is also the home to the artsy-fartsy people who put on a festival like Three Rivers. Don't get me wrong, I love walking thru this Festival, but some of the people are rather phoney for my taste.

On the other hand we caught a lot of pictures that capture the intrigue,beauty and talent that is showcased by the Three Rivers Arts Festival. Take a look!

There were several vendors selling these awsome glass globes.

There were artisans working in metal, pottery and wood, creating bowls, vases, bread pans, fresh flower holders and more.

This glass vase was at it's most beautiful when the sun shone on it.

These glass globes were shown off using white lights inside one of the many open art galleries on Columbia Street, where the festival took place.

Awesome wood sculptures of New Orleans' iconic architecture were featured

The weater was beautiful, allowing us to enjoy tiny flowers still blooming in November.

This fountain can be found walking toward the historic Columbia Street Landing