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Day 13, New Orleans, Gulfport, Mobile and Home

H.o.p. went running to it when he saw the Animation Gallery on Rue Royal, but it was closed. Next door was Harouni’s Art Gallery which, as you can see, caught his eye. Harouni’s, Royal Street, New Orleans Jackson Square, New Orleans Tis the Season, New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Shop Window New Orleans is such…

December 11, 2006
A detour for Justice

Justice, Lafayette Courthouse, Louisiana Lightbox enlargement I’ve given a bit of thought to why Justice would be depicted without a brain, and decided the artist must have believed in predetermination and the helplessless of humankind in the face of fate. Went out of our way to find this in Lafayette. Wouldn’t have gone quite so…

December 11, 2006
From El Paso to San Antonio then San Antonio to Baton Rouge, the 11th and 12th days

I don’t remember anything about the drive from El Paso to San Antonio, if you can believe that. That part of Texas is just a blur. Co-adult wanted to visit the Alamo, which he had been to years before during a band tour. Tourist Inscriptions on Cactus at the Alamo For the life of me,…

December 11, 2006
The 10th Day and Meteor Crater

The 10th day we began our drive back home. Nearly 20 years ago we attempted to go to Meteor Crater but it was closed. Finally we saw it but the winds were blowing so ferociously that there were no tours that day. We stepped outside to view it briefly. The winds were the kind that…

December 11, 2006
Can’t neglect to mention Hobo Joe’s

Somewhere in Arizona, Hobo Joe’s Light box enlargement Forgot to mention that we ate again at Hobo Joe’s. Had breakfast there one day last year as well. They still have great, giant biscuits. And excellent service. No befuddled, neglectful waitrons here. The picture shows the famous Hobo Joe statue. Mine was a quick capture and…

December 10, 2006
The 9th day, Dead Horse Ranch Park and Sedona

The 9th day we strolled Dead Horse Ranch Park. And drove to a few look-out points in Sedona that we’d not been to last year. The T Wrecks (alias H.o.p.) takes a break from T Wrecking to meditate upon which rock to take home to his collection View On White

December 10, 2006
8th day, the Grand Canyon and the chance meeting of two bagpipers

View larger Here are two men who had some magic going of their own going that day, and we happened up as some of the very few bystanders, unrelated to that magic, who had the pleasure of witnessing it. We drove up and the man on the right was out with his pipe, and the…

December 9, 2006
The 7th day and Montezuma Castle National Monument

Montezuma Castle National Monumet, New Mexico, 2006 Not a very good pic but I’m putting it up here for now. On the 7th day we went to Montezuma Castle on our way from Phoenix to my mother’s home. You know how it is when you’re snapping pictures and if people don’t have time to get…

December 9, 2006
A cultural-you’re-tagged thing (though I wasn’t tagged) since I’m not posting much

What kind of soap is in your bathtub right now? None. Our bathtub is an ancient porcelain over steel, freestanding, and doesn’t have a soap dish. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator? Watermelon in December? Got a pomegranate. What would you change about your living room? Hang over the window the curtains we…

December 9, 2006
The Sixth Day We Burned One Turkey And Picked Up The Other To Go

Portrait of H.o.p. at Papago Park. View On White Love this pic. Well, can’t say exactly that “we” burned the turkey.

December 8, 2006
The 5th day was H.o.p.’s early birthday party

The 5th day was H.o.p.’s early 9th birthday party, thrown for him by his grandparents. He loved it. We had a lazy, easy time batting balloons around. He carried one last balloon with him all the way to Yellow Horse, on our way home, when the wind grabbed it out of the car and whisked…

December 7, 2006
To Alamogordo then Phoenix, where the 4th day ended with a spectacular light show

Alamogordo Rest Stop Sleep Shop Light box enlargement

December 6, 2006