Today was the second annual Bayou Dularge Trash Bash. I don’t have time to make a detailed post, because I have to get ready for a dinner party. If you want a preview of the day, you’ll just have to visit dularge.com and take a peek!
These are random photos of pretty things, and in some of them you may see things that aren’t obvious at first glance. Please click on the images to see full size. For example, in the first and second photos, you will find wild cardinal flowers peeking out at you from behind Palmetto and Swamp Maple. In…
After two wetland tours with junior high and high schoolers, high winds, and rough seas, I am elated to shout to the whole wide world: NO HEADACHES TODAY! I feel human again. This may or may not be so good, but I have my appetite back, as well. Now, what am I going to do…
those lonely pilings still waiting out there in the foggy morning . . . I went inside to get some coffee thought I heard the sound of a wood pecker. I went outside and sure enough, out front on the utility pole, was a red bellied woodpecker going at it. Soon after, I heard some much louder pecking in the backyard.
Headed out about as early as I could to the honey hole BB, Diane, and I blasted about a month ago. We pulled limits of reds out of there on consecutive mornings in June, plus a few bass. The water was looking very fishy when I pulled up. As I threw down the Cajun anchor,…
I love the changing of the seasons down here in the marsh. The changes are at first subtle and then sudden–like diving off the edge of Fall, 30 degrees straight down to Winter. Winter doesn’t wrap me up like the felty feel of Fall. It pricks me like pine needles and wool sweaters. The wind…
Remember a few weekends ago I played roving reporter down at three coastal communities southeast of my home bayou? Well, you can read the fruits of my labor in the Travel section of the Baton Rouge Advocate. I wrote the article sitting at the kitchen bar in a gorgeous camp while I was down there…
Looks like it was a hit. Hope someone got the oyster man that continually dumps in the water. Not yet, but we’re getting some cooperation from enforcement after this cleanup!
Did I see some familiar (family) faces in the pictures? No!
Y’all are wonderful to put forth such effort for this great cause. Congrats to all for the second year! And a GREAT thanks to Bayou Woman for doing so much to initiate the first one. I appreciate that, Cuz, but you know there were a couple of us who did the work! There were 3 of us this year!