Today at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana, I saw some amazing things without going very far from our display tent.
Want to see them?
I saw . . .
a frog spraying water out of its mouth,
and a fish spraying water out of its mouth,
and many other frogs doing the same,
a mallard drake swimming around,
a dinosaur lurking in the trees,
and a pirate blowing a didgeridoo. A didgeri – who?
A pirate? Yes, can you guess who?
Back soon,
BW
After posting up the recipe for Blackberry Dumplings, I went back to the berry patch to pick more wild berries. Returning to the same patch, I was determined to pick only the blackest, plumpest, ripest berries. At the first picking, I had been so excited to find ripe berries, that I picked berries a little prematurely. However, since that first picking, we’ve had hard rains, coupled with days of sunshine in between, and now the berries have had time to fully ripen. While picking this morning I learned that if my shadow falls across the berries, they appear darker than they really are. So I made a conscious effort not to block the sun and to pick all of them in the glaring sunlight.
With the turmoil of Hurricane Isaac behind us and the “Ghost of Isaac” threatening to re-enter the Gulf, let’s ignore all that and once again reap the benefits of a local French-Cajun gentleman’s green thumb. Since we can’t actually stroll through his yard and garden today, let me bring the memory of his spring garden to you.
A zombie was seen roaming the streets in a local subdivision, frightening everyone in his path. Witnesses say he was doing something akin to the “Thriller Dance”. When asked what he was doing, he groaned something about a soldier and a gun. This image was captured on hidden camera . . . It appears the…
Sunday. The day of rest. Does that include fishing? My daughter and son-in-law came down after church for grilled hamburgers. Rach usually has this awesome naturally curly hair, but in honor of the cold front, she put the flat iron to it. And it always takes me by surprise how much she reminds me of…
It all started on September 1, 2008 with a Category 4 storm called Hurricane Gustav, which made landfall near Bayou Dularge, LA and then continued upland, with tornadoes spinning off every which way.
Well, shall we? Back in 2004 I started researching building a metal building to live in. I know it sounds more than strange– it sounds weird and commercial. And that is exactly what every building contractor I contacted told me: We don’t do residential metal buildings. My online research led me to a couple of…
I know who but I won’t give it away! I hope you had a grand time!
It was a pretty day!
Wow, love the pirate; very cool! All the critters spraying water – that’s pretty neat too. Have a great weekend BW.
Thanks, Mamabug! You have a great one, too.
I would guess one of your sons. Nice looking pirate!
Ha!!! Gosh, do I seem old enough to be his mom! That is funny! No, he’s not my son. I just met him this day. He is a reader here . . . . I should go easy on you, though! Looking back at the photo, it is very hard to tell his age. All in good fun, Cammy!!!
LOL… NO… He is MY pyrate!!!
Hello Seika, and welcome to the bayou. So glad to know you’re keeping up! Hoping to meet you this coming weekend.
Clarification — Seika is not his MOTHER, but rather is significant other!
OOPS!
Sorry about that.
Don’t worry about me, I’m old enough to be his grandmother probably. But, he does cut a dashing figure in his pirate get-up.
Me, I like the dinosaur – probably because I are one!
I am so d%^@* jealous of you getting to travel around. I have got to figure out something to free myself up for a bit from my responsibilities here at home. We’ll see – I need my trip to the bayou!
And I need you to take your trip to the bayou!!!!!
Well, shiver me timbers! Might this be the Captain Swallow which follows your blog?
Yep, that he be, Matey!!! And he is the real deal, that’s fer sure! Next weekend, if I can work it all out on this end, I hope to meet his other half, Quarter Master Seika at the NOLA Pyrate Week Parade and celebration in Pirate’s Alley!
Is that a stop I need to add to my ever growing list of places to visit when we come to see you?
Where? Pirates’ Alley? Look it up. Very historical place!
I meant the zoo. But pirates alley sounds promising too.
Oh, the zoo is great!!! Must see the white alligators!