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Duckless Hunting
OR The Artsy Side of Duck Hunting I love the over-exposed look of this pic. Because I was under a “no flash” order, the slightest movement of either subject or camera causes noise, like seen above. I call this one “Roseau Sky” because this is what I could see while I was reclining amongst the…

Anatomy of an Evacuation – The Locals
EVACUATION DAY 1 Less than a half mile from our home, there was a little traffic jam. See those people hauling out their worldly goods? Water, water everywhere, but not a boat on a lift! Well, except one. See it jacked way up high out of the water’s reach? Crab fishermen worked diligently to get…

Homemade Cornbread
Or how I decided to bake some cornbread from scratch! While my internet is intermittent, I am forced to do things that otherwise pretty much go undone around here–like laundry, dishes, cooking, and baking. Besides the other things mentioned, here’s what I was forced to do today . . . Good old-fashioned cornbread in the…
Tropical Storm Lee Sunday 1:15 p.m. update
I got a phone call from Capt. Bill checking to see how we were doing. I was having a lazy morning and had not even watched any Houma TV. He had and told me what he saw.
Shall we build a house?
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…

Smoke on the water, and fire in the sky
This is what greeted us this morning . . . fog, fog, and more fog . . . These are actual digital, color photos unretouched. I did NOT change them to black and white. The fog seems to suck the color out of everything. Pretty amazing. Check back here tonight . . . I feel…

