First night’s dinner, Japanese Room, Antoine’s restaurant, New OrleansOur boat, the American EagleOak Alley Plantation, LouisianaLouisiana Live oak (Quercus virginiana)Live oak acornFog on the river, balcony furnishings aboard boatHoumas House plantation (Houmas was the name of the local native tribe).On the grounds at Houmas HouseGarconniere at Houmas House (where boys went to live when they reached age of 15 – so as to reduce threat to young women).Barge tied up south of Baton RougeDay mark on bank near Houmas HouseBridge at Baton RougeOld state capitol, Baton RougeAmerican Eagle, docked at Baton RougeUSS Kidd, museum at Baton RougeBaton Rouge casino detail (we took shelter from the rain – above two sketches done from there)On grounds at Rosedown Plantation, St. Francisville, LAStratton Chapel, Natchez MississippiMyrtle, used as street tree in towns along the riverTemple Bnai Israel, est. 1843, Natchez MSMemorial Park, Natchez MS Veteran’s Memorial, POW-MIA flagIron bench at Memorial ParkCondiment on table at the Magnolia Cafe, Under the Hill, Natchez (waitress was impressed)Lawn fungus (Scleroderma polyrhizum) on Visitor’s Center lawn in Natchez.Library on the American EagleJigsaw puzzle in progress in the libraryVicksburg, MSWarehouse, currently boutique apartments, VicksburgSt. Paul Catholic Church, lamppost, Church of the Holy Trinity
Quick sketches along the lower Mississippi, above New Orleans
