Comings and Goings

Hello, dear reader. My travels have slowed down a bit over the past few weeks, but I've still been out taking a few photos. I'm not sure when I'll be able to do another cohesive post, so I thought I'd tide you over with some miscellaneous stuff I've seen over the last month or two.

First, here are a few pictures I took in and around my home parish of Ascension Parish about two months ago. These first few are from the town on Donaldsonville.







“Art Bank”






These next couple were taken in Iberville Parish on the same day. They were right next door to each other, and look like replicas of famous River Road plantations. The first is clearly a replica of Oak Alley Plantation. I know the second one looks familiar but I can't place it. Perhaps one of my South Louisiana readers can help.





This is a little hidden gem tucked off River Road in Ascension Parish, seemingly abandonded.





These next few were seen along LA-3127, primarily in St. James Parish.



You can find out more about the picture below here.



I saw these sugarcane trailers near the road in St. Martin Parish.



A whimsical (South-Louisiana-related) photo taken in our pantry as I was working on macro shots. My wife asked why I was taking pictures in the pantry. There's really no good answer for something like that.



These next few were taken in Napoleonville, in St. John Parish. Napoleonville probably warrants a more detailed post somewhere down the line.







E.D. White Historical Site, located near Thibodaux. (More information here.)



Neat building in Napoleonville.





These next few were taken a couple weekends ago at my in-laws' camp at Flase River, in Point Coupee Parish. False River is an oxbow lake – formerly part of the Mississippi River that cut itself off. The first couple are of a charismatic duck that had laid her eggs in the yard right next to the bulkhead.







Practicing macro again...



An abandoned pier on False River.



Have I mentioned that LSU is a pretty big deal here? At some point I will get over to campus and do a post about it.



Next couple are Ascension Parish again.



This one makes me sad. Alligator Bayou Tours was a jewel of Ascension Parish. You can read about the controversy that forced its closing here.



Manchac Road, which runs through the Spanish Lake basin.





Now in Iberville Parish.





To wrap up our little excursion, here is a house I photographed last weekend near St. Gabriel.





That's it for now, but I received my Father's Day present early (below, along with a tripod generously lent by my lovely mother-in-law), so keep your eyes peeled for better and better photography in the near future.