Category: Places

This is the Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana. We visited it last year on our way back from New Orleans. It was gorgeous to see, but one of the first times I’ve ever visited a historical site and saw slave quarters. What was interesting though is that a slave who lived their in the mid…

I have no idea what flower this is. Lisa probably knows. We have a big garden with a mix of wild flowers, fruit trees, vegetables, and plants specifically meant for attracting butterflies and humming birds. The plants started blooming in early February and will continue to do so till the end of June. By June…

In Texas, the bluebonnet and indian paintbrushes grow EVERYWHERE… well at least everywhere between like Louisiana and the hill country. I snagged this photo last March when in Austin for the Smarter Artist Summit. I had been driving back to my hotel, and took a semi-backroad because the highway around Austin was jammed. I came around…

We headed back to the east coast for the holidays and this was the sky a few minutes after our plane lifted out of Houston! The sun was in the process of rising and it gave the clouds a warm tone. There were also several layers of the clouds so we got to see the…