windblown

Despite the frivolity of this impending excursion there will be the constant reminder of the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Katrina while we're there. Recently the New York Times ran an article about the homeless who are living beneath a highway on the way into the city. Guidebooks constantly warn of being aware of your surroundings while walking in New Orleans as well as remarking that certain places in Louisiana have yet to recover from the storm. Also, yesterday I picked up a book at the local store ... "Bayou Farewell" by Mike Tidwell, 2003 Pantheon. The subtitle of the book reads... "The rich life and tragic death of Louisiana's cajun coast," and it introduces us to the people of the area and talks about how land is sinking into the Gulf of Mexico because of human hands.



Sobering indeed.

le bon temps roule