Road Trip 2007

Destination, New Orleans

Chapter 5

Ending up in LA after OK, TX, and AR

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Opp's, too late.  The mosquitos drained me dry last night.  I think the Red Cross is going to have to wait its turn.  I hope they don't have vampires in this state or they will be deprived as well.  I know, where's the deet?  I keep forgetting to use it but after itching for two straight days, I think I'll remember next time.

I have some spectacular flower shots.  These flowers were all shot using my telephoto lens as they were just too huge to bother with using the Macro lens.  The Water Lilly was at least 7 inches across and the Hibiscus, at least 6 inches across.  Overwhelmingly beautiful, don't you think so, too?


Do you see the alligator hiding underneath?  Neither did I and now I am missing a finger.  (Just kidding)


These were growing wild all over the swamp area.  They do grow them big and spectacular here.  I met a ranger (Rick) who says he has "Pink" Hibiscus growing on his 160 acre place.


I had to crop the previous picture to give you an idea of how big these flowers are.  This is approximately 1:1.


This isn't a flower but possibly the second or third most favorite thing of mine, to shoot, Fungi from the wetlands of a Wild Life Refuge area.


Rick, the ranger at Caddo Lake, has invited me to photograph his 160 acres in the near future, possibly as early as next late spring.  He says the diversity on his property is spectacular: Gators, Pink Hibiscus, Cedar trees, birds and just about anything the state of LA has to offer in wild life.

Need I mention the dragon flies abound here.  Pesky little devils that are difficult to shoot as they are very skittish.  Did you know that the little band of black at the tips of their wings are typical of dragon flies in general?

The Cedar tree and how it roots in water. I came across this at a rest stop in front of a church.  I started photographing it and then I remembered, "killer bees."  That was enough to make me overly cautious in order to prevent provoking them.  I suppose I could of just asked, "Are you killer bees or nice bees?"

The early Cardinal gets the worm.

 

Ta, Ta for now!

 

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