We have finally touched down...

...in Cajun Country. Actually, we are in Kenner just outside of New Orleans staying with family until we find a place in the city. Actually, we've found a place but we're trying to save some money before we start paying house bills again. I don't have that much summer left and since the unpacking/settling in process has been a little-by-little day-by-day thing, there hasn't been much time for taking new pictures.

Today, the wife and I were going out to lunch. While walking to the car, my wife spotted this egret in a tree just over the fence in the neighbor's yard. I went back inside to grab my camera and luckily the bird was still there. I snapped a few shots and this one was the better of the bunch. I can't wait to really get into New Orleans and document the culture. I have so many ideas of so many things I want to do that I don't know where to start. I love new beginnings, new opportunities, fresh futures. If I can get this in my own backyard, imagine what I can find when I go looking.

This is my last post...

...from the city of Charlotte. In less than a week's time, my wife and I will be settled in New Orleans to start the next phase of our crazy life trip. I decided to make this post a compilation of the "Best of the rest," pictures that either got overlooked or for some other reason never made it as a blog entry.

Charlotte, as a city, treated us well. My wife and I moved here sight unseen in the very beginning of our marriage. We think, retrospectively, that is was a great move because it allowed us to solidify ourselves as a couple away from the interference of outside influences. We know that the things experienced here were unique to this place and could not be duplicated anywhere else; however, we also knew that after three years it was time to move on as Charlotte ceased the be the place for us. At least for now.

New Orleans is close to family, and with us expecting our first child, that is going to be crucial for these next few years. The new place is also going to open us up to whole other universe of experiences. I can't wait to see what kind of photos I'm going to take in such a culturally eclectic city. I wonder what other artistic awakenings my wife and I will have? How in world is being parent going to affect my world perspective. The possibilities are too numerous to ponder, but I will welcome them one by one. Life. Drink it in. It always goes down smooth.