Today, our friend Beverly headed for Memphis to help a friend whose family had a tragic event that occurred the first part of the week. Coley and I decided to head to the French Quarter to check out the festival, which started today. We called a cab and had him drop us off at the French Market. Here's Coley standing by a very colorful sculpture at the beginning of the area called the French Market. It was a really beautiful day for strolling through the French Quarter. The temperatures never got above 75 degrees and the sky was partly cloudy. We took our time walking through the market. Coley found a really great looking black and gold dress and I found a wonderful salmon colored top. Just a couple of blocks down we found an open-air restaurant with a band and we sat for our first drink. I had a traditional drink from NOLA, the hurricane. Ooooohlala!!! Very good!!! Music was great, songs from the 80's, and of course we got to sing along.
We left the restaurant and headed to Jackson Square where the bands were supposed to be playing. This picture on the left was taken as we sat at Cafe Dumonde eating beignets and finishing one of our other drinks. This was taken with the symmetricam feature and the arms you see are Coley's as she tries to figure out her new camera.
As we sat there, these two guys started playing. One of the things I love the most about being in the French Quarter is the variety of music you here. Everywhere you walk, there are street musicians playing for money. Some are really great, and others seem like they are there simply to earn enough money to get to the next bar. These guys were really good and we could have sat there for quite some time, but, unfortunately we needed to get back to the French Market before they closed because Coley was looking for another shirt she had seen earlier.
So we headed back and came upon this little park area just beyond the open-air market we stopped on the way down. Coley said "be sure to tell them I said this is the last picture!" So, this is the last picture I took of her. We had such a nice day, walking, talking, drinking, eating, sharing, just being together. All too quickly she'll be headed back to New Mexico and I'll be headed to points in the opposite direction. I'm so glad she's back in the States, hopefully for a long time. To all of you, hope you're enjoying the adventures of your life!!! I sure am!!!
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