Lafayette #1 - redux

 

"as I approached the gaping tomb I heard a rustling"

 

 

"with a prickling of my skin came a feeling utter loathing and horror..."

 

 

"mesmerized I stood before it - all sense of time lost" 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Head and Hands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some photos from a year spent in Texas....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lafayette No 1

In New Orleans the deceased are buried above ground in sometimes elaborate stone crypts and mausoleums. Over time the cemeteries, with elaborate sculptures and other decorative artwork embellishing the tombs, have come to resemble small villages.

Located in the heart of the Garden District, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is the oldest of the seven municipal, city-operated cemeteries in New Orleans. It is a non-segregated, non-denominational cemetery. There are immigrants from over 25 different countries and natives of 26 states as identified on the closure tablets.

Originally laid out with two center aisles in a cruciform (cross) pattern, and lined with trees to give it a park or garden-like appearance. The avenues between the trees divide the cemetery into four sections. These tree shaded avenues were originally paved with shells and designed to accommodate funeral processions.

There are about 1,100 family tombs and more than 7,000 people buried in Lafayette I, a single city block.

These photos were taken on a grey November afternoon as the cemetery was closing for the night.

 

 

 

 

 

"quoth the raven - 'nevermore'"

Back at Tip's

 

 

 

 



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Sunday Evening at Tipitina's...............

Down at Tips on most Sunday evenings for a long time now Bruce Daigrepont avec accordion calls us to dance.

Born in New Orleans in 1958, Bruce has held his traditional fais do do almost every Sunday evening since 1986. His highly individual style with complex rhythms produces a unique and infectious sound that insists that you get up out of your chair and move your feet. One of Cajun music's most gifted singers the joie de la vie that permeates the Cajun culture lingers in every note.

So if you are in New Orleans and looking for something to either end your week or start your week - drop down to Tipitina's about five or so in the evening. And bring your dancing shoes -

there is nothing like Cajun music to get you out of pessimistic mood

you pick up the fiddle and you resin up the bow

 

 



a white skirt that swings like a bell

winding down..