Solitary, elegant Great Egret wading in a lake on the Audubon Park Golf Course. . . . @auduboninstitute #audubonpark #greategret #ardeaalba #uptownneworleans #nolalove @neworleansandco
The historic 1920 Hibernia Bank building once dominated the New Orleans skyline. Its fanciful tempietto served as a beacon for ships navigating the Mississippi River and as an indicator of the next day’s weather. Natchez Alley in the foreground is quiet today but was bustling in the 1880s with print shops, paper warehouses and budding literary talent. . . . #historicarchitecture #neworleansarchitecture #nolalove @neworleans @prcnola #neworleanscbd #historicpreservation
Easter Sunday 1954. Classic! . . . #easter #1950s @alazancallie @kirsten_honeyman #neworleans #50sstyle #familyportrait
The beautifully renovated Hotel Saint Vincent in New Orleans Lower Garden District. The lovely red brick building was built in 1861 as an Infant Asylum by the Sisters of Charity. . . . @hotelstvincent @prcnola #historicarchitecture #nolalove #neworleans #interiordesign @sanlorenzonola #adaptivereuse
Mardi Gras Indians strut their stuff on Super Sunday. Who is the prettiest?? . . . #supersunday #blackmaskingindians #mardigrasindians #nolaculture #onlyinnola
The once a year delight of seeing Mardi Gras Indians parade in their fabulous handmade suits. . . . #supersunday #blackmaskingindians #mardigrasindians #nolaculture #onlyinnola @poppyseed015 @hershfieldsusan @neworleans
Always one of my favorites, the dramatic floats of the Krewe of Orpheus dazzled the streets of New Orleans once again. Mardi Gras parading at its finest! . . . @krewe_of_orpheus #lundigras @harryconnickjr @neworleans #mardigrasparade #nolalove #onlyinneworleans #carnival
Now it’s official. It’s Carnival time! Muses on Thersday night - rubber duckies and so much more. . . . @kreweofmuses @neworleans #mardigrasparade #nolalove @staugmarching100 #mardigras #throwmesomethingsister #carnival @lbvnola @pretty.good.quilts @elizabethmdawson @thehunterjohn
Radiant stained glass and distinctive ribbed vaulting make St Patrick’s Church a lovely refuge in the Warehouse District of New Orleans. . . . #historicchurch #neworleansarchitecture #warehousedistrictnola #stainedglass #nolalove @prcnola @neworleans @stpatricksnola
Kooky and captivating - the Haas Brothers show at Cranbrook Art Museum ends in two weeks. A great antidote to Michigan winter doldrums. . . . @cranbrookartmuseum @thehaasbrothers @lauramottcurator #uncannyvalley #contemporaryartwork #haasbrothersuncannyvalley #contemporaryart #cranbrookartmuseum