New Orleans 2012: 5

"As their shoulders touched, the riverboat was no longer earthbound. With only the two of them aboard, it lifted into the sky..."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Pam Muñoz Ryan, The Dreamer

"A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Leonardo da Vinci

"Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Franz Kafka

"You may not remember the time you let me go first.  Or the time you dropped back to tell me it wasn't that far to go.  Or the time you waited at the crossroads for me to catch up."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Brian Andreas, Traveling Light: Stories & Drawings for a Quiet Mind

Back at the hotel, getting ready to call it a night, and this group of rabid football fans in the elevator couldn't seem to find their floor. And they wanted their pictures taken. So, here they are...







Josie is an artist. And she is only 14. I'm flabbergasted at her talent...