(Beloved) Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans, 1412-1431 — New Orleans, Louisiana

Price changes unlikely to be downward.

The barber's only rule is: 'No Politics' and for a rule to have force there must be one to enforce it.

Unnamed Mural, Fishbone Alley, Gulfport, Mississippi

Iconic image upon the guesthouse wall, www.creolegardens.com.

Balcony Bar and Cafe, New Orleans, www.balconybarandcafe.com

Beloved Community, sculpture by Frank Hayden, 1976, New Orleans, www.frankhaydenproject.org

Path shaded by ancient oaks, New Orleans.

Cymbals at the front of the Southern University Marching Band, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, www.subr.edu, Mardi Gras 2026

Diptych mural, New Orleans

Riders on horses handing out red roses, Mardi Gras 2026.

The lemon tree, she's so pretty …, www.creolegardens.com.

Water meter cover art by 'LeLuna Street Art' of New Orleans.

Movie Night Parade Float, Mardi Gras 2026

From the mantle, the Emperor keeps watch over the guesthouse bed, www.creolegardens.com.

Cafe du Monde and French Market Float, Mardi Gras 2026.

Krewe da Bhan Gras, Mardi Gras 2026, www.krewedabhangras.com

Lucha Krewe, Mardi Gras 2026, www.luchakrewe.com

Mary Poppins Parade Float, Mardi Gras 2026

Pygmalion Captain, Parade Float, Mardi Gras 2026

Pygmalion King, Parade Float, Mardi Gras 2026

The Bräts, Mardi Gras 2026, www.undyah.com

The Lucky Clowns Parade Float, Mardi Gras 2026

Parade of the Sirens of New Orleans, Mardi Gras 2026, www.sirensofneworleans.com

Trombone Shorty Mardi Gras 2026 float, www.tromboneshorty.com.

Parade of tuba players, Mardi Gras 2026

"Mad as Hell" Speech, Network (1976)

Self-governing democratic republic not controlled by oligarchs (depends on) anti-trust enforcement.

Complete honesty …

Christmas Eve at the quarter century, a fog lay thick and expectant across the bay, draping out over the city with whom it shares a name—an eldritch and unnatural thing in the unseasonal warmth, one that could well have concealed most anything. The living land is bounded by two …

Usona popolkanto, kantita de Leadbelly (Plumboventro) kaj Kurt Cobain.

A dual-language English-Esperanto translation of “The Nameless City” by HP Lovecraft (1921).

A dual-language English-Esperanto translation of “Transition” by Algernon Blackwood (1913).

A dual-language English-Esperanto translation of “The Statement of Randolph Carter” by HP Lovecraft (1925).

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My first Mardi Gras was 20 years ago, on my birthday—New Orleans being a place that truly embraces the spirit of my birthday—and for some time, from within a crowd across the street, just after dusk had given way to night; I saw, then watched, the ghostly-blue visage …

Chandeleur Mural by Tricia McAlvain (2021) in Gulfport, Mississippi

A dual-language English-Esperanto translation of “The Dance of Death” by Algernon Blackwood (1907).

A dual-language English-Esperanto translation of “Nyarlathotep” by HP Lovecraft (1920).

A dual-language English-Esperanto translation of “Memory” by HP Lovecraft (1923).

Mural showing an old musical group, The Temptations.

Mural that shows a Heart of Gold.

Sweet home Alabama … where the skies are so blue.

Rooftop golden lion sculpture watches over the Buddhist Center in New Orleans.

Street art: a protester shielded with plastic against graffiti and surrounded by painted flowers.

Mokoomba, a band from Zimbabwe, playing at Jazz Fest 2024 in New Orleans.

Crawfish parading over houses, across the sky in New orleans by Madison Roy www.indigomadness.com.

A blocked window into a white building, a natural space for street art showing a skateboarder.

Mural, Tribute to Dusti Bongé (www.dustibonge.org) in Biloxi, Mississippi by Zach DePolo www.zachdepolo.art

A dual-language English-Esperanto translation of “The Hanging Stranger” by Philip K. Dick (1953).

Sidewalk Painting, Biloxi Moonwalk, Biloxi Mississipi by Lucinda Perniciaro L'Enfant

Traveling art of Art 120, www.art120.org

Trashcan Painting: Carl the Rooster, Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Mural, Wild Flier, Biloxi Mississippi by Cali Rob.

Mural: Carl the Rooster, Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Sculpture: Carl the Rooster, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, twistedanchortattoo.com

Mural, 406 Club, Biloxi, Mississippi by Niko

A fisherman works with his net at sunrise.

Mural, Biloxi Greetings, Biloxi Mississippi by Cali Rob

Mural, Bacon Road, Biloxi, Mississippi by Oliver Murdoch

Gallery 782 Mural, Biloxi, Mississippi by Co-op Artists, gallery782.org

A painting of a pianist on a porch wall in Biloxi, Mississippi by Maddie Andrews.

Mural, George E. Ohr, Biloxi, Mississippi by Zach DePolo www.zachdepolo.art, The Mad Potter of Biloxi

Flowery parade float from Carnival before Fat Tuesday.

Mural '1132' by FLASHYKEN of New Orleans

A gallery in New Orleans displaying paintings by impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh.

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura).

Mural, dirt road through a field in a plantation.

Painting of diners who appear to be inside the restaurant.

Mural, Drum Major of NOLA, by Keith Duncan, 2023

A dozen grilled oysters and french bread from which protrudes a fork.

This face doesn't seem entirely healthy.

Never look through the veil that divides our reality from the unseen real reality.

The crying face of MUM was painted with automotive paint at MUM meridianundergroundmusic.com.

The reflection of the sky is seen on the water of the lake.

A waterfowl seems to be double.

Sunset as seen from a restaurant in a gas station.

The reflection of gray clouds from the surface of the lake.

Dr. Ben Redwine Trio, who performed at Jazz Fest 2022 — www.redwinejazz.com.

Painting, Tiny Mouse Cafe

Two atop the coffee pot watch the show.

A heron standing in a lake.

Lake spillway with a footpath over it.

Ducks in New Orleans.

Memorial plaque.

Because of the strong wind, the surface of the lake was rough.

Due to unseasonably cold weather, there is sleet, ice, and snow on the bricks.

Café du Monde, Coffee and Beignets

Mural: MLK Contemplating

Imaginatarium by Forrest Reiff in Metairie, Louisiana

The Masquerade View by Luis Hurtado in Metairie, Louisiana

Sign: cup of cappuccino.

Kathleen's Art Cafe — 4424 Lovers Lane, University Park, Texas — Brunch Lunch Dinner — Steaks Pastas Seafood Salads Desserts — Very tasty!

A picture of trees with hanging Spanish moss also known as tree beard.

Four painters paint in the park.

Meridian Museum of Art

I finished Lernu!