Thursday, June 18, 2015

Petco Run!

So what to do on a rainy day?  With the children all acting up, going stir crazy, and getting cabin fever???
 Time to go out!  And take them along (well, the dogs anyways)! 
  First stop, breakfast.  We weren't actually that keen on the food, but I loved some of the painted signs (like the one above).  Would've bought some except they were way too expensive!  Hell, I think I can paint a piece of wood - with pretty colors even! - and stick a wire hanger on it for way under $23!!!
 Anyways, on with the show!  Petco-bound!!
 Shopping...
 Hayes deals with yet another admirer.
 Pretending to be good dogs.
 And back out into the rain and puddles!
And just so you know you're in Louisiana...!   :)   :)

Rainy Fontainebleau!

The last week of March we spent at this state park in southeastern LA, right on Lake Ponchatrain.
 Here's our pretty campsite, surrounded by green and...
 puddles!  Lots of rain had swamped this place too!

 Cute little Airstream parked under the oaks.


 Incredible oaks and moss.
 It's raining again, but this painter is unhindered!
 A beautiful little swamp right near the big lake.
 Lake Ponchartrain.
Pretty buildings for picnics, parties, etc.
 Bill and Hayes walk out the pier.
 A boy and his dog.
 Heading back...

 Doggone Alley (OK, sort of like Harry Potter's Diagon Alley?!!)

 Spunky Brewsters!
 I can't get enough of these trees!!
 Ruins from an old sugar mill.


 The park's pretty entrance
 The southeast is known for its azalea blooms, but for the most part, we managed to be in the wrong places at the wrong times!  Here, I found one nice little bit though!


 Nice bathhouse/laundry facilities.
 Just in case someone wanted to see the laundry room!  (Hey!  You never know - I appreciate knowing about these things!)
And perhaps even more importantly...the bath and shower rooms!  Pretty nice, eh?
 One of the neat things about this park, and many in these areas, are these rental cabins!  Aren't they cool?  Out of over the water...
The AC was running inside, and they looked ready to use, but I didn't see anyone around, and the road to them was blocked (although, as usual, that didn't stop me, yeah?  I was just on foot though).  Looked like a great spot to me!!  A hammock on the deck, a tequila sunrise and sunset,...

First things first

As soon as we were settled into our new spot at the Fontainebleau State Park, in Mandeville, LA, it was time to take the dogs out...
Who's this?  Is this our dog?  ANOTHER new dog?!!!
Nope!?!  Phew!  Although he's pretty cute  :)  
 He's these peoples' dog.  And he's just a puppy!  A baby Irish wolfhound.  
 Giant dog, tiny puppy, whatever!  Hayes thinks he's going to be the boss over the young pipsqueak.  Now, if only he could climb on top and dominate better...!!
 Oh well.  Never mind.  Hayes says he doesn't mind being on the bottom either!
And their other cool-looking doggy.

Moving on...

OK, well it was time to go, but these guys were so cute, it was hard to move!
 Zou uses Hayes' butt for a pillow 
 Tractor uses Hayes' butt for a pillow 
 Zou scores the front seat!
But that's OK because Hayes enjoys using the arm rest (when it's sticking up in the air, and he's sitting behind it...!)
 TOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!
(sleeping on the floor between the driver and me)
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And then there's this:
We were driving on the freeway, past a Louisiana city, when I spotted this down below!!!!  It's a bad photo - we were moving, and I only just glimpsed the unbelievable sight before we were around the bend.  But...what the heck??????!!!!!!!!!!!









Yeah, I know, I'm a terrible liar.  You knew it was fake!  But I thought it was actually pretty cool, looked pretty real, for a tiger painted on a wall!!!!!!