TN Chick has chosen “signs” for this weeks hunt.
The photos I’ve chosen are from my files but all three signs are still right where they were two years ago. 
All were taken here in the city.
This is one of my favorite photos because I love the quote and I love how well the composition turned out – strictly a fluke! It was taken at the labyrinth in Audubon Park in the fall of 2006 and I wrote a bit about it on my old blog. I used to walk it 2 or 3 times a week in the mornings before work but, now that I go in for 7:00, it’s a practice that has fallen by the wayside. I miss it.
The sign on the left of the state bird, the Pelican, is on the bridge over the Mississippi River that connects the east bank (New Orleans proper) to the westbank (suburbs).
The sign on the right is a street in the city that runs parallel to and a block off the river.
It’s pronounced……………how? Anyone?
I drive up and down Tchoup every work day before/after crossing the bridge to/from the westbank where I live. (I even have a Flickr set of photos I’ve taken on the street.) We have many streets with unique names – or uniquely pronounced names – but that’s a whole other post! Pistolette has a recent post about the pronounciation of the streets nanamed after the five muses here. Check out the comments.
Hope you’ve enjoyed the pix and commentary on these photos of my city, New Orleans.
I enjoyed the photos! I don’t know how to pronounce that one—maybe “Cho-pi-too-less.” How’s that?
Excellent choice for Sign.
Your city is always in my thoughts. I keep a picture of a little kitty-cat lost in the hurricane on my blog. Many of us worked so hard to find missing pets.
Great signs they are.
For me the name reminds me of pre-hispanic from mexico – ???
Nice quote! And there’s no way I can pronounce that street name!
Mine’s up too
Charlie, NO! Our graves are all above ground anyway….it’s a plaque. The labyrinth is encircled by benches and there are plaques in front of the benches with different quotes.
I’d say: Choopihtoolahs
Cats-Goats-Quotes: A big THANK YOU!! for volunteering here for the pets. Ultimately people have a choice to evac – one way or another, by hook or crook – but our pets depend on us. My husband *sneaked* back 5 days after the storm (can you imagine being barred by military from returning to your home? don’t get me started!) because we left 3 of our cats. Why? because we couldn’t fit them in our small car with the 2 of us, his handicapped mother, 2 dogs and 2 other cats. Even with virtually no luggage we just couldn’t fit them. Wow – you’re comment is bringing back stuff I don’t think about much.
As well, my 12 yr old toy poodle (my baby) died while we were in exile. Too much stress being in a strange place and she was ill anyway. I had a feeling when we left she’d never return. *sigh* And that’s just the pet part.
Anyways — all the volunteers worked their butts off rescuing abandoned animals and it will never be forgotten.
Need to clarify about the missing pets!
We did this on line. Emailed shelters, pounds, people, rescuers. I still have so many sites that we went to looking at pictures… especially Pet Finder. I still keep Katrina blogs on my blog. One of the best is Just Thinking About It and he, like me, was not even there.
It was a terrible time and I can’t imagine what it felt like for you and your family.
I should also mention ARNO, who is still there doing great work for the animals!!
I love the Mary Oliver one! …and how to pronounce the street? I have no idea!