tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post754128185769728490..comments2023-06-09T08:06:49.459-05:00Comments on I, Splotchy: 2007 NOLA Trip Part 5: Picture GumboSplotchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15427992716600704581noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-81599756267695498542008-01-04T01:06:00.000-06:002008-01-04T01:06:00.000-06:00mathman, if it would not get you into too much tro...mathman, if it would not get you into too much trouble, please share some of these memories!<BR/><BR/>d, that's pretty nifty about the wings. I realize egrets are something pretty exotic to someone used the birds of Illinois (and so seeing them was quite a thrill), but reading your blog has really made me more attuned to the birds around me, and for this, I thank you. <BR/><BR/>michael, you know, I think you're right, that's probably the Claiborne bridge. Thanks a lot for visiting!Splotchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427992716600704581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-67337813212028875262008-01-03T15:54:00.000-06:002008-01-03T15:54:00.000-06:00Thanks for posting the photos. The bridge looks li...Thanks for posting the photos. The bridge looks like the Claiborne Ave. Bridge. It crosses the Industrial Canal, separating "Bywater" (formerly the Upper 9th Ward) from the Lower <BR/>9th. There are a couple more bridges across the canal (St. Claude Ave. is just south, Florida Ave. is closer to Lake Ponchartrain). <BR/><BR/>And yeah, the bird looks like an egret or heron. We see a few of em up here too (I'm in Baton Rouge).Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820880964840468192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-14421707176936401022008-01-02T12:00:00.000-06:002008-01-02T12:00:00.000-06:00Oh, and I am drawn to the dark square covering her...Oh, and I am drawn to the dark square covering her "bottomless" parts....dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-15969751433756780352008-01-02T11:03:00.000-06:002008-01-02T11:03:00.000-06:00Hey, sorry I'm so late! Mattyboy nailed it--Great ...Hey, sorry I'm so late! Mattyboy nailed it--Great Egret, <I>Ardea alba</I>. Beautiful bird. Here's your birder facts: When it's hot and they have young in the nest, they spread their wings to give the babies some shade. They'll hold that pose, wings up and spread, for hours. How cool is that?dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-10144762322097697352008-01-01T13:22:00.000-06:002008-01-01T13:22:00.000-06:00I am tired of complaining about the bad internet c...I am tired of complaining about the bad internet connection yesterday. Those satellite SoBs, if they can't give me all the band with I need why the heck are they in business. I digress. <BR/><BR/>I should say something about how I admire you for going to NOLA and providing a humanitarian service to the people there but I won't. <BR/><BR/>I am struck by the Big Daddy's Pic. I am drawn to it not because of the topless, bottomless or prices (I remember it was not cheap) but I am drawn to the memories!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246047045851719992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-29891253586021277232008-01-01T12:23:00.000-06:002008-01-01T12:23:00.000-06:00franiam, aw shucks.matty boy, thanks a lot! For t...franiam, aw shucks.<BR/><BR/>matty boy, thanks a lot! For the bird ID, not the pun. I see that you have unleashed this and some more puns on your own blog. Shame on you! Shame, shame, shame!<BR/><BR/>barbara, as Huey Lewis once said, it's hip to be square.<BR/><BR/>freida b, speaking of strip clubs and a tight budget, the first time I went down to New Orleans, I had to borrow a couple singles from MizSplotchy in one of the French Quarter strip clubs.<BR/><BR/>moxie, cool! Looking forward to meeting you.<BR/><BR/>bubs, it was right in the heart of Bourbon Street.<BR/><BR/>wyldth1ng, ain't it, though?<BR/><BR/>CTC, I actually did not visit a strip club this year. Almost, but not quite.<BR/><BR/>ten s, I probably <I>should</I> have had a gumbo picture in my picture gumbo.<BR/><BR/>randal g, thanks a lot! And happy new year to you as well!<BR/><BR/>dc, and to you and yours!Splotchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427992716600704581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-48982542938347539222008-01-01T08:24:00.000-06:002008-01-01T08:24:00.000-06:00a mensch in part 4, menscher in part 5a great 08 t...a mensch in part 4, menscher in part 5<BR/><BR/>a great 08 to you and SplotchClanDistributorcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149154929149577121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-22766764475489601172008-01-01T06:33:00.000-06:002008-01-01T06:33:00.000-06:00I can think of many humans who'll never earn a cer...I can think of many humans who'll never earn a certificate of appropriateness. Great pics, and good work. And a happy new year to you, sir!Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-20013076502118509742007-12-31T19:57:00.000-06:002007-12-31T19:57:00.000-06:00OK, I am a total dork. I scrolled through all of t...OK, I am a total dork. I scrolled through all of the pictures eager to see a picture of gumbo. I'll settle for bottomless dancers, I guess. Hope it was fun.Tenacious Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133857720793708520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-57906273034456593522007-12-31T18:39:00.000-06:002007-12-31T18:39:00.000-06:00Matty Boy is correct. It is probably a great egre...Matty Boy is correct. It is probably a great egret (Ardea alba). I hope you washed your pants after getting a lap dance at the discount strip joint. Ewwwww...<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year!Diamond Dave Digglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09365112639076799173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-67122842056725428272007-12-31T13:40:00.000-06:002007-12-31T13:40:00.000-06:00That door is nifty.That door is nifty.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376092948526809123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-10054981007958333012007-12-31T13:09:00.000-06:002007-12-31T13:09:00.000-06:00I am so thrilled that you found a strip club adver...I am so thrilled that you found a strip club advertising "moderate prices". Where was that exactly?Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747874295331152779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-17013995118344470732007-12-31T12:06:00.000-06:002007-12-31T12:06:00.000-06:00I loved all the photos! Thanks for taking me with ...I loved all the photos! Thanks for taking me with ya on the trip. Next time I head to Chi-town I will look you up.Moxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863337219007355663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-65560070450805541002007-12-31T10:24:00.000-06:002007-12-31T10:24:00.000-06:00I am both in fear of and enthralled by such a thin...I am both in fear of and enthralled by such a thing as a "certificate of appropriateness," assuming, I could never earn one myself. I agree that moderate prices is something Dig Daddy should taut for those of us on a tight, uh, budget, what with the families and kids and all.Freida Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489663202315694313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-83692515075959811512007-12-31T10:01:00.000-06:002007-12-31T10:01:00.000-06:00It takes a real man to sleep on lamby sheets. I'l...It takes a real man to sleep on lamby sheets. I'll bet the others would have been impressed actually.Barbara Bruederlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476249934930666695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-58498421143511838952007-12-31T08:04:00.000-06:002007-12-31T08:04:00.000-06:00I am a birder from my childhood, but the species h...I am a birder from my childhood, but the species haven't changed that much in the past forty years.<BR/><BR/>That's an egret.<BR/><BR/>Egrets? I've had a few. But then again, too few to mention.Matthew Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769958949302039878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-53802299793694234402007-12-31T05:40:00.000-06:002007-12-31T05:40:00.000-06:00Thank you thank you thank you. This has been bril...Thank you thank you thank you. This has been brilliant and moving and humbling. <BR/><BR/>And honestly, the flannel lamby sheets say volumes about you and Splotch, trust me- it is all good things.<BR/><BR/>I am glad that this is the first blog I looked at today, on this last day of the year. Thanks again.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.com