It is the end of August and school starts next week. I have about a month to go before leaving for New Orleans. I'm excited about my Earthwatch fellowship. Thanks National Geographic! Speaking of National Geographic, have you checked out their website? Wow! 9www.nationalgeographic.com)
When I traveled to Cambodia last November, I realized many people just don't know their geography! Stay tuned.
(weather in Winslow, Maine- 70 degrees... cold for the end of August! Worried about people in the path of Hurricane Dean...
A fellow we saw in the swamp...
photo by Melanie Dubose
Beating the trees for caterpillars.
Picture by Melanie Dubose
Japanese Beetle with parasite on thorax
Photo by: Vincent J Hickey MD
who's been here...?
Dissecting Caterpillars.
Delicate business.
Caterpillar Hunters!
Into the Honey Island Swamp!
The superdome!
Here it is! Looks like a space ship!
The Mississippi River
It doesn't seem 1/2 mile wide here.
Spanish Moss on a Live Oak.
In Audubon Park.
In the French Quarter
I'm on the left.
Bags o' bugs in the bug room.
Live caterpillers in those bags.
Mississippi Riverboat
The river doesn't look to be a 1/2 mile wide.
Measuring the soil nutrients.
An exact science
Checking out the moth that hatched!
Bags of bugs.
The wrecked science lab at a senior high school in the 9th ward.
The 9th ward.
The tomb of Marie Laveau, second most visited tomb in the U.S. ( per tourguide)
What do you know about Marie Laveau?
Where the St. Charles street car should be running.
Street car is being repaired.
my room
Is it the one from you saw on the web?
Exciting New Orleans Night Life!
A friendly fellow...
Something to think about!
What if I rode this from Maine to New Orleans and stopped every 150 miles?
What would I see?
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