there were plenty of doors in the garden district in New Orleans. i really liked this big round window.  it reminds me of a ship porthole.

the steps are covered with actual vines. i bet they take a lot of maintenance because you wouldn’t want them to overrun your steps.  that would be mighty slippery.

the other reason i wanted to visit the Garden District is because one of new orleans’ cemeteries is located in the heart of it, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.  i’d read about the above-ground tombs in cemeteries, and had wanted to see them for quite a while.

but when we got there it was closed.  they closed at two.  i don’t know why i didn’t think to look up the closing time and i really don’t know why they needed to close at two. i did get a few shots through the bars, anyway.

there were entrances on all four sides, and a worker at this entrance was very busy on his cell phone, as most people are nowadays.

at least we got to see a few of the tombs even though we didn’t get to walk around.

and then there was graceland in Memphis two days later – this is one of the more flamboyant doorways i’ve seen, and definitely the most interesting one at Graceland.  it looks so peaceful, doesn’t it?  what you can’t see are the scores of people all around me, vying for space to take pictures.

i probably won’t be anywhere quite as crowded for a while.

ok then,

mrs. thursday evening hughes.

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