Ship Island Break

Billy and I went Ship Island this weekend.
You drive out to Gulfport, Mississippi and then take a forty minute ferry ride out. The dolphins jump the wake.

It's nice.

It was surreal, at the least, to leave the deserted, destroyed Gulfport downtown area and ride off into the gorgeous blue:

One is reminded of New Orleans and the storm even on the island, though. Walking in front of us:
WWNO announced today that Angelo Brocato's, in Mid-City will reopen. Good gelato and cannolis.

From far away, it looked like the gulf was an even more unreal blue than usual. Then when I realized the blue was that of the umbrellas, I immediately associated the color with that of all the blue-tarped-roofs everywhere:

Bloggiddy Interruptus

There have been large gaps in my entries of late, all due to the time put in on the creation of artwork and a new business. Finally, I have heaved up the framework for a half-way decent website for my new little art school:

Nola Luna Arts

Just so you know, I plan to get back into the bloggidy saddle right quick, now.

Ruthie Monday IX

Treme, New Orleans May 2006

Thank You

A thank you to all who came to my birthday BBQ!


This is an illustration by Ernst Haeckel
Special thanks for all the beautiful plants and flowers, champagne and such -and especially the BBQ, itself. Thanks to Kimble for all the nonsense gifts --loved 'em!
Love you guys!

I Won a Prize

For this drawing...I received a scholarship to attend the New Orleans Academy of Fine Art and I am pretty dern happy about it.

Ruthie Monday VIII

Dinner Time

Billy Sothern feeds the pooches:*

Max, the camera hog (always looks straight into it) is a dog Billy rescued from a New York Shelter when he was a teenager.

Max = Sheltie + German Shepard

Mabel was rescued from the streets of the Irish Channel here in Nola. She was running with a pack of really, really big, mean dogs. She was so tiny, I thought she was a crazy Chihuahhua who had no idea she was little...

Mabel = Basenji + Whippet

What I thought Mabel was:

Mabel a few months after I found her...looking less like a chihuahua, of course.



And of course there is Ruth-Anne, my little piebald** sausage dog.


*BONUS: a Slimbolala original, on the kitchen wall. Billy gave him an old-fashioned ice-crusher and Dave drew it. When B saw the drawing, he asked for it and D obliged...

**piebald comes from this kind of coloring on a horse:

Conkers

Got this conker last time I was in London. Showing Chris and Christian my new use. Guys: can I still play it if it's all wrinkled now?

Roosters in Treme

Look closely, there are two babies and a Momma

Mid City New Orleans, May 2006

Ruthie Monday VII and My Birthday

Today is my birthday, and my sister Mandy made me a lovely fairy.

That's my aunt Suzanne kissing it.

That's Manna behind it.

This is the fairy attempting to beguile Ruth-Anne.

This is Ruthie thinking about it.

This is Ruthie and the fairy sniffing each other.

Lake Pontchartrain From the Sky

I took pictures of the lake from my airplane window the other day:

Angel's Trumpets

...from my garden -they are HUGE! The scent, which only hits in the evening, is very heavy and sweetly intoxicating.

Manna's Shower

Fun Pictures from the baby Shower!



















Somebody made onesies with the logos from Jess' two bands!
This one is Kino Proby.












Manna demonstrates the function of the gift card.
























I like Bows.



All Photos are by Sherri Hughes

Windows of NOLA: Mine

My garden has started to swell...

Ruthie Monday VI