Family

Last Saturday I drove downtown to take pictures and browse (you'll find a few throughout this post). Downtown Baton Rouge is steadily on the rise, as at one time it was deader than a door knob. There are now lots of development and renovation as the city develops into a nice attraction. The weather was absolutely gorgeous. I captured really nice shots of the Mississippi as the sun reflected upon it. It's amazing to look at this river and know I've crossed it many times in several states. It's such a majestic moment.

I walked along the train tracks, walked past the very old and now renovated distinguished and elegant Hilton Hotel. I met a photographer and his wife along the levee. They were eating boiled crawfish and shrimp. We had nice conversation while the seasoned aroma of the crawfish had me craving. The hubby has some of his work in a local gallery. The wife seems very artistic as well. They were good people. I saw a few more folks eating crawfish. (It's that time of season again!) There were several people who were walking, jogging, riding bikes or just sitting along the levee.

As I became hungry, I stopped at a Po Boy shop and had a shrimp Po boy (yeah shrimp- I know) and a Co.ors Li.ght. As I sat there, I talked with the owners and learned a lot about the history of their business. They've been there for over 20 years and I never knew they existed. I left there and continued to look for interesting views to capture. I finally settled in at a coffee shop, and ordered a coffee and began to write this blog. I stayed in there until the coffee shop closed which was around 8pm. I tried to pack up and leave, but the closers told me I could stay while they were cleaning up. Wasn't that nice of them?! Sadly I never posted the blog until I rewrote it today.

When I go on sprees such as the downtown venture -- I enjoy spending time to think and absorb my thoughts. As I'm a good listener when other folks are mentally infused with life's way of dealing the cards, I am not one to comfortably share those 'types' of thoughts when I endure them. I've never been able to. I honestly don't know how to handle certain things. When things sadden me or put me in a position where it hurts badly, I get lost in myself in dealing with it. Basically I become very distant in my feelings. Some would say it's almost like avoidance and I know that's not good.

Life is not playin' fair with my family from several angles and it hurts. Family is all we got. It's who we are. It's how we exist. When we hurt, we all hurt. When we are happy, we all are happy. It's always comforting to know my family is safe and content, even when they are many miles away. I love them dearly and it's always good to know everything is alright. It's even easy to get caught up in taking that for granted. But when life makes its unpredictable 'rounds, it is times like these I wish I could take away the 'pain' and bring back the happiness we all once endured, even from many miles away. As I remain distant in my thoughts, I will never lose faith and hope. It's just hard.

Last Saturday was necessary.

 

Until next time…

Comments

[bunny]

I wholeheartedly agree family is all we got! I love the last pic too!

[Lady Tha ProducHer]

Thanks Bunny!