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Ayiyi, I don't think I've ever been this far from home for this long. I've also never been so away from my blog (which is almost a year old!). But I'm still in Louisiana, since January 2nd, discovering and being in touch with not everyday things, like the outdoors. Like the above lizard, there seems to be a new camera cart buddy everyday. Most of them are unwanted mosquitos.
Something else I've been more in touch with is my redneck side. Okay, I don't have a redneck side at all. But I'm learning the lingo, the way of life, and the odd things they have like the redneck wine glasses (above).
We're in Ouachita county near the Ouachita river. But I learned it isn't pronounced "wa-CHEE-tah", but rather, "WAH-sheh-tah." So I look at signs like this one, and with my new southern mumbling tongue, I say, "Nashtoshes."
What else... clouds! I've never seen so many clouds every day. They're sparse, they're big, they can make the weather go from in the 50s to 80s in seconds, and they've got a weak bladder. One thing I learned here is that once it starts to sprinkle a little, you better run cause it all comes pouring down at once. Anyway, here are the audio guys from my work above on a dry night.
Every show brings a new crew, and every crew turns into a new family. I'm happy to have great people to work with as well as hang out with in my free time. A small town with not much open at night but bars and waffle houses makes us get together more often. Above photo was taken last weekend, our first weekend off in WEEKS. We celebrated.
It's not hard finding the dark pitch black parts of town. So it's very easy to find the stars. I love this slow-shutter photo I took of our audio guy and the Orion constellation.
Again, in touch with nature. We're seeing the seasons change, I'm waiting for alligators to come out of hibernation, and I'm hoping the cottonmouth snakes stay under. Duck hunting season is over. But it's good time for crawfish now!
That's about all I have for now. Will try to stay in touch more. Don't give up on me. Thanks for reading and hope all is well in LA or wherever you are!
-Woo