Counting the Nice People in 40 Minutes

A two mile stroll through the architectural wonderland of uptown New Orleans the other day took us past colorful paint schemes, rich gardens, architectural details (like a Shakespeare door knocker)...we saw an ancient live oak tree with a trunk 12 ft around and a canopy 125 ft across. A beautiful girl sitting on her porch with the door wide open to catch the cool breeze smiled and said, "How's it goin'?" A man on his steps with a Pekingese tied by a delicate chain to a Crape-myrtle at the curb confessed as we passed, "I'm walking the dog the lazy way!" We were nearly attacked by another dog named Harvey who was no bigger than a cat, little curly hair all over him...his owner came running from the steps of her stunning old home to apologize and scoop Harvey up into her arms. While we tried to snap a picture of a tree with the most beautiful flowers, a gardener pulling up in a truck at a stop sign nearby with his window down just leaned out and said, "It's a Japanese magnolia." People who haven't visited here maybe don't realize you can live like this every day. We have started to call these "New Orleans moments" - tell us yours!