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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=120 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0ec8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Michael Czarnecki</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Michael Czarnecki"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brief Bio"><U>Brief Bio</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poet"><U>Poet</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Journeys"><U>Journeys</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Themed Programs"><U>Themed Programs</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Colleges"><U>Colleges</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Parlor Programs"><U>Parlor Programs</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Writing Workshops"><U>Writing Workshops</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PoetintheSchools"><U>Poet-in-the-Schools</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oral Memoirist"><U>Oral Memoirist</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Project"><U>Community Project</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Some of My Writing"><U>Some of My Writing</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Palm of the Hand Writing"><U>Palm of the Hand Writing</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schedule"><U>Schedule</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Southern Journey 2010 NOLA"><U>Southern Journey 2010 NOLA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SJ 2010 NOLA Page 2"><U>SJ 2010 NOLA Page 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Southern Journey Page 3 NOLA"><U>Southern Journey Page 3 NOLA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Southern Journey Page 4 NOLA"><U>Southern Journey Page 4 NOLA</U></A>   |   <B>SJ 2010 Page 5 NOLA</B>   |   <A HREF="id78.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="US 20 Journey 2010"><U>US 20 Journey 2010</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="US 20 Journey 2011"><U>US 20 Journey 2011</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Orleans"><U>New Orleans</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Acadia NP 509"><U>Acadia NP 5-09</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books Available"><U>Books Available</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fliers"><U>Fliers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="References"><U>References</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id90.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guestbook"><U>Guestbook</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U>Contact Me</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=360 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0ec8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>SJ 2010 Page 5 NOLA</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Southern Journey 2010 NOLA"><U>SJ 2010 Page 1</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SJ 2010 NOLA Page 2"><U>SJ 2010 Page 2</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Southern Journey Page 3 NOLA"><U>SJ 2010 Page 3</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Southern Journey Page 4 NOLA"><U>SJ 2010 Page 4</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Took a hike out at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. Wanted to spend at least part of a day exploring some of the natural world down south. Someone suggested this would be a good place to do so. Poppy, Pat's daughter, came along for the adventure. We hiked about 4 miles on a beautiful, warm Louisiana afternoon.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="36f58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Most of the 4 mile hike was along boardwalks over swampy land</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="36d58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Red Swamp Maple seeds</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="37158c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> A Chameleon on a Palmetto leaf, spotted by Poppy.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="37358300.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="304" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Our first alligator! Showing a little teeth. This was a small one.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="37558c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Skink on a stump.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="37758c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> This bigger alligator was only a few feet from the boardwalk.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="37958c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Boardwalk and Spanish Moss.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="37b58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> A pink sorrel.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="37d58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Poppy and Palmetto.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> That evening, my last in New orleans, Danny hosted a gathering of poets in their backyard. A great way to finish off a wonderful stay in NO!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="37f58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Dennis Formento, another FootHills poet from the area.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="38158c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Danny making a point.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="383c2580.jpg" border=0 width="450" height="600" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Gesturing while telling a story.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="38558c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> A collection of Mardi Gras beads a few doors down the street.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="38bf4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="38df4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Holt cemetery. A cemetery established in 1879 for the poor of New Orleans. Jazz musician Buddy Bolden is buried there, but the exact whereabouts are unknown. Most of the markers are handmade.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="387f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       <IMG SRC="389f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Goodbye photos with Danny and Pat then out on the road, heading north.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>