NOLA Flora & Fauna 002 - Sidewalk Roots

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In the Gulf South, nature wins every time. It will overwhelm you. Should man leave this place, all trace would vanish, be swallowed whole in moments. Allowing us to live there is a gracious act. But in the mean time if a tree decides you don't get a sidewalk, you don't get a sidewalk.

NOLA Art & Whimsy 001- Haiku Boards

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Haiku Boards.

On this tree lawn someone has set up an area for passers-by to write Haikus.

It's not like this is near a university, where everyone fancies him or herself so intellectual and / or artsy. This is in a random neighborhood.