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I have a tentative list of  locations to take pictures for the upcoming trip to New Orleans.

Audubon Zoo
Audubon Aquarium
Audubon Butterfly House and Insectarium
Nine 0 Five Royal Hotel - I've stayed there several times but I've never taken the time to take pictures there.
Street photography on and around Bourbon Street and Frenchman Street.
Voodoo Museum
Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1
I also plan to photograph Christy, Jeremy, and Jesse having fun.

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Some days life is glorious and I wish I was holding hands with someone sharing the adventure.
Other days life is challenging and I wish I had a hand to hold so I wouldn't be facing the challenge alone. It is days like that when I know  I have work to do.  I have to dig deeper.  It is time to remove some armor and expose my heart a bit more.  It is a time to learn more about walking in faith.
Whenever I'm uncomfortable, I know I've found the edge of my box. I remove as much armor as I can, open my heart as wide as I can, and move forward rather than retreating back into the safety of my comfort zone.
I'm pushing out the edges of my box in several areas these days.

1. Putting my house on the market even though it's not ready to sell
2. and still has a lot of stuff in it that needs to be dealt with
3. and I have no where to go 
4. The date for leaving my job is only months away and my cash flow will be greatly reduce
5. I have to go deal with the doctor again (no worries, I'm not sick though I think he wishes I was)
6. The IPEDS report is very important to the college.  It was assigned to me and I don't know much about what to do.  

The more armor I take off the more I can open my heart, and the more I see, hear, love, and enjoy life.
 

  
Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is. ~ Jim Morrison
  
  
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NOLA

   
   
This is where we always stay when we go to New Orleans.  Near Bourbon Street and in the French Quarter, this historic hotel is awesome and so are the owners. 
   
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What do I take with me when I go on photography road trips?
 
Here is my basic kit.
 
Netbook to upload my memory cards
Card reader
Extra memory cards and batteries
UV filters which are usually already mounted on the lenses
Polarizing filters
iPhone
Can't forget all the chargers
Monopod and/or a tripod

Cameras and lenses

Sony Alpha 700
Sony 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Lens
Sony 50mm f/1.8 Lens
Panasonic Lumix G3
Panasonic H-H014 14mm f/2.5  
Panasonic H-H020 20mm f/1.7
Pentax W90 - in case it is raining.
 
Based on where, when, and what I'll be shooting, I may also take
A star filter if I'll be doing a lot of street photography at night
A teleconverter
An off camera flash and batteries
A small messenger style camera bag
 
I got the idea to post this list from Stephanie Todaro's My travel Tech Essentials.
I probably should have used pictures in my version too. rofl  Maybe I'll take some and do an updated list.
 
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Last stop on the shopping trip was the grocery store.   We didn't buy peanut butter, but I took the picture anyway.
 
  The last picture I took today was of these two Angry Birds.  They look kind of crazed and dangerous in the dim light.  In reality they are fuzzy slippers.