These pictures were taken in late 2002 while I was in the city during thanksgiving. I have to honestly say I never thought they would come to mean what they do now as these may well be my only memory of that wonderful city. It saddens me that these, along with the many thousands of other photographs, stories and writing that exist, may well be the last records of that wonderful, vibrant city known as The Big Easy. No words can express I heart felt sympathy for its people who now find themselves with so little left, so much loss and grief, so I wish to share these few images that record what little I saw of the wonder and magic that once was, and will hopefully one day again rise from the waters that now inundate it. Sept 2, 2005