Here's what I will miss about New Orleans:
The hissing of the electrical wires when it rains-
The rain that smells like gardenias & jasmine mating
The squirrels chasing each other outside my kitchen window
People costuming for no reason at all
People costuming for any reason at all
People costuming
Costuming as a verb, noun,advective
The smells of Monday beans cooking all around the block
The neighbors asking "how ya doing" as I walk by
Strangers asking "how ya doing" as I walk by
Folks who ask "how ya doing" not really needing an answer
Impossibly violent looking sunrises
Purple skies at night
The random trumpet blare on the block
The random drum riff on the block
The random trombone bleat on the block
The random meeting of trombone, trumpet & drums on the block
The random second line
Making a new best friend at the bus stop
The spontaneous party that is the streetcar stop
Beads in trees
Beads in the rain
Beads in the detritus after a fire
Beads
