Took some pictures along River Road today...

I only intended to get pictures of the ruins of Cottage Plantation today - but I got to spend a couple of hours driving down River Road and stopping wherever I fancied!  This was also the first time that I got to use Lightroom on brand new photos (besides some indoor flower pictures).  I'm very very very very very very very happy with the results! 

This is (what is left of) The Cottage Plantation.

It was a beautiful day on the levee today!

This was at St. Gabriel Catholic Church.

The saddest tomb.

This one is very interesting - the seal says "Woodmen of the World Memorial."  After doing a bit of research, I found out that Woodmen of the World is a life insurance company founded in 1890.  Part of their service was to provide decent burials for their members, which were marked with either a tree stump or a stack of wood with the seal.  They still provide life insurance.  Their grave markers can be found all over the United States, though they are becoming more rare as graves fall into disrepair or new tombstones are required.  Here is the website: http://www.woodmen.org/inside.cfm?Main_menu_id=1&Sub_menu_id=3&Page_id=126.

This is Bocage Plantation.

This is St. Gabriel Catholic Church (no longer in use).

Again, I really like Lightroom so far!  It's great to be able to see something in my head and be able to create it in Lightroom.  I tried to create a good mix between color and black & white photos.  As usual, my favorites tend to be the black & whites.