Two flowers !!!

JULY 3 2013:

I am a growing artist , My interest in oil painting started in my second year of undergrad. What started as a hobby has grown in me . Since then i have pursued my interest and i love to paint.

I captured these flowers on our trip to Niagara falls in 2012. It really caught my eye and a place in my heart.

Since then I have been meaning to paint these "two flowers" and bring them to life on my canvas. Finally the time came and i started on "this project" in the April of 2013. It went on till July and finally I completed it.

Another painting to hang on my wall !!!....

Weekend Getaway - Louisiana!!!

May 24 - 27 2013

This is our first getaway for the year. We decided to got to New Orleans and Grand Isle, LA.

May 24 2013:

We started our road trip by 6:00 pm . Though my husband came early, he had to fix our caravan as it was in an accident few weeks back. With all things packed and checked, we started our journey.  We reached Senatobia,MS around 9:00 pm and had our dinner at waffle house. After a delightful dinner, I took over the wheels and reached our hotel [La Quinta Inn & Suites]at 12:00 am.

May 25 2013

We got up at 6:00 am and checked out by 7:00 am. We headed towards Slidell,LA as we had made reservations for the swamp tour at 12:00 pm. It was a 3 hr drive and we reached by 11:00 am. The swamp tour was 2 hrs and we enjoyed every bit of it. We saw around 5-6 alligators, turtles, birds and the swamps were beautiful. We also saw the fishing village and fishing boats. It was a very informative tour and learnt a lot about the swamps. Our Captain Mike was very entertaining.

The Swamps

After a much ecstatic tour , we headed towards New Orleans City. We took the Hop on Hop off bus for city sightseeing. We saw the cemetry / canal street and a lot more. It holds a lot of history and nice architectures. We hoped-off at the World war II museam . Inside there was a restaurant [The American sector] a beautiful place to dine in. The food was awesome and we loved it. We had to wait for over an hour for the next ride and it stole most of our time. Finally the tour ended and we started towards Grand Isle,LA at 6:00 pm.

On the way Arasu [my husband] got a speeding ticket right after our dinner at subway. We reached Grand isle state park at 10:00 pm. Though tired seeing the ocean right in front of us [ yes, we were camping on the beach] brought back our energy. The wind was blowing but we managed to pitch the tent and relax for a while before snuggling into our tent.

Grand Isle is a small town on the coast of "Gulf of Mexico". Nice scenic view and lot of history.

Tents on the beach

MAY 26 2013

Morning i woke up early to capture the sunrise and it was beautiful. Later we headed out to town -beachside marina and bought pizza for breakfast. We returned to the beach and had our pizza. Then after a while we decided  to go for a swim in the beach.  My husband went into the ocean while i was enjoying on the shore. We spent around an hour in the water. 

Morning dawn

Gulf of Mexico

We had our lunch in the only subway on the island . We are vegetarians , but there are plenty of seafood restaurants with fresh fish and crabs. In the evening we had booked the "sunset tour" . So we headed out into the Gulf of Mexico on the "Calmwater tour boat". Our captain was very informative and we learnt a lot about Grand Isle, about the pirates,the seagulls, the fishing business. 

We saw plenty of dolphins. And a whole island full of seagulls.Shrimp boats. Fort livingston ruins. valuable 2 hrs. 

Seagulls

To wrap up our well spent and enjoyed weekend with the sun setting....

MAY 27 2013

Got up to a hidden sunset behind the clouds. We had a 9 hr journey infront of us. So we had to start moving early by 7:00 am. We did have a wonderful time in Grand Isle. Was sad to leave but thatz the way it is !. We  drove straight for 9 hrs and reached home by 6:00 pm.