Evan McHugh visits from Melbourne, Australia:

My cousin Steve (on left) picked Evan up at the airport in New Orleans; brought him to his house in Prairieville; Aaron (right) picked him up there and took him to his house in Zachary, where Scott and I met him and brought him to our home on Black River Lake.

                                           My house:

At the Visitors Center in Natchez, Mississippi, the oldest town on the Mississippi River

Vidalia/Natchez Bridge and tugboat pushing barges.

Emerald Mound, the second largest American Indian mound in the United States.

Mammy's Cupboard where we had lunch.

Melrose Plantation, cypress knees, and Spanish Moss

Burning Fields - May 2011

After the wheat harvest, it's time to burn off the stalks and straw. Arden likes burning as much as her Nanna!

Got the fire started then had to put out the fringes where it spread into the grass. 

There it goes!

Uh, Arden....pay attention...quit texting....the fire is sneaking up behind you!

Flood 2011

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The Mighty Mississippi River reached record levels since recorded history, cresting at Natchez, Mississippi / Vidalia, Louisiana at 61.9 feet on May 19, 2011.

Looking toward Vidalia from Natchez-Under-the-Hill May 3.

Vidalia River Walk: beginings of flood protection wall. May 3.

Jonesville Locks, May 8.

River side of levee near Scott and Amber’s pasture, May 8.

Isle of Capri from Natchez bluff, May 12.

Vidalia Riverfront with flood wall now in place, May 12.

Vidalia Convention Center from levee, May 19.

Convention Center on left.

Looking toward Comfort Suites Hotel.




Giant sand bags!





View from levee in front of River Walk looking toward Natchez-Under-the-Hill. Tugboat is on level with buildings on Silver Street. May 19.

Looking from Vidalia.

Giant sand bags really work! HESCO Bastion Concertainer is the official name.

Levee road highway 15 headed for Baton Rouge, through New Roads. Madison and Scott.


Bean crops near Black Hawk being consumed by water and deer! May 19.



Morganza Spillway.

Another gate being opened in the spillway, May 19, 2011.

Beauty amidst destruction.

Wild Horse Ministry @ Eva Church of God

October 2010
Mr. Paul Daily of Trout, Louisiana, brought his Wild Horse Ministry to witness to the community of the Monterey area. We saw him take an unbroken, 3-year-old filly and in less than two hours had her saddled and was riding her around the arena. Mr. Daily compared everything he was doing with the horse to his life as he fought against God and then finally accepted the fact that he needed God in his life. It was amazing to watch this horse calm down and accept her "Master."


The program began with prayer and the National Anthem
with Mr. Daily on his horse along with the unbroken
filly.

Devil, the black dog, assisted Mr. Daily as they
worked the horse around and around the pen.

Confidence was built by gentle words and a soft
touch.

After about 2 hours, Mr. Daily saddled up the horse and
eased on to her back. She bucked a few rounds and
then settled into a nice trot around the pen.

Thankfully, this storm cloud skirted
around us all the while putting on a
beautiful lightening show.