http://marionjensen.com/2010/06 … with a shellacked alligator as a hood ornament. A small metal hook, which had been welded onto the hood, kept it in place. There’s nothing difficult about installing such an ornament on one’s car: it’s just that you never ever see it done. When I told a friend about this, he said, “Everyone knows […]
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Random New Orleans Car…
24-Mar-11Of This afternoon I went with a friend to the swamp directly south of New Orleans, the Barataria Preserve, an arm of the “Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.” The Barataria area is a nature park, but its place in the larger historical context is interesting and I’ll note it briefly: Jean Lafitte (he has a […]
This little one came within eight or nine feet of us. An incredible mixture of malice and grace.