Gerard lives along the #MississippiRiver, just a few blocks from a synthetic rubber plant that the admin of fmr President Joe #Biden sued, claiming it posed an imminent #PublicHealth hazard. Gerard, like more than 90% of people living within 1 mile (1.5 km) of the plant, is #Black.
For the skeptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman law it is administered with subhuman inefficiency.
-- Eric Ambler
There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
-- Douglas Adams
A garden is finished when there is nothing left to remove.
-- Zen Aphorism
History is merely a list of surprises. ... It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again.
-- Kurt Vonnegut
America’s Ten Most Endangered Rivers Announced in New Report
Half of US rivers face unsafe pollution levels & freshwater species are at risk. The #MississippiRiver tops the list as most endangered due to floods & poor management.
Join us in #NewOrleans as we soak in the soul of the Crescent City—streetcars, beignets, #jazz clubs, a ferry ride across the #MississippiRiver & quiet charm of Algiers Point. This was the final full day of our 9,000-mile overland road trip, and #NOLA made it unforgettable. 
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Watch the video: https://youtu.be/e6HeAuoUx1M
Read the full blog: https://thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com/2024/07/trans-america-overland-road-trip-part-22-deep-dive-NOLA-new-orleans-french-quarter-french-market-bourbon-street-ferry-to--algiers.html
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.
-- G. K. Chesterton
The more we do, the more we can do.
-- William Hazlitt
Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.
-- Tom Robbins
#Wisdom #Quotes #TomRobbins #Commitment #Decisions #Flexibility
Julian Dubuque Monument
A scenic view showcases a stone tower beside a tranquil river, surrounded by vibrant autumn foliage. Sunlight filters through the colorful leaves, casting gentle shadows on the path.
Mines of Spain
Dubuque, Iowa
Great River Road
#TravelPhotography #Architecture #DubuqueIowa #GreatRiverRoad #MinesOfSpain #MississippiRiver #JulianDubuqueMomument #Monument #photooftheday #fediverse #fediart
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/julian-dubuque-monument-larry-braun.html
Google's satellite view of Mosenthein Island and the Mississippi River in north St. Louis is a bizarre mosaic of images. Some of these must be from the historic low water of 2022, but others are not.
The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself.
-- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
#Wisdom #Quotes #DanielPatrickMoynihan #Culture #Conservatism #Liberalism #Politics #Society
Natchez–Vidalia Bridge & Mississippi River, Natchez, Mississippi
#AmericanSouth, #Bridges, #CarolM.Highsmith, #Mississippi, #MississippiRiver, #Natchez, #NatchezVidalia, #Photography, #Rivers, #USA
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Mississippi River Bridge at Dawn
A steel bridge stretches across a large body of calm water under a clear blue sky. The shoreline is visible, with a small dock and wooden posts in the foreground.
Mississippi River Walk
Dubuque, Iowa
Great River Road
#TravelPhotography #DubuqueIowa #GreatRiverRoad #Riverwalk #MississippiRiver #bridge #Dawn #BlueSky #photooftheday #fediverse #fediart
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/mississippi-river-bridge-at-dawn-larry-braun.html
Mississippi River Through a Gazebo
A riverside gazebo frames the view of a tranquil Mississippi River under a clear sky, with the sun rising near the horizon. The arched structure is supported by brick columns, and a bridge can be seen in the distance.
Mississippi River Walk
Dubuque, Iowa
Great River Road
#TravelPhotography #DubuqueIowa #GreatRiverRoad #Riverwalk #MississippiRiver #Gazebo #photooftheday #fediverse #fediart
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/mississippi-river-through-a-gazebo-larry-braun.html
The patient is not computable.
-- Francois Gremy
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
-- Martin Luther King Jr.
Love is not kindly nor yet grim / But does to you as you to him.
-- Robert Graves
