Author Archives: Melinda Green Harvey
chasing after every trend
A few years ago, on a really long road trip, I listened to some podcasts to pass the time. One of them was on the history of miniature golf courses; the hosts of the show said it was invented in order to keep the ladies off the “real” course at St. Andrews Golf Course, which of course everyone knows is THE golf course.
I am not real sure what the St. Andrews fellows thought they were protecting the course and/or the gals from, but what happened was that this new, simplified game took off and by the 1920s there were scaled down golf courses all over the place.
And that brings us to this out-of-commission miniature golf course on the edge of town.
Miami, Oklahoma
photographed 4.5.2023
tchoupitoulas street jogger
Well, first of all, it’s a whole lot of fun to say “Tchoupitoulas.” Try it.*
And second of all, if you need a delicious sandwich for lunch, you can stop by the St. James Cheese Company, right there at Tchoupitoulas and Girod.
And, finally, when you’re done with your sandwich you can sit and watch what ever is happening along the sidewalk. And maybe get a few photos while you’re at it.
Tchoupitoulas Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
photographed 4.13.2023
*chaa·puh·too·luhs
oranges
Yes, even a dedicated b+w photographer can tell that sometimes an image has to be in color.
Like this one.
New Orleans, Louisiana
photographed 4.13.2023
the singer
I was attending a conference in New Orleans that had an after-hours event. I went to that because I was lured in by the promise of two drink coupons. It had been a while since I’d gone to a conference and I’d forgotten that “free” drinks mean crappy beer or shitty wine. So that part didn’t really work out all that well.
But what kept me there was the entertainment, provided by some young and very talented students.
New Orleans, Louisiana
photographed 4.12.2023
creeping damp
It was a gray and dreary day, which made this non-gray and non-dreary find all the more exciting.
St. Joseph Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
photographed 4.12.2023
One Day | One Image 