Feeding the masses...

The rains came down last night and the night before here in New Orleans, so the park we were supposed to visit was closed due to flooding. We ended up breaking into this little area called the Barataria Preserve. Nothing like teaching a church youth group about trespassing. Thank goodness there's that Psalm about it, "Forgive us our trespasses..."

Fletcher is convinced he saw a kimodo dragon...I didn't have the heart to tell him. We did see a little baby gator though.

Today we went down to the Riverwalk and barbequed for the homeless. I appreciate the fact that the group has no hidden agenda with this event. They're not out thumping bibles or trying to convert folks. They're just handing out food, listening to peoples' stories and tossing around a football.

We're expecting some rain later today. Actually, Marc fed one of the guys at the CNN tent nearby (they've been set up in the park for a few weeks covering the oil leak and/or the potential tropical storm), who later came to warn us that there was rain moving in, so we packed up and may head back again later. Until then, the kids are cooling off in the pool.