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CCC PORO ELFHOG | 7cm Tiny/Chunky BJD | Hedgehog Troll anthro | Ball-Jointed Doll | Lil' pOtbellie ~Choco tan
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CCC FUZZYHOG | 6.5cm Tiny BJD | hedgehog faerie | Ball-Jointed Doll | Lil' pOtbellie ~Beige Tan/Glow-in-the-Dark green
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Handmade outfits/elf shoes @murjanikusumobroto | NL
Hand micro knit dress/head band acorn ArgenTTo (Etsy) | US
Handmade mohair wig WeeDollyWears | US
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Photo @charlescreaturecabinet | Rotterdam NL
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BJD design/sculpt TM & Copyright © 2008 | Charles Grimberg-Stephan | Charles' Creature Cabinet | All Rights Reserved.
Goin' home, late last night
Suddenly I got a fright
Yeah I looked through a window and surprised what I saw
A fairy with boots and dancin' with a dwarf,
Yeah, fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
Yeah I saw it, I saw it, I tell you no lies
Yeah Fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
I saw it, I saw it with my own two eyes,
- Geezer Butler
Because I love Black Sabbath and my Tinkerbell shirt : D (plus my new haircut)
Yay for CS2 (A big shoutout to John!) I apologize for the quality. This is what happens without a pro account T-T
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This cute little fluffball is a woolly aphid. The waxy coating helps protect it from drying out, and may repel predators, too. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA, May 24, 2025.
Esplanade Avenue in New Orleans is definitely my favorite street in town and one of my favorite streets in the United States. The amount (and variation) of history that lives on this street is impressive.
Starting with pre-colonial (pre-European, that is) history, the reason that the city of New Orleans is located where it is can be traced specifically to this road (or, more accurately, Bayou Road, which Esplanade basically overlaps). As they explored the area, French traders and trappers -- who preceded the "government" -- noticed Native settlements here next to Bayou St. John.
For centuries, the natives had civilizations and communities on this strip of land. (The Marksville culture had a settlement where Bayou St. John meets Lake Pontchartrain, near the ruins of the Spanish Fort/Fort St. John that dates to around 300 AD). They realized the quickest way to connect the lake (which is actually an estuary) to the Mississippi River was here at the Esplanade Ridge, a slightly elevated ridge that connects the bayou to the river and was, therefore, an ideal portage site. Thus was created Bayou Road -- which can arguably be called the "Oldest Road in the United States," though many paths can probably lay claim to that...then again, maybe not -- and, in 1718, the city of New Orleans.
To those who have read this far, if you're ever in New Orleans, Bayou Road still exists. The original path stretched from the bayou near City Park at Moss Street down its current path. You can find it on the map. When it reaches I-10, it "ends," but the original path there simply followed a straight line down current-day Governor Nicholls Street to the river. And that's the reason that Iberville chose to set the French Quarter where it is, directly next to this route, and at the river.
Speaking of the French Quarter, regarding its relation to Esplanade...Esplanade marked the downriver side to the original settlement. When you're walking here, starting at the river, the first impressive building you'll note is the current New Orleans Jazz Museum. It's in the old U.S. Mint. (New Orleans mint was one of four that produced coinage for the country, but the coins were considered low quality. So if you can find a decent imprinted coin from this mint, hold on to it; it's probably worth a lot.). But even before its time as a mint (1838-61, 1879-1909), it was a fort.
The Spanish (who controlled the city from 1763-1803, and who are responsible for the majority of the architecture you see in the French Quarter) built a fort on this site: Fort San Carlos/St. Charles. There were originally wooden fortifications that surrounded the Quarter as well, so keep that in mind as you walk up Esplanade.
The section of Esplanade from the river to Rampart Street marked the end of the French Quarter. On the left side as you walk away from the river is the Quarter, where the fort walls would have been. On the right side is now the Marigny neighborhood, which was created around 1805. When you get to Chartres Street, about 3-4 blocks away from the river, look to your right.
What you see today is a peaceful street of bed and breakfasts (which I assume cost quite a bit of money to stay at). Before 1865, this was anything but peaceful, though. The blocks along Esplanade from here to Rampart Street -- only on the right side -- were open-air slave pens. Prospective buyers could walk up and down here considering purchases. The reason the slave pens were specifically located here is that, as the Civil War neared, slave-trading was outlawed in the Quarter, so the pens were set up directly across the street from it. One of the more "famous" slaves to pass through here wasn't a slave at all, but a kidnapped freeman named Solomon Northrup. His story is recounted in the movie Twelve Years a Slave.
As you cross Rampart Street and leave the Quarter and Marigny behind, you're now bordering two more neighborhoods: Treme (on the left) and the Seventh Ward (on the right). You'll be on the border of these two neighborhoods for about 2 kilometers up to Broad Street. Treme, historically known as "Back of Town" is considered the first black neighborhood in the U.S. The free blacks tended to live in this neighborhood and, there's a lot of African-American history there.
Over time, and mainly during the 19th century, this section of Esplanade grew to rival St. Charles Avenue over in the American section. This was the Creoles "Millionaires' Row," and you'll pass plenty of beautiful homes here.
A few places of note are:
Faerie Playhouse at 1308 Esplanade, which is easy to spot. It's a pink Creole cottage with lots of hearts on it directly across from St. Anna's Episcopal Church. This house is one of the most important sites in town for LGBTQ civil rights. A lot of the local meetings were held here in the late 20th and early 21st century and the remains of a few of the leaders are buried behind the cottage. It's currently closed (as a museum), but you can stop by to read about its history.
St. Anna's Church, directly across the street, has unique architecture (in comparison to the immediate vicinity). The church was founded in 1846.
Three minutes farther up Esplanade on the same side as the Faerie Playhouse is Li'l Dizzy's Cafe, which is a staple of the Treme neighborhood for soul food. This restaurant is one of about 10 local spots that are featured in the HBO series Treme. (Others nearby are Dooky Chase's about 10 blocks away on Orleans Avenue and Liuzza's by the Track, also part of this Esplanade "tour.")
As you cross under the interstate at Claiborne Avenue (which has its own sad history), you'll notice the homes get much nicer. This is basically the beginning of the Creole "Millionaires' Row." A lot of the homes here -- especially around Gayarre Place where Bayou Road crosses Esplanade -- are now B&Bs. One of those, specifically, is the Degas House at 2306 Esplanade (a block past Gayarre Place).
This is one of the homes where French artists Edgar Degas lived while in New Orleans. (I believe he lived in at least 3 houses here.). This one has a copy of his most famous sculpture -- Ballerina, Age Fourteen -- out front and is impossible to miss.
Where Bayou crosses Esplanade heading in front of you...this is a great 3 block stretch to Broad Street that has a lot of African-American heritage. A few Caribbean restaurants are on this stretch, along with the Community Book Center, which is black-owned and focuses on African and African-American culture. It's definitely worth a visit.
From Bayou & Broad, turn left and walk two blocks back to Esplanade, then right to finish the last 1.5 km on this street. You'll continue to see more beautiful homes here, and a few more restaurants on this last stretch of the road.
About five blocks up, where Grand Rte St John Street crosses, this is another good spot to take a side trip. Veer to the left at the little park here and walk the two blocks up to the bayou.
At the corner of Moss (where the street ends at the bayou), you'll find the oldest fire hydrant in New Orleans. By itself, it's not a reason to take this little detour, though it is interesting to see how fire hydrants used to look. More importantly, it's located directly next to the Spanish Customs House at 1300 Moss St. Built in 1784, this is one of the oldest (if not the oldest) homes in the city, maybe even the state.
Turning right on Moss Street and walking about 5 doors down will bring you to the Pitot House, where the second American mayor of the city of New Orleans resided. It's a museum now located at 1440 Moss St. It's an 18th-century "Creole colonial country home."
Directly in front of the Pitot House, you'll see the blue Magnolia Bridge, crossing the Bayou St. John.
From here, you can cut through the area to the right side of the Pitot House and through a small park to find your way back onto Esplanade. Once you exit the park, you'll be staring at St. Louis Cemetery #3 across the street.
Of the "historic" cemeteries, this is your best opportunity to explore one since it's an active cemetery. Most of the others are closed to prevent vandalism or entry into them (St. Louis #1, for example) is about $25. This one is free. Among those buried here are famous chef Paul Prudhomme, the local architect Gallier (who designed Gallier Hall, the former City Hall building on Lafayette Square), and E.J. Bellocq, who was a peculiar figure renowned for photographing Storyville and its prostitutes and also Chinatown, both of which only live on in memory. His Chinatown negatives no longer exist, but he didn't destroy the negatives of his Storyville shoots, and you can find those in a book by Al Rose.
After leaving the cemetery, you can walk up the last 200 or so meters of Esplanade and you'll be at the entrance of City Park as soon as you cross over Bayou St. John.
The faerie queene : disposed into twelve bookes, fashioning XII morall vertues : to which is added his Epithalamion
by Edmund Spenser (1552?-1599)
Location: The George Peabody Library, The Sheridan Libraries, The Johns Hopkins University
Call No.: 821.3 Sp35 1859
Illustrated by Edward Corbould. Gauffered edges.