Another year has come and gone in the rural farming towns of central Louisiana.
A year ago today I made a post about all the abandoned locations in and around the towns of Bunkie, Cheneyville and Lecompte. In 2021 I focused on telling the story of how these three towns had decayed into mere shadows of what they once had been just a mere couple of decades prior. It was a story that I felt that I needed to document and I spent the year doing my best to capture the true state of things the best I could.
In 2022, however, I decided through some soul searching and guidance from God to turn my attention to the exact opposite side of things and feature some of Louisiana's true beauty. I did as I had the year prior and turned my camera on landscapes, parks, bayous and sunrises.
I often note that the west has beautiful sunsets, but here in the south we are treated to some of the most amazing sunrises anywhere. Over the span of 2022 I posted a lot of sunrise pictures that I took on the spur of the moment to Facebook always with the heading "Good Morning Louisiana!". These were always well received by friends and family. Many responding back with their own cheerful "Good Mornings".
So here we are with another year in the rear view mirror and another just on the other side of midnight. I figured that it would be appropriate to share a number of my sunrise photos with you. Just as a sunrise begins a brand new day with brand new opportunities so does a new year provide chances for new beginnings.
The pandemic is all but over and 2023 will be an opportunity for more adventures in this great big world that God has blessed us with. I urge all of you to do as I did in the past year and focus not on the negative things about life and focus instead on finding the beauty in things. If you look past all the rust and decay you will undoubtedly find a lovely meadow or peaceful river to dip your feet into. Those wonderful things are still out there I assure you.
You just need to look up once and a while.
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