The geese behind my selfie aren't staying within the painting. The one of New Orleans had crows...does anyone know the significance of crows and New Orleans?
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To be astonished
is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.
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Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
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Perhaps the people of New Orleans see the crow as the harbinger of death much like some in our NC mountains. Perhaps it is also a symbol of the dreadful Jim Crow laws of the past. (Obviously I don't really know the answer.)
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ReplyDeleteWell, I'm from New Orleans and I don't know the answer either. I do know that there are a lot of crows on skulls that are found in the french quarter shops... but why exactly, I'm not sure. I've always been fascinated with crows myself. I saw a special on TV once about how intelligent they were... and how they recognize faces.
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