Focus, breathe in, hold, breathe out, smile, say “Ahhhh” and “Thank you.”

This picture came from the National Parks Web Page and is a picture taken in the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. Outside of New Orleans, the park honors the pirate Jean Lafitte.  In return for a pardon of his piracy and smuggling,  Lafitte helped General  Andrew Jackson  defend New Orleans against the British in 1815.  David and I visited this park on our way west a year ago, it has many ways to be with beauty.