©Al Gallia; "Silver Bayou"; Cypress Island Preserve, Louisiana; Enhanced infrared effects.

©Al Gallia; "Evening Peace"; Lake Martin in Cypress Island Preserve, Louisiana.

©Al Gallia; "Cypress Island Swamp"; Fall colors along the bayou.

©Al Gallia; "Acadiana Schoolroom"; L'Academie de Vermilionville, Lafayette, Louisiana. Typical 1890's Acadian schoolhouse.

©Al Gallia; "Work in Progress"; Unfinished duck carving in Le Magasin (storehouse) at Vermilionville, Louisiana.

©Al Gallia; "Inner Beauty"; Old lace curtain in weathered window of historic Acadian home in Vermilionville Cajun/Creole Heritage Park, Lafayette, Louisiana.

©Al Gallia; "Abandoned and Forgotten"; Bathroom in late 1800's Acadian/Creole house at Vermilionville Heritage & Folklife Park, Lafayette, Louisiana.

©Al Gallia; Spillman's Pond III; Glorious evening at Spillman's Pond, near Amite River in Louisiana.

©Al Gallia; Spillman's Pond IV; Beautiful evening at Spillman's Pond, near Amite River in Louisiana.

©Al Gallia; "Waiting Patiently"; Great Egret at Girard Park lake on University of Louisiana campus, Lafayette, Louisiana.

©Al Gallia; "Golden Afternoon"; North Park, Denham Springs, Louisiana

©Al Gallia; "Genesis - the Seventh Day"; Brilliant, peaceful autumn sunset at Lake Martin/Cypress Island Preserve near Lafayette, Louisiana.

©Al Gallia; "Still Waters & Old Friends"; Cypress trees and still waters on a November afternoon at the Lake Martin/Cypress Island Preserve near Lafayette, Louisiana.

©Al Gallia; "Fresh Breeze and Sun"; Little Blue Heron welcoming the warming sun and fragrant breeze of an April day. Taken at Lake Martin/Cypress Island Preserve, Louisiana.

©Al Gallia; "La Chapelle des Attakapas"; Reproduction of late 18th century Acadian Catholic church at Vermilionville Cajun/Creole Heritage & Folklife Park, Lafayette, Louisiana.

©Al Gallia; "Day is Done"; Winter evening at Lake Martin/Cypress Island Preserve, Louisiana. (154)

©Al Gallia; "Thanksgiving Time II"; Glorious autumn evening, filled with peace and tranquility, at Lake Martin/Cypress Island Preserve near Lafayette, Louisiana.

©Al Gallia; "Not Much Longer"; Poor little building having such difficulty standing...sort of like aging folks. Hwy 42 in Livingston Parish.

'Opulence Once Lived Here'; Old boat house at Avery Island Jungle Garden, built by Charles Ward c. 1910 to house a 72' luxury yacht for his hunting/fishing camp. Over 100 years old! ©Al Gallia

©Al Gallia; 'The Garden'; "...I will meet Him each day in the garden, Then one day I will answer His call, To the beauty and splendor of Heaven, The most beautiful garden of all." Excerpt from Two in the Garden by Frances Culp Wolfe.

'Two Old Buddies'; 100 year old boat house amd guardian oak at Avery Island Jungle Garden, Louisiana. "...Time is like a rairoad train, A one-way ticket - no turning back. And the prayer of every passenger is to stay securely on the track..." Excerpt from Where Did All the Decades Go by John & Edna Massimilla. ©Al Gallia

'Two Old Buddies II'; 100 year old boat house amd guardian oak at Avery Island Jungle Garden, Louisiana. "...Time is like a rairoad train, A one-way ticket - no turning back. And the prayer of every passenger is to stay securely on the track..." Excerpt from Where Did All the Decades Go by John & Edna Massimilla. ©Al Gallia

Common Gallinule... inhabits marshes and ponds from Canada to Chile.