(Comment title is just a little Canadian in-joke regarding the picture of the swampy front lawn. :-)
Eve, nice pictures. I was in New Orleans back in 2000 but didn't get a chance to see any of the plantations. Some photos from that trip (back in the days of 2 megapixels, when I didn't know about white balance, aperture, or anything).
-- (September 8, 2003) on New Orleans