lagniappe

or la·gnappe

[ lan-yap, lan-yap ]

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noun

1. Chiefly Southern Louisiana and Southeast Texas. a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus.
2. a gratuity or tip.

When editing photos after a long excursion, I usually group and post the shots chrononologically, or according to theme . After a long and fruitful trip, I often wind up with photos that don’t fall into any particular category, but that I still think are good enought to post. Which brings me to the little known yet charming word that is the title of today’s post. Similar to a baker’s dozen, ‘lagniappe’ is a complimentary item thrown in by a merchant for good measure. Being a bit of a language geek, I figured this would be a good way to describe these potpourri posts. If you’ve read my other recent posts from the Great Western Road Trip, enjoy this breezy post as a lagniappe. If not, maybe it will pique your curiousity to check those out, as well.

A couple shots from an old prison which is now a museum

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An old theater on the prairies

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Two shots from Butte: The first is Our Lady of the Rockies, a large statue that overlooks the town from a nearby mountain. The second is from above a derelict mine looking south.

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Finally, a few pictures of the countryside from various parts of the trip. The last, a shot of the Dakota prairies, really shows the smoky haze from the recent Canadian wildfires.

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