After leaving Clark Creek, we went to
Rosedown Plantation. We figured that we are in plantation country here in Louisiana, so we should visit the plantations. Rosedown was larger than Oakley House (where Audubon worked). It had closer to 450 slaves. This plantation was quite beautiful and held many of the original pieces of furniture from the family who had lived there. What I love about many of these old plantation homes are the huge oak trees that line the drive to the front entrance of the home.
It makes me think of the old movies with the ladies in their big skirts, fanning themselves in the southern heat.
Rosedown also has formal and informal gardens surrounding the house. The weather was downright beautiful today and we just strolled around and around the paths looking for new ones to walk along. The gardens were filled with camellias, hydrangeas, rose bushes, and crepe myrtles.
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