New Orleans photo essay, part 2

NEW ORLEANS, LA., 10 A.M. -- Some impressions from a ride around the Lakeview and Lake Vista parts of the city:

Some things haven't changed or are back running: lines at the Metairie Winn-Dixie, cafe au lait and beignets at the Morning Call, morning commuter traffic. A morning walker waited for cars to cross so she could continue her exercise. Girls wearing plaid kilt uniform skirts get out of cars to go into a local Catholic school.

But the block after block of devastation is numbing. There are For Sale signs in front of houses you'd think no one would ever buy. Blue tarps dot the area to cover roofs. FEMA trailers sit on blocks in front of some houses; others seem abandoned - - or people are back inside living in conditions that seem fine. ... Grass in parks and green areas is uncut. Piles of rubble litter streets. ... It's not uncommon to see dirty cars, obviously victims of floodwaters, to be turned upside down or on their sides. There was even a stripped Rolls Royce along one street.

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