Everyone in Louisiana knows that as summer gets hotter, you’ve gotta figure out ways to stay cool. Whether its Flavor-Ice popsicles, wet handkerchiefs around your neck, or hanging in a baby pool, we’ve all got our special ways to beat the heat. These beautiful photographs of the Louisiana landscape will show you some ways to cool down right from the comfort of your own home. Here are some of the most relaxing photos of Louisiana that will help you forget about the heat.

  1. Take a shallow dip.

faungg’s / flickr The temperature is perfect.

  1. Go for a relaxing drive.

faungg / flickr This only works if you have A/C.

  1. Let your mind wander.

Kylen Louanne / flickr Sometimes the swamp looks like a Dr. Seuss book.

  1. Rest under the shade of this tree.

flickr.com/photos/sailor_smb Moss isn’t as soft as it looks.

  1. Feel the cool breeze of incoming rain.

Justin Meissen / flickr Ah! You just hit the summer jackpot!

  1. Have a staring contest with an egret.

Settling to roost /Shawn Harquail / flickr Or is it a heron?

  1. Daydream across bridges.

George Bannister / flickr Pendleton Bridge Toledo Bend Lake, between Louisiana and Texas, Many, LA

  1. Appreciate beauty.

Barry Goble / flickr Fontainebleau Treescape.

  1. Lean back with a cold drink in your hand.

MRHSfan / flickr Just feel the breeze.

  1. Watch the sun go down.

V. Rose Demet / flickr An evening of thinking.

  1. Decide to do all that stuff–tomorrow.

Red River Nature Preserve / Marilyn Brinkler / flickr It’s a summer night, you can’t be expected to work!

  1. Count your blessings.

Barry Goble Fontainebleau Pier.

What are your favorite ways to cool down when the summer heat turns it up a notch? Tell us in the comments below!

faungg’s / flickr

The temperature is perfect.

faungg / flickr

This only works if you have A/C.

Kylen Louanne / flickr

Sometimes the swamp looks like a Dr. Seuss book.

flickr.com/photos/sailor_smb

Moss isn’t as soft as it looks.

Justin Meissen / flickr

Ah! You just hit the summer jackpot!

Settling to roost /Shawn Harquail / flickr

Or is it a heron?

George Bannister / flickr

Pendleton Bridge Toledo Bend Lake, between Louisiana and Texas, Many, LA

Barry Goble / flickr

Fontainebleau Treescape.

MRHSfan / flickr

Just feel the breeze.

V. Rose Demet / flickr

An evening of thinking.

Red River Nature Preserve / Marilyn Brinkler / flickr

It’s a summer night, you can’t be expected to work!

Barry Goble

Fontainebleau Pier.

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