Fat Tuesday

Beads on tree
Originally uploaded by brockleyboyo.

...is the last day of the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. During the day the Floats go past and the people on them throw beads at the crowds who compete to catch the most. In the evening on Bourbon Street the drunken crowds bay for beads from the balcony revelers. Sometimes a flash of breast is requested (and given) for the cheap trinkets.