I have always associated Mardi Gras beginnings with New Orleans but in reality, the celebration was started here in Mobile Alabama. French settlers brought it and it has been kept alive ever since. In this area, parades begin in early February and culminates on Fat Tuesday coming up next week. Here in Orange Beach, we've gone to 2 parades so far and there are more planned for tonight, Monday and Tuesday - in fact one of the TV stations is advertising that their coverage of Fat Tuesday begins at 9AM and runs till 5PM - cut away for national news and then begins again. (we're on central time so evening news is an hour earlier) I found out that they change the theme every year so all of these floats will be torn apart and plans will begin for 2015 after Easter.
Some of the photos I took are below and Terry's 'haul' of beads should be noted.
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| The dolphin was 'bouncing' up and down |
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| Saturday nights catch |
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| Friday nights grab |
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