Carrolton Avenue
The home of Kevin and Brenda Fitzpatrick (the left side of the house), our hosts in New Orleans
Katrina “X” mark, Carollton Avenue
Katrina “X” mark, Fauborg St. John
Carrolton Avenue Live Oaks
Brenda's Mardi Gras candle setting
Brenda's Mardi Gras tree
Oysters, gumbo, and Abita beer at Casamento's
Casamento's on Magazine and Napoleon
Left Wing Special, Krewe D'Etat
A father and his children at the Krew D'Etat parade
A woman in fancy hat at Krewe D'Etat
Side Dish (referring to Sen. David Vitter's indiscretions) at Krewe D'Etat
Child with ladybug waits for beads on a ladder at Krewe D'Etat
Mayor Nagin as Mr. Peanut (he actually said “Crime keeps the New Orleans brand out there.”) at Krewe D'Etat
Masked rider about to throw beads on the “Rutgers: Lady Scarred Knights” float in Krewe D'Etat
Child in kilt near float
Crowned ladies dancing to Mardi Gras music in Commander's Palace
Megan and her sister, Eileen, show off their Muses Krewe shoe bracelets from the Krewe of Muses Parade
Creme Brulee at Commander's Palace
Even the water meter covers are festive in New Orleans
Flowers and the Virgin Mary at a grave in the Garden District
Graveyard alley, Lafayette Cemetary, Garden District
Society for the Relief of Destitute Orphan Boys, Lafayette Cemetary, Garden District
Flowers and beer for Mom and Dad, Lafayette Cemetary, Garden District
Weeping Madonna, Lafayette Cemetary, Garden District
Winged angel, Lafayette Cemetary, Garden District
Eileen with red beans and rice, Uptown parade party
French Quarter performer with Death puppet
French Quarter sky at sunset
Eileen gets her tarot read, Jackson Square
New Orleans at night from Windsor Court
Building facade, Business District
Gumbo, red beans and rice, greens, sweet potato pie, and coke at Mothers, Business District
Eileen and Megan, looking for beads
A child watches the parade with her mother
Row of ladders on Napoleon Avenue
Children lined up and ready to catch beads
A princess on her throne waits for the parade
Krewe of Mid-City masked riders throw doubloons to the crowd
Eileen snagged a mask bead, and beckons for more
A Krewe of Mid City float, created with different types of foil
Krew of Bacchus floats lined up and waiting to roll
A detail from a Krewe of Bacchus float
The Terminator float, Krewe of Bacchus
Madonna float, Krewe of Bacchus
Alligator float, Krewe of Bacchus
Fence festooned with beads, Uptown
Bead detail, uptown
Trojan horse float, Krewe of Orpheus
Train float, Krewe of Orpheus
Two Krewe of Orpheus riders wait for the parade to start
Krewe of Orpheus floats lined up and ready to roll
Riders going to their float pass riders on the train float, Krewe of Orpheus
Fixing the spider on a Krewe of Proteus float
Beads stuck in the trees from previous parades
Mairin Fitzpatrick and her Mardi Gras throw collection
Caitlin Fitzpatrick and her throws from the parades
Communist crawfish in solidarity and ready for Fat Tuesday in the Quarter
The Krewe of St. Andrew arrives at the R-Bar on Mardi Gras Day
Some Hulk Hogans in the crowd
A flamingo
A colorful parrot talks to a costumed woman while a skeleton drinks
Two popes and a pantsless noble
The entrance of the Krewe of St. Ann
An oyster and his Tabasco
Wal Mart white trash queen
Men dressed as Indian women singing “Who's Sari Now”
Suck it, Jesus
Will work for sex, God bless
Fleur de lis noblewoman
Reveler in the French Quarter
Mona Lisa smile in the French Quarter
Follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City, French Quarter
Fruit-filled, French Quarter
Protect and Serve
Chinese food
Fish and suchlike
Wolverine
Sea Monkeys!!!!
Royal Street scene, Mardi Gras
When crawfish, crab boil and Tabasco collide
Sweet Schwinns
Marie Antoinette, with Bloody Mary, directs her lackey
Bike dragons
Costumed revelers, Jackson Square
Pantsless man, Jackson Square
Fairy Queen, Jackson Square
Arab peacock, Jackson Square
Jackson Square scene, Mardi Gras
Winged, hairy legged satyr, Fauborg Marigny
Reveling maskers in the Marigny
Jamming on Kerlerec Street
Purple maskers
Nun shall pass
Dancing in the Marigny
A mouse in the Marigny
Catching an STD
Dominate me Elmo
Kali and friend
Spyboy on Esplanade
Look at dem shrimp at Frankie and Johnny's
Megan on the banks of the Big Muddy
Hurricane Katrina victim
Gravesite memorial, St. Louis Cemetary #3
Angel backlit by sun, St. Louis Cemetary #3
