Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras happened Tuesday. At first the success of the venture was threatened by weather; there were a few scattered showers in the opening hours. However, as I got darker the weather still improved. While there were so locations that had free breads, a "welcome" stand and a booth that had some really good saute'd alligator, one would have to buy the beads from a vendor. While some people did have masks on which were interesting, some went further and had entire customs. Not all really fit the scene; one man was wearing  custom of the Flash in sandals. Of course there were alcoholic beverages, however they did do a good job of regulating it; people of age could get a wrist band which indicated such. There were at least three different stages that had live music playing. While it was not as noticeable as the evening progressed, there was a significant presence of security officials.