Mardi Gras - the end

Well, I missed a lot of the parades due to sheer exhaustion, and very very cold weather.  (well....cold for us....in the 30's and 40's).  This shot, taken during the truck parades after Rex on Mardi Gras Day, sums it up pretty well.  It was a lovely, if chilly, day...warm in the sun.  I was tooling around on my (new to me) bike all over the city with John, and when we would see a good spot to catch some loot we'd stop and holler for awhile.

Here's what St. Charles Ave looks like right after the last truck rolls on Tuesday....