Photo Friday - Costume

It's that time of year again - Mardi Gras. This photo was taken last year (2008). The festivities really begin next month. Everyone associates New Orleans with Mardi Gras. Actually, it originated farter east in Mobil Alabama. They begin celebrating Mardi Gras in November, ending on Ash Wednesday. Pensacola does it up pretty big. From Destin FL to Gulf Shores AL various "Crewes" host parades in downtown Pensacola showering parade goers with tons of beads and moon pies. The draw isn't anywhere close to the numbers of people who travel to New Orleans. But, that's one of the nice things about Mardi Gras on the Panhandle.