Mardi Gras has hit the area hard. There are parades aplenty in this area through Fat Tuesday. One of the things we learned when we came here was that the Mardi Gras celebrations that we are familiar with "up nort" actually began in Mobile, Alabama, and NOT New Orleans. The parades around here are rated PG.
The first Mardi Gras parade we have attended was one for the dogs. The Mystic Mutts of Revelry (MMOR) parade was held yesterday in downtown Fairhope.
Not all dogs hitched a ride like these two lucky pooches. Most of the parade was for dogs being walked. Masked owners paid a $25 fee to participate and the money raised went to the shelter. Of course like other Mardi Gras parades, plastic trinkets--especially beads--filled the air and outstretched hands grabbed for them.
Some dogs were even canine rv-ers and brought their own houses with them:
Temperatures were in the low 50s with very brisk winds. The old and the young stood on the sunny side of the street. The others were elsewhere. A lesson learned: if you want to fill your coffers with plastic beads and other "throws" as they are called, stand on the right side of the marchers. Most revelers throw with their right hand. Of course the right side was in the shade.
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