mondo condoms

also at Mimi’s.

an enthused guy watching the Zydeco Festival from his balcony

a couple with matching creole seafood outfits, a bejeweled frottoir, and crawfish earrings

a guy in a crawfish shirt and red suspenders, dancing

the following, Sharpied on the frame of a shop window

something i saw when i went to hydrate myself after my visit to St. Louis #1.

an uncharacteristic mid-morning spotting of Uncle Lionel. and a friend of his.

Uncle Lionel is kind of a big deal around here. i’ve run into him a number of times. actually, the first time i met him was at Donna’s before i even lived here. he’s a *really* nice guy. and he’s got to be older than God. this was about 11:30 in the morning, which is highly unprecedented. the earliest i’d ever seen him before this was 5 p.m. and that was only because it was Valentine’s Day.

mary, joseph, and jesus on someone’s porch

this was someone’s glassed-in porch. that is, permanently. note the swing.

a lawn jockey with a purple boa

this, obviously, was in someone’s yard. i wonder what happens when it rains?