Resurrecting New Orleans with a blast of sound, marching bands from far and wide strutted their stuff during Mardi Gras first post-Katrina celebration.
For this bead monger, "The Big Easy" never sounded better.
Through the painstaking reconstruction of houses in New Orleans' Ninth Ward visitors catch glimpses of homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Even more unusual is the eerie aura of abandonment that has taken up residence here.
Irony creates drama. Apparently so does color.
Taken during a pause in the the first post-Katrina Mardi Gras celebration, colorful parade-goers exhibit movie set expressions as they gawk at the upcoming float.
Crowds jump and cheer for beads as floats pass by during the Krew d'etat Marti Gras parade in uptown New Orleans.
This Krewe D'Etat member knows that he has the ability to make the crowds beg. During the four hour parade route through uptown New Orleans, he will throw hundreds of purple, green, and gold beads, but few will win these prized medallions.
Flanked by park and walkways directly above the sand, Mission Bay is a popular spot to relax in the sun. Views across the Waitemata Harbour are stunning.
The Darrah House is a wonderful bed and breakfast located just minutes from both Peddlers Village and New Hope PA. It was built in 1849 and is set on two acres of land so you definitely have some quiet and tranquility if that is what you are looking for.
The Sandy Hook Lighthouse, located on the tip of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, is the oldest working lighthouse in the United States. It was designed and built in 1764 by Isaac Conro.
This is the Gazebo in Spring Lake, New Jersey. In August, concerts are heard to help celebrate the middle of summer.
The boardwalk runs the full length of Belmar on the Jersey Shore. Night life keeps this town hopping in the summer with clubs, such as D'Jais, and fine dining in places such as Matisse (directly on the Boardwalk) to La Dolce Vita at the northern most end of town.