PHOTO GALLERY: St. Armands Circle Mardi Gras

Ethna and Helen Lynch led the strut around St. Armands Circle.

Toby Ballantine joins in the Mardi Gras fun.

Joyce Ryan leads the parade while throwing beads to the crowd.

Nancy Leipold plays the banjo along with the band.

Marianne Blazowich and her 7 maltese puppies enjoy the walk around the Circle.

Sue Talkovic and Jeanne Dimido dance at the end of the “strut.”

Jennifer Roa and her chihuahua, Roxie

Leta Smith and Ron Ellis

William Pearson entertained passerby with “Uncle Howie,” the piano-playing pachyderm, on one of the Circle’s quadrants.

Mardi Gras brings out the color and character of the residents around the Circle, like the buttons found on Mike “Buttercup” Turke’s suit coat.

Brennan Duffy, 4, and Kayla Duffy, 2, enjoy the colorful beads and kazoos they collected during the parade.

Sue “Sweet Pea” and Mike “Buttercup” Turke with Thelma “Dottie” and Herb “Herbie” Portnoff