If appropriate and interesting, I take a lot of pictures at public events. Acting on the principle that digital photos are essentially free, I fire away until the battery runs dry, and then I pop in the spare. Consequently, I end up with a lot of pictures, most of them* crap.

In an attempt to do something vaguely useful with one batch of photos, I have reconstructed this year's King Mango Strut on Flickr. The Strut is a weird and wonderful quasi-parade held on the last Sunday of the year in Coconut Grove, with "floats" geared toward the absurd, satirical, and occasionally obscene. If you haven't gone, then here is your chance to find out what you have been missing without getting someone's beer spilled on you.

It is a big photo set: 121 pictures, most with captions. But if you've got the time (or are on salary), then start here. Please feel free to leave comments or ask for more explanation.

*"Most of them" for values up to 100%.