On St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, this tree was heavy with beads.
People throw them from the Mardi Gras floats, and they catch on branches and telephone wires. These have been up for months.
Oh, Louisiana. You know how to charm a girl.
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Mighty Girl 
I love that no one takes them down all year long. XO.
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St. Charles Avenue, darlin’.
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How fun that they stay up all year! Keeps the party going.
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One of the first things I wrote in my travel journal in New Orleans many many years ago was “BEADS!! in the TREES!!” I love that it looks so festive all the time.
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I never knew that. How strange! Here we just get sneakers.
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This is indeed very charming. Thank you for sharing!
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I thought the same thing as Gillian; all we have is sneakers. I imagine the practical solution would just be too expensive when there are other things city workers could spend their time doing.
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There are actually trees, balconies, and other snaggable objects with multiple years’ of beads on them. I never thought of it as year-round festive since I get to see it all the time, but I’m going to change my attitude about it now.
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