Mermaids: Mardi Gras King Cake with a Twist

My friend Rebecca went to college in New Orleans and suggested we mark Mardi Gras with a New Orleans King Cake for dessert following our Sunday dinner party. The traditional version of the cake has a plastic baby doll hidden inside, but I suggested a small plastic mermaid (the kind you find on the side of a cocktail glass; we keep a few in our garden). Our friend Maya was the lucky one who found the mermaid in her piece of cake.

Mermaid Sign: Last Hope Lagoon

Photo taken in Montauk, NY.

Street Art: Mermaid

Photo taken in San Diego, CA. I'm pretty sure she's a mermaid.

Sidewalk Art: Chalk Mermaid

Art by a neighbor.

Mermaid Art: Japanese Mermaid and Child Sculpture

Photo a mermaid and child miniature sculpture at LACMA's Pavillion for Japanese Art. Tiny and sweet.

Mermaid Art: Hotel Entrance

Photo taken in Venice Beach, CA.

Mermaids: People in the Mix

The land of the mermaids received a visit by some little people. Find out more about the little people at Personne Trouve.

Mermaids: Sweet Music

Photo of mermaids in Venice Beach singing for a good cause: collecting donations for an ailing friend in need.

Mermaids: Hotel Sirens

Photos taken at a hotel in Oxnard, California.

Morning Beach Scene: Left Behind

Photo taken in Venice Beach.