Faith and begorrah! (No, I don't know what that means) 'Twas St. Patrick's Day in New York and I was there to see it! What music! What faces! What fun! It was snowing when the parade began, and some of the participants were not quite prepared for the shivering temperatures. Others, of course, were well armed with hats, gloves, coats, and hip flasks of Irish Whiskey! I think I enjoyed the banners almost as much as I did the people. Of course, I'm a New Orleans girl at heart, and somehow it just doesn't seem like a real parade unless there are floats and maskers throwing beads and trinkets at the crowd.