It might have been the nicest day ever for the Coney Island Mermaid Parade. A huge and fun crowd descended on Coney Island yesterday for the 25th Anniversary edition, and a day that was capped off by the Mermaid Parade Ball inside the historic Childs Restaurant Building. Here are a handful of still shots. You can find the full flickr set with 165 photos here or look at the slideshow we’ve posted too, below. There’s more Mermaid-related material below, as well, as we suspend some of our regular programming today to deal with the day after Mermaid Day. It was excellent fun.