Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. Thomas Merton
Showing posts with label carousel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label carousel. Show all posts

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Carousel Surprise

I love carousels and the art of carousel animals. My favorite carousel ever is the one at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The carousel in these photos is located at Bridge Street Town Centre, a shopping complex here in Huntsville. Here are a few of the wonderful animals that are on it. Click on the photos for more details.




Numerous examples of the equine family





Another fiery steed or two, a really cute little bear, and a fierce lion






Tiger and panda




A very horsey seahorse





A cat with a fish! This is for my friends Rabbits' Guy (RG) and Bunny Lady (BL) over at "A Houseful of Rabbits." I know RG really likes this one and would love a closer view.



RG, you know you just have to click on this one to enlarge it and get an even better look.


Now hold on, RG, the best is yet to come. . .






Can you see it, RG?






A bunny!!! A carousel Bunn! I was delighted to see a rabbit carousel animal. I don't recall having seen a rabbit on a carousel before, but most of the really neat carousels I've ever seen were long before my rabbit days and back when I was still horse crazy, so that's mostly all I paid attention to. Now I'm wondering how many times I've missed rabbits on carousels. I'll certainly be on the lookout for them in the future.