Carnivale 3: Other Stuff

I little less focused today, here are a few photos of other things at the carnival. First is the Tilt-A-Whirl, my favorite when I was young. I liked the merry-go-round at the playground, too. I wonder why I liked spinning so much. I also have a distinct memory of Ally hitting her funny bone just as we were getting on the Tilt-A-Whirl once. The ride hadn't started yet, but they wouldn't let her get off. She spent the three (or so) spinny minutes cradling her arm in one corner and I spent it feeling bad for her. Poor Ally. Fortunately, we spent plenty of other time having fun on rides in our childhood.


This is one of those quarter games that I don't remember how to play and never took much interest in. I was more interested in the water-gun racing games. Now, though, I find the array of prizes fascinating, especially the mixture of Christian and soccer paraphernalia. There's a lot to look at in this picture and the reflection in the glass makes it even more necessary to look closely. The little praying girl kneeling before a shot glass is a little disturbing, though.


This is a car from the Bear Affair ride. Apparently it's fun to pretend you're in the belly of a bear while you ride around in circles. Poor children. This isn't a great picture, but I promised yesterday I'd include the strange bears, I only took two, and the other, though better composed, was all blown out, so here he is in all his purple overall glory:


I'm getting through the better of my carnival pictures, so I'll be moving on soon. I think I can get one more post out of them and then it'll be on to something else. Wouldn't want you all to get bored.