Thursday Theme Song is by The Hollies

Mom would like to say a
GREAT BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
 Hootin' Anni and thank her for sponsoring today's...

All of today's pictures were taken at 

Richard Stanhope Pullen donated 66.33 acres of farmland to Raleigh for use as a park.  He called it an old cow pasture red and rocky. Pullen Park recently reopened after a two year
renovation. 
The next picture is of the climate controlled
building

 which is home to our

Please click on the video below to here today's song
 On a Carousel by The Hollies
 Then scroll down
to see all the pictures Mom took of the refurbished carousel
with all it's original animals.



Riding along on a carousel, trying to catch up to you
Riding along on a carousel, will I catch up to you?

 Horses chasing 'cause they're racing. So they ain't so far
On a carousel, on a carousel

 Nearer and nearer by changing horses, still so far away.
People fighting for their places just get in my way
Soon you'll leave and then I'll lose you
Still we're going around, on a carousel, round and round and up 
down, up, down, up, down too.

 As she leaves, she drops the presents that she won before.
Pulling ducks out of the water, got the highest score.

 Now's my chance and I must take it, a case of do-or-die

 On a carousel, on a carousel round and round and round and round

round  and round and round with you
Up, down, up, down, up, down, too

Note: the below picture is of kittehs with fishes in their mouths

 Riding along on a carousel, trying to catch up to you
Riding along on a carousel, will I catch up to you?
Now we take our ride together
No more chasing her
On a carousel


The carousel features 50 hand carved and hand painted animals.
It was accepted into the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.  Some of the animals move, some are stationary.
There are 30 horses and 20 other animals including
ostriches, rabbits, cats, pigs, a tiger, a goat and a lion.

 Many, many years ago the music for the carousel came from this beautiful
Wurlitzer. Today the music is automated.

Mom told me that at least four generations of her's and Dad's family have ridden on this
carousel.  She told me my human sister used to call it the round, round when she was a wee kitteh.
Thank you for visiting us today.
Hugs Madi and Mom