since i was feeling under the weather, we kept it nice and low-key today. I took BETTY (and my daughter) to one of our favorite places in town, the North Shore. On Frazier Avenue there are lots of cool shops and restaurants, and it adjoins our awesome park, Coolidge Park. Munchkin and i go here all the time to wander, chill and relax, and to ride the carousel and play in the fountain. more shots of Coolidge: here you can see Market St. Bridge and Signal Mtn; the Market St. Bridge has one of only two working drawbridges left in the US. this is the Walnut St. Bridge, the world's longest pedestrian bridge (1/2 a mile).
Coolidge Park is a real treasure, with the river view, a kayak ramp, interactive art exhibits such as a percussion installation, an outdoor stage, and a climbing wall; but by far the best part is the carousel. All the animals are hand-carved by local artisans (some of them put their own stamp on the animals; check out the Grateful Dead bear and the Narnia lion [his saddle says "Aslan", it's hard to read]). BETTY chose a goat for her ride (rest assured, she did not actually ride the goat, but rode on the bench with us
). the carousel features a working Stinson player organ; they usually pipe in music, but will turn the Stinson on if requested - of course, i requested that our out-of-town guest be allowed to hear the organ. stopped at an artist enclave and toy store for a couple of souvenirs - i found the most awesome statuette of Saint Vivian, the patron saint of hangovers, so i couldn't resist picking one up to accompany BETTY on more adult adventures than the one she had today.
tomorrow, depending on circumstances, we might go to the Dragon museum, or maybe to Nightfall (free weekly concert). haven't decided yet. or we might throw caution to the wind and do something completely different. ^_^
edit: i realize in one of those pictures, it looks like i'm holding BETTY over the side of the bridge. i'm totally not!
Originally posted by venus_df
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